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Senator Mushahid Hussain, Chairman, Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman, Pakistan-China Institute
Human rights has become an issue of paramount importance. These include right to life, the right to a decent living as well as…
Pakistan, Somalia discuss on military training
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali commander of Air Force, Brigadier General Mohamed Sheikh has held talks his Pakistani counterpart Mujahid Anwar Khan in the capital of Islamabad.
Mohamed Sheikh and Anwar Khan Anwar focused their discussion on…
Imran Khan’s Pakistan
by Shahid Javed Burki-Mareeg.com-KARACHI – The cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan will become the next prime minister of Pakistan. The vote count was completed three days after the election on July 25, and Khan led his party, the…
Can China and Pakistan work together in building economic links to third markets?
By Hu Weijia -Mareeg.com-Will Pakistan become a pragmatic bridgehead for China's cooperation with Europe? It may be too early to say yes, but the country's broad potential has attracted great attention.
The China Pakistan Economic…
Pakistan militant group finds likely replacement after U.S. drone strike kills leader
By Jibran Ahmad-PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Senior militant commander Asad Afridi has emerged as the favourite to become the new leader of a deadly Pakistani Taliban faction, militant sources said on Friday, days after a U.S. drone…
U.S. drone strike kills leader of Pakistan’s Jamaat-ul-Ahrar militants – spokesman
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The leader of Pakistani militant group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, who planned some of the deadliest suicide bomings in Pakistan in the last year, died on Thursday after being wounded in a U.S. drone…
Pakistan, Afghanistan in angry tangle over chicken-wire border fence to keep out militants
Angoor Adda, PAKISTAN (Reuters) - Pakistan is betting that a pair of nine-foot chicken wire fences topped with barbed wire will stop incursions by Islamist militants from Afghanistan, which opposes Islamabad's plans for a barrier along the…
Pakistan blast aimed at security forces kills at least six
By Asif Shahzad
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A bomb blew up a Pakistani security force truck on Wednesday in the city of Quetta, killing at least six people, police said.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility.
The truck was…
FIFA says suspends Pakistan Football Federation
ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA said on Wednesday it was banning the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), barring the country's national and club teams from competing in international competition with immediate effect.
Zurich-based FIFA cited…
Pakistan’s Persistent Energy Crisis
by Nadeem ul Haque-ISLAMABAD – For almost a decade, Pakistan has lacked the energy it needs, with producers and consumers across the country facing power outages for up to 12 hours per day. At the root of this crisis lies poor governance.…
The SCO is Pakistan’s natural platform: scholar
By Syed Hasan Javed-Mareeg.com-The evolution of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) since its emergence 16 years ago, as an effective regional organization is reflection of the success of the principles that underpin its establishment,…
Urdu version of ‘Xi Jinping: The Governance of China’ released in Pakistan
By Xu Wei -The Urdu edition of the book "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China", which collects speeches, talks, interviews, notes and letters of the Chinese leader, was released on Friday in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan.
The launching…