Sartaj Aziz

Type: Person

Name: Sartaj Aziz

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Pakistan’s senior leadership agrees to “consensus mechanism” for intelligence sharing

ISLAMABAD - A high-level meeting held at the prime minister’s office over evaluation of the security situation across the country in the wake of recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan on Wednesday agreed on a consensus mechanism to improve coordination ... [Published Pakistan Today - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Pakistan, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Drone

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

John Kerry

Kerry news brings some cheer amid budget woes

ISLAMABAD, June 18: The new government, on the defensive over its first budget, had something to cheer about in foreign affairs in the National Assembly on Tuesday, announcing that US Secretary of State John Kerry would likely make a postponed trip here ... [Published DAWN Group - 2 hours ago]

Entities: John Kerry, Sartaj Aziz, Drone, Pakistan People's Party

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Strategic Programme reinforces peace: Prime Minister

(PPI-OT): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has expressed his full confidence in the management and security structures of Pakistan’s nuclear capability. He said that the Strategic Programme had matured over the years, and had ensured full spectrum ... [Published Pakistan Newswire - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Khalid Ahmed, Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan, Ishaq Dar, Joint Chiefs of Staff

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif

PM chairs meeting on national security

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting between the civilian and military leadership to discuss the security situation in the country. This was the first meeting between the civilian and military leadership following a recent ... [Published The News International - 6 hours ago]

Entities: National Security, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Sartaj Aziz, Terrorism

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 10 reports

Push to stop drone attacks

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz said the government will adopt a new policy to halt drone strikes in the country. Addressing the National Assembly yesterday, he said Pakistan had earlier informed the US about its ... [Published Qatar Peninsula - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Drone, Pakistan, Islamabad, Arshad Mahmood, John Kerry

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan)

Mazari calls out govt on drone attacks in NA session

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) leader Dr Shireen Mazari drew the speaker’s attention to the issue of US drone attacks on Pakistani territory, media reported during Tuesday’s session of the National Assembly .Drone attacks could not be responded ... [Published AAJ TV - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Drone, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan), Sartaj Aziz

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Lawmakers concerned over rise in GST, drone strikes

Members of the National Assembly on Tuesday expressed reservations on 1 percent increase in GST, drone strikes, law and order situation in Balochistan and role of agencies.Addressing a call-attention notice by PTI lawmaker Shireen Mazari, Advisor to Prime ... [Published Pakistan Today - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Drone, Naveed Qamar, Pakistan, Khawaja Asif, Sartaj Aziz

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

"Peaceful, stable" Pakistan in India's interest: Antony

BUSINESS - Govt not to present mini budget: Finance Minister - June 18, 2013, 4:24 pmISLAMABAD - PPP to support govt on Balochistan issue: Khurshid Shah - June 18, 2013, 3:40 pmISLAMABAD - ATC issues summons for 18 prosecution witnesses in judges’ detention ... [Published The Nation Pakistan - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: India, Pakistan, Islamabad

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Kabul attack kills three civilians: police

ISLAMABAD - PPP to support govt on Balochistan issue: Khurshid Shah - June 18, 2013, 3:40 pmISLAMABAD - ATC issues summons for 18 prosecution witnesses in judges’ detention case - June 18, 2013, 3:36 pmISLAMABAD - New policy to be evolved to get drone ... [Published The Nation Pakistan - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Kabul, Islamabad, Khurshid Shah, Sartaj Aziz, Police

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 3 reports

Pakistan to raise drone attacks issue with US: Sartaj Aziz

ISLAMABAD, June 18 (APP): Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz informed the house Tuesday that drone attack issue would be raised with US Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit to Pakistan next month.US Secretary of State John ... [Published Associated Press of Pakistan - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Drone, Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

John Kerry defers Pakistan visit because of Syrian crisis

John Kerry defers Pakistan visitIslamabad: US Secretary of State John Kerry has been forced to defer a visit to Pakistan till next month because of the crisis in Syria, officials said on Tuesday.Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry had said last ... [Published Jagran Post - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: John Kerry, Pakistan, Crisis

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Bad idea, Mr Prime Minister

A scandal brews in the headless Foreign Office. A foreign minister is missing. But Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will have none of this.Who is the ‘former foreign office official’ spilling the beans about a wrangle for power between two newly appointed ... [Published The News International - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Riaz Khokhar, Tariq Fatemi, Sartaj Aziz, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif

Quotes

...government has already conveyed serious concerns to the United States over drone strikes and it will continue to raise the issue at all the forums. "us secretary of state john kerry is likely to visit pakistan next month and the issue will be raised with him" Aziz said

Pakistan says new policy to be evolved to stop US drone strikes [Published Xinhua News Agency - Jun 18 2013]

..."In the medium term, we have to improve our energy mix," Aziz says. "we need to rely more on coal and hydroelectricity. we have this crisis because 40 percent of our electricity is produced by thermal powerpower plants that burn imported diesel and furnace oil. this, obviously, is a very expensive undertaking." Pakistan currently produces some 11,000 megawatts of electricity, but the country needs more than 17,000 megawatts of power to meet the rising demand...

Pakistanis Hope For Brighter Future Amid Energy Crisis [Published Radio Free Europe - Jun 10 2013]

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Sartaj Aziz asks Washington to immediately stop... [Published South Asian News Agency - 19 hours ago]
‘Pakistan seeks end to US drone strikes’ [Published Press tv - 21 hours ago]
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New policy to stop US drone strikes in Pakistan [Published The News Tribe - Jun 18 2013]
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