By: Muhammad Mehdi
It was the blackest day in the history of Arab and Islam. The day was marked as ominous as that day Islamic hardliners, worst hostile to then Saudi government, illegally occupied Masjid-ul-Haram. Renowned US journalistYaroslav Trofimov narrated in his book “The Siege of Macca” Saudi Government disconnected all sort of communication links to keep the world in oblivion about the gruesome incident. Hence, neither Saudi Radio nor Television could broadcast and air any news to inform all and Sundry even the International community.
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EU: Croatia, the 28th
Noman Alam
Croatians can already think themselves smart, EU haven’t repeated the mistakes it did with Romania and Bulgaria’s speedy integration which resulted a flood of nearly a million people into the western countries. Accession of Croatia can be named a very “smooth drive” into the EU family of 28 countries already.
British PM’s Pakistan visit: some musings
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Pakistan visit was primarily meant to greet new government of Nawaz Sharif. The joint press conference of both David Cameron and Nawaz Sharif on June 30 was focused on strengthening of bilateral relations, especially in the fields of politics; economy and regional peace. On the sidelines of the official meetings both sides also discussed political transition in Afghanistan besides holding a threadbare discussion on the issue of Taliban’s office in Doha.
IMF talks: No compromise on national interests, says Dar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said late on Monday that there would be no compromise over national interests adding that positive developments took place during talks between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan, DNA reported.The senior Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader added that Pakistan was a member of the IMF and had every right to apply for a package and that application for a loan did not amount to beggary.Dar further said that no new taxes would be acceptable to Pakistan.He said that Pakistan had the option to either default or apply for a loan and expressed hopes that every new day was better than the previous.
Gene clues show which children will grow out of asthma
PARIS: A gene scorecard may one day help predict which youngsters are likely to grow out of childhood asthma and which will have the disease in adulthood, a study said on Thursday. Asthma is one of the commonest disorders among children in developed countries and is spreading fast in emerging economies.Roughly half of children with asthma will emerge from it by the time they become young adults — but until now, no-one knows how to determine who will be the lucky ones.
It seems LEAs in Karachi are facing failures: CJ SHC
KARACHI: Chief Justice Sindh High Court (SHC) Justice Mushir Alam has directed the concerned authorities to ensure foolproof security measures for judges, DNA reported. The CJ was presiding over a high-level meeting on law and order which was attended by IGP Sindh Shahid Nadeem Baloch, DG Rangers Rizwan Akhtar, Additional Chief Secretary Muhammad Wasim, Advocate General Sindh Khalid Javed and other officials.The meeting deliberated on law and order issues and security for judges and courts.
Pakistan engages with Taliban to get talks back on track
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Pakistan remains engaged with the Taliban to put the Doha process back on track after the controversial opening of the insurgent groups Doha office that deadlocked efforts for peace in Afghanistan. Pakistani official told Dawn on Thursday that negotiators were talking to the Taliban leadership to persuade them to get on with the talks with the Americans and the Afghan government The process is continuing. In fact it is in everyones interest that the process remains alive
British PM likely to arrive tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, June 27: British Prime Minister David Cameron will visit Pakistan over the weekend to meet the country’s new leadership. Prime Minister Cameron is likely to reach here on Saturday.His schedule is being kept a tightly guarded secret by the Foreign Office due to security concerns. Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry when asked about the British leader’s visit said: “I am not in a position to confirm the visit.” This would be Mr Cameron’s second visit to Pakistan. He will be the first foreign leader to visit Islamabad after the PML-N government’s formation.
India to engage Nawaz govt soon, says envoy
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal has said that India will soon engage the government led by Nawaz Sharif in dialogue in an effort to resolve outstanding issues between the two countries. Mr Sabharwal met the chief of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and informed him about the progress made by the two countries in various areas.
Missing people: SC orders govt to submit plan
ISLAMABAD, June 27: The Supreme Court has asked for the government’s plan on the recovery of missing persons which the latter is expected to submit on July 1.Attorney General Muneer A. Malik is likely to submit a comprehensive plan to the apex court aimed at addressing complaints against enforced disappearances. The plan may envisage opening of a cell in the AG’s office for ensuring implementation of the court’s orders in cases related to missing persons.
