Improving Indo-Pak ties one of biggest challenges for Obama: HaqqaniOctober 10th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has said that improving ties between India and Pakistan is one of the biggest challenges in front of US President Barack Obama. In an interview to a foreign news channel, Haqqani said Obama faces many challenges, including the Af-Pak strategy and resolving issues between India and Pakistan.
PML-Q supports Jamil Bugti's decision to register case against MusharrafAugust 31st, 2009 QUETTA - PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Husain has said that his party supports Jamil Bugti's decision to register a case against former president Pervez Musharraf and prime minister Shaukat Aziz for conspiring his father Akbar Bugti's assassination. The Daily Times quoted Husain as saying that a fair trial would be conducted against the killers of the Baloch nationalist leader.
Steps being taken to initiate talks with Taliban chief Mullah Omar : PML-QAugust 22nd, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Secretary General Mushahid Hussain has said steps are being taken to initiate talks with the Taliban chief Mullah Omar. In an interview to a private television channel, Husain said he had talks with an Afghan 'intellectual' last week, who told him that he wanted to convene a grand Afghan 'jirga' (meeting) to start negotiations with all factions of the Taliban.
Mehta, Husain highlights of Sotheby's New York saleAugust 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A rare piece of work by Tyeb Mehta, M.F. Husain's "Bewildered Brown" and a range of miniature Jataka paintings sourced from a private Indian collector will be the highlights of Sotheby's sale of Indian art in New York Sep 17.
Pak ambassador to Washington on tax defaulters listAugust 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A list released by the local government of Washington, D.C. has placed Pakistan's Ambassador Husain Haqqani among tax defaulters for failing to pay tax on an apartment he owned in the US capital.
PPP Govt. urged to recognise maker of Pakistani flagAugust 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Zahoor-ul-Hasan, the son of Altaf Husain, a resident of Hyderabad, has claimed that his father was the actual maker of the Pakistani flag at the time of the creation of the country. He demanded that his father's name must be included in the record of the movement of Pakistan.
Son decries Husain's exclusion from annual art fairJuly 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As the country gears up for its annual art fair - India Art Summit - August 19-22, the name missing from the summit rolls is of self-exiled Maqbool Fida Husain. For the second time in a row, the summit has failed to bring India's best known face in international art to the three-day fair.
Haqqani says US aid to Pakistan crucial to protect world from terrorismJune 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, has urged Washington to continue aiding Pakistan's fight against terrorism, as it would only be an investment in US security. "There is room for greater investment from both the private sector and non-governmental organisations.
Pak 'unhappy' over 'stringed' US aidJune 13th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan government is miffed over the benchmarks attached to the US' annual aid bill of worth 1.5 billion dollars being offered to it. Pakistan Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani said his government is unhappy about the conditions attached to the aid.
Obamas are changing world's food culture, says food and wine expertJune 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are changing the world's food culture, says food and wine expert Ted Allen. Allen, 44, had been the food and wine expert on Bravo's "Queer Eye", and he now hosts two programs on the Food Network, "Chopped" and "Food Detectives".
Haqqani claims Petraeus refuted saying next two weeks critical for Pak govtMay 2nd, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan's Ambassador to US Husain Haqqani has said that US CENTCOM chief General David Petraeus did not made any comments suggesting that the next two weeks are critical for the Pakistan Government's survival. Haqqani said that after media splashed reports about General Petraeus' comments, he had talks with the CENTCOM chief who denied giving any such statement.
Sufi Mohammad violating Quran teachings : Imran KhanApril 27th, 2009 LAHORE - Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan has said that Tehrik-i-Nifaz Shariat-i-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Mohammad is violating the teachings of the Quran. "Sufi Mohammad is not just violating the Swat accord; he is going against the Holy Quran by breaking promises," Khan, the chief of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf, said.
Back to basics: Masters show importance of lines and strokesApril 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In this age of digitisation of art, lines, drawing, figures and manual artistic skill have taken a backseat. To highlight the importance of these basics, the capital's oldest art display house, the Dhoomimal Gallery, is holding an exhibition of 100 works by 80 artists.
For M.F. Husain, coming back is fraught with risk: SonDecember 23rd, 2008 NEW DELHI - He does not want his illustrious father, M.F. Husain, to come back from Dubai.
Delhi's vibrant present, glorious history in coffee table bookDecember 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - Interested in knowing about the rich past and the fast changing face of Delhi? A coffee table book released Tuesday may end your search. Titled 'Delhi-India in One City', the book embodies centuries of life and living of changing cityscapes and fine architectural masterpieces that draw together ancient fortresses, mediaeval cities, and a metropolis that has embraced the diverse, multi-layered and dynamic reality of India and Indians.
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