Tag: Pakistan
WHO to compel Nigerians going abroad take polio vaccine
From May 2013, Nigerians travelling abroad would be compelled to take the oral polio vaccine before leaving Nigeria, Dr Ray…
Morsi dumps D8 Pakistan summit for peace
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has bowed out of a scheduled visit to Pakistan, where he was due to attend the…
Nigeria seeks to strengthen ties with Pakistan
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan sought Wednesday to strengthen bilateral ties with Pakistan by “re-energising” the existing bi-national commission between the…
Jonathan goes to Islamabad for D8 summit
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja on Tuesday night for a three-day visit to Islamabad, Pakistan to attend the summit…
Polio still endemic in Nigeria
Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic, experts revealed at a conference of virologists in…
Taliban releases video of severed heads of Pakistani soldiers
Pakistani Taliban released a video showing what appeared to be the severed heads of a dozen soldiers on Friday as…
Pakistan cuts interest rate
This is a piece of news that should provide some food for thought for the Central Bank Governor of Nigeria,…
No Bail For Pakistani, Nigerian On Drug Trial
By Akin Kuponiyi A Pakistani, Bukhari Syed Ahmed Waseem and a Nigerian, Benjamin Okereke alleged to have conspired to import…
Pakistan tells pot-bellied cop to diet or quit
A Pakistan police commander has ordered tens of thousands of pot-bellied officers to diet or quit frontline duties, officials said…
No survivor as plane crashes in Pakistan
Up to 130 people are feared dead after a Boeing 737 crashed while trying to land in bad weather near…
Bin Laden’s widows jailed, to be deported
A Pakistani court on Monday sentenced Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two of his daughters to 45 days detention…
Bin Laden Fathered 4 Kids While On The Run
Osama bin Laden fathered four children as he hid out in Pakistan after the 9/11 attacks, his youngest wife told…
Osama Bin Laden: Pakistan demolishes hideout
Pakistani security forces were on Sunday demolishing the compound in the garrison town of Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was…
Global Terror: Potential Flashpoints In 2012 —Frank Gardner
With much of the Middle East in flux, suspicions intensifying over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a deepening political crisis in Pakistan,…