Print this Report


  •           Analysis: India's Military Build Up May Be Too Little Too Late?: India's 1.3 million-strong armed forces, hobbled by outdated equipment and slow decision-making, are undergoing an overhaul as defence priorities shift to China from traditional rival Pakistan. (NYT)

    ·         SBP has directed banks to right-off outstanding loans of rice millers and traders of Sindh and Balochistan. (News)

    ·         Leader of opposition Ch. Nisar Ali Khan has announced that his party had decided to support the 20th Amendment Bill after a positive response to some conditions he had set for its unanimous adoption. (Dawn)

    ·         SC moved against Senate elections; petitioner says, 70 parliamentarians who will vote in polls do not have valid graduation degrees. (Majority of papers)

    ·         New standoff between Government-Army around the corner? Report by Usman Manzoor. (News)

    ·         US accepts all of Taliban’s pre-condition for talks. (News)

    ·         US State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland has hailed the Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar’s visit to Kabul; said US steadfastly continues to support efforts towards improved ties between the two South Asian countries. (News, others)

    ·         WHO warns Pakistan to control spreading of polio, HIV. (News)

    ·         Pakistan will suffer serious water scarcity which will have a profound impact on the country’s future growth and well being of its citizens: World Bank. (News)

    ·         Taliban armed with rockets, grenades and automatic weapons attacked FC check post in Kurram Agency; 7 soldiers, 18 Taliban killed; Taliban captured 4 FC men. (Majority of papers)

    ·         Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani address as press conference after the inauguration ceremony of Pak Business Train at a Railway station. (Daily Times)

    ·         SBP has directed banks to right-off outstanding loans of rice millers and traders of Sindh and Balochistan. (News)

    ·         Leader of opposition Ch. Nisar Ali Khan has announced that his party had decided to support the 20th Amendment Bill after a positive response to some conditions he had set for its unanimous adoption. (Dawn)

    ·         SC moved against Senate elections; petitioner says, 70 parliamentarians who will vote in polls do not have valid graduation degrees.

    ·         Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani  inaugurated  Pak Business Train at a Railway station Lahore. (Daily Times)

    ·         In winding down war, a fundamentally different challenge in Afghanistan than in Iraq, Greg Jaffe and Kevin Sieff (WP)

    ·         The administration’s muddled message on Afghanistan. (Washington Post)

    ·         Pakistani Taliban kills 7 soldiers, abduct in strike near Afghan border (WP)

If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future articles delivered to your feed reader.

Print this Report