If he can not even tolerate a group of Heavy Metal fans, what sort of a “Leader of the Muslim World” does he aspire to be? Even Ahmedinejad would be ashamed of this.
Posts Tagged ‘Prime’
Musharraf’s trial ‘need of the hour’: Sharif
July 25th, 2009 |
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Supporting the Supreme Court’s decision to summon former President General Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the military ruler’s trial was the ‘need of the hour’.
Sharif said Musharraf must be tried and punished for “breaching the constitutionâ€.
“Such a man deserves to be tried and imprisoned instead of being given guard of [...]
TEDTalks: Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good
July 23rd, 2009 |
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UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown was a surprise speaker in the first session of the TEDGlobal Conference in Oxford. In his news-making talk (see below),…
Prime Minister calls on President
July 23rd, 2009 |
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, called on President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
The meeting lasted about 40 minutes.
Dr. Singh briefed President Patil about his recent visit to Italy in connection with the G-8 Summit, France on the occasion of its National Day and Egypt for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit.
Both also [...]
Macedonia’s Gruevski meets with Cvetković
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Serbian and Macedonian Prime Ministers Mirko Cvetković and Nikola Gruevski say that Western Balkan states on their way to the EU should work together. “Both countries have the same goal, which is accession to the EU, and both countries are investing every effort to that end,” Gruevski told a joint press conference after the meeting. He said that Serbia and Macedonia wanted to be part of a Europe without borders.
Pakistan and India in terror vow
July 16th, 2009 |
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Pakistan and India have pledged to work together to fight terrorism – “the main threat to both countries”. The joint statement came after talks in Egypt between Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.
Gilani says very satisfied with his talks with Singh
July 16th, 2009 |
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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that he was very satisfied over his talks with his Indian counterpart, Dr. Manmohan Singh.
He revealed this to ANI TV after concluding an almost three-hour bilateral meeting with Singh that was held on the sidelines of the XVth Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit here.
When asked why the [...]
Thaci: Belgrade considering recognition
July 15th, 2009 |
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Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci says that Belgrade has begun considering recognizing Kosovo’s unilateral independence. Serbian Kosovo Minister Goran Bogdanović called Thaci’s statements a marketing ploy.
India’s participation in Bastille Day reflects strategic partnership with France: Manmohan Singh
July 14th, 2009 |
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Visiting Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday said that the participation of an Indian armed forces contingent in the Bastille Day parade on the occasion of France’s National Day, reflected the friendship and strategic partnership between the two countries.
In a statement issued after taking part in the event as the Chief Guest of [...]
Croatia pledges support to Macedonia
July 14th, 2009 |
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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor has told Macedonian President Gjorgje Ivanov that Zagreb supports Skopje’s Euro-Atlantic integration. Kosor said that the deadlock in Croatia’s negotiating process with the European Union had negatively impacted on the countries of South-East Europe, according to a statement from the Croatian government.
Six suicide attack bids foiled in Islamabad in last 45 days: Malik
July 13th, 2009 |
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The Pakistan Prime Minister’s Advisor on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, has claimed that security agencies have foiled six suicide bombing bids on Islamabad in past 45 days.
Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a traffic police function here, Malik said that 31 militants had been arrested in the recent past.
He also claimed that police [...]
Japan’s PM Aso calls August vote
July 13th, 2009 |
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Japan’s embattled Prime Minister, Taro Aso, will call a general election for 30 August, says public broadcaster NHK.
The move comes after Mr Aso’s ruling coalition suffered a crucial defeat in local elections in the capital, Tokyo.
The opposition Democratic Party (DJP) won 54 seats to 38 for Mr Aso’s Liberal Democratic Party, ending four decades of dominance in the assembly.
Mr Aso, who has approval ratings of around 20%, had been widely expected to dissolve parliament following the loss. </p
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Musharraf admits having “secret understanding†with Benazir Bhutto
Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, for the time, has admitted that there was a secret “understanding†between him and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto which facilitated her return to the country in October 2007.
“There was an understanding. I did talk to her, yes. I had been talking to her twice. She was not supposed [...]