Pakistan Travel News

The only surprise in the subterranean tremors in New Delhi over reports out of London and Tel Aviv that Israel tried to sell radar components and electronic warfare systems to Pakistan in 2010 and in 2011 is that the effort appears to have come as surprise to sections of the strategic community in India.

ARMENIA GAS CRISES Today's Zaman, Turkey June 16 2013 ZAUR SHIRIYEV z.shiriyev@todayszaman.com The ongoing debate in Armenia over the increasing price of natural gas sold by Russia has had an enormous impact on ordinary Armenians, among whom dissatisfaction is growing.

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310-300, registration AP-BEG performing flight PK-340 from Karachi to Faisalabad , had lined up on runway 25L and was cleared for takeoff at 05:39L , when the crew applied TOGA thrust without permitting the engines to stabilize at an intermediate power setting.

June 18, Colombo: India's new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha arrived in Colombo on Tuesday, the High Commission of India in Colombo announced today.

Iranians at Tehran's old bazaar. The proportion living below the poverty line has almost doubled under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Staff Report ISLAMABAD: World Bank on Monday emphasised upon the need of private sector participation in development of road sector in Pakistan, development of region may be achieved through public private partnership, it suggested.

Hekmati, a former Marine, has been incarcerated since 2011 under suspicion of being an American spy.

2) Iran's polls: drawing a line under Ahmadinejad's legacy We are talking this issues with our experts: Daniel Levy, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations in London, Boris Makarenko, Chairman of the board of the Center for political technologies in Russia, Victor Nadein-Rayevsky, leading ... (more)

For eight years he has driven both the Israeli public and political elite mad and scared, yet he also helped us to register some serious hasbara achievements in the realm of international diplomacy.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated Hasan Rowhani on his election as the next President of Iran, and commended the country's high turnout to the polls.

Earlier this month, the Pew Research Center published results of a public survey of gay tolerance in 39 countries worldwide.

ISLAMABAD: A total of 18,000 successful government Hajj applicants are likely to miss the pilgrimage due to 20 percent cut in Hajj quota by the Saudi government due to expansion of Masjidul Haram.

The sidelining of Ms Kasuri, a socially liberal and progressive woman who had maintained the independence of the Women's Wing throughout its existence, is a clear victory for the firebrand conservatives in the PTI On March19, 2013, Fauzia Kasuri returned to Pakistan from an unquestionably triumphant yet exhausting four-week fundraising tour, which ... (more)

ISLAMABAD: The first flight from Islamabad to Kashgar will go on June 26, 2013 and initially the frequency of flights will be one flight in a week on every Wednesday and in due course of time, the flights would be increased to two flights per week.

KARACHI: FPCCI expressed reservation regarding amendment in Finance Bill 2013 the banks are required to provide information to the tax officials of accounts above Rs one million and details of the depositors under anti money laundering act.

Pak, US traders emphasise on trade opportunities WASHINGTON: Highlighting Pakistan's tremendous economic potential and robust performance of its capital markets, a delegation of the Karachi Stock Exchange told American investors they stand to gain from business prospects the South... Rayyan Air : First flight from Islamabad to Kashgar on June 26 ... (more)

Philip Bowring says while Beijing must see itself as more than an Asian power and play a positive role in world affairs, Hong Kong must get over its fixation with mainland China and the West Philip Bowring has been based in Asia for 39 years writing on regional financial and political issues.

Delma Rivera-Lytle, left, holds a photo of her father, Edwin Rivera, as she stands next to Central York High School student Aruba Tariq, 17. Aruba moved from Pakistan to the U.S. in 2007.

ISLAMABAD: In a rare show of rapprochement, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will receive rival Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan today when he makes his maiden appearance in the National Assembly to take the oath.

Yesterday at the Capitol Visitor Center, the Broadcasting Board of Governors took the focus off of its struggling board and held a Digital Innovation Expo that showcased what else it does in the world, with demonstrations on the various news and information initiatives it offers to audiences worldwide who would otherwise not have access to a free ... (more)