A Pakistan NewsPakistan News Service providing, Pakistan News, pak news wire 24 hrs updated news service.Pakistan, UK To Strengthen Trade And Defence Ties: Agreement On Tackling Extremism- September 17, 2008 LONDON:Asif Ali Zardari and the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown agreed on Tuesday at their meeting here that both countries had a shared agenda in tackling violent extremism in respective countries. In a joint statement issued after 150-minute deliberations, which also included Zardari's aides meeting with the British Foreign Secretary David ...http://www.apakistannews.com/pakistan-uk-to-strengthen-trade-and-defence-ties-agreement-on... U.S. Military Chief Admiral Michael Mullen to meet PM, Army Chief today- September 17, 2008 ISLAMABAD: U.S. Military Chief Admiral Michael Mullen will meet with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani today "Wednesday" to discuss ongoing operations in the border region with Afghanistan," the office of the Joint Chiefs told reporters, without elaborating. His visit comes against a backdrop of tension between ...http://www.apakistannews.com/us-military-chief-admiral-michael-mullen-to-meet-pm-army-chie... Darsheel is competition, says teen actor Zain Khan- September 17, 2008 New Delhi, (IANS) Teen actor Zain Khan, who plays the lead role in "Hari Puttar - A Comedy Of Errors", says 12-year-old Darsheel Safary gives other actors his age a run for their money in terms of offers ever since "Taare Zameen Par" became a huge hit."Darsheel is a competition ...http://www.apakistannews.com/darsheel-is-competition-says-teen-actor-zain-khan-81818 12-year-old director working on four scripts for next film- September 17, 2008 Bangalore, (IANS) National Award winning director Kishan Shrikanth, who ventured into filmmaking at the age of nine with "Care of Footpath", has proved filmmaking can really be child's play. Kishan, who is now 12, is set to make his second film and is busy working on several scripts."I am working ...http://www.apakistannews.com/12-year-old-director-working-on-four-scripts-for-next-film-81... UN not allow N. Korean long-range missile tests- September 17, 2008 WASHINGTON: North Korea would not be allowed under a United Nations resolution to carry out an engine ignition test for a long-range missile like that reported Tuesday, a senior US official said. The South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, which quoted intelligence sources, said the engine was presumed to be for the ...http://www.apakistannews.com/un-not-allow-n-korean-long-range-missile-tests-81778 MQM chief Altaf Hussain celebrates 55th birthday- September 17, 2008 KARACHI: On 55th birthday, MQM chief Altaf Hussain said that he met President Zaradari in London and discussed issues pertaining to common man. Inflation, wheat shortage & terrorism which have engulfed the whole country also came under discussion, he added. Altaf was addressing the workers and ministers of party at nine zero ...http://www.apakistannews.com/mqm-chief-altaf-hussain-celebrates-55th-birthday-81776 US President Bush declared Bolivia, Burma, Venezuela fail in drug war- September 17, 2008 WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush has declared that Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela failed over the past 12 months to live up to their obligations to battle the narcotics trade, the White House said Tuesday. Bush's move, announced in annual US presidential findings on the illegal drug trade, added Bolivia to ...http://www.apakistannews.com/us-president-bush-declared-bolivia-burma-venezuela-fail-in-dr... Palin pick pushes US womens group to back Obama- (Found September 17, 2008 ) WASHINGTON: Prominent US women's rights groups on Tuesday backed Democrat Barack Obama for the White House and slammed his Republican rival John McCain for trying to lure women voters by choosing Sarah Palin as a running mate. "The nation's oldest and largest women's rights organization the National Organization for Women (NOW), ...http://www.apakistannews.com/palin-pick-pushes-us-womens-group-to-back-obama-81770 Rains Expected In Some Parts Of Country- September 17, 2008 ISLAMABAD: The Met office has forecast rains with strong winds in some parts of country during the next 24 hours. According to the Metrological department, scattered rains are expected in Islamabad, upper Punjab, NWFP and Kashmir with strong winds. The maximum temperature expected in Lahore and Karachi is 36 centigrade, Islamabad 35 ...http://www.apakistannews.com/rains-expected-in-some-parts-of-country-81806 Pakistan parliamentarians Allowed Meeting Dr. Aafia- September 17, 2008 WASHINGTON: The U.S. authorities have allowed Pakistani parliamentarians to meet Dr. Aafia Siddiqui who is currently detained in the U.S., according to Geo News. Meanwhile, the U.S. authorities have not given the Pakistani parliamentarians permission to visit and assess the condition of Pakistanis detained in Guantanammo Bay prison. Earlier, Senator Mushahid Hussain ...http://www.apakistannews.com/pakistan-parliamentarians-allowed-meeting-dr-aafia-81807 |