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Pakistan, Afghanistan contend over Durand Line
Durand Line is the international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The boundary was established in the Hindu Kush in 1893 running through the tribal lands between Afghanistan and British India, marking their respective spheres of influence. The acceptance of this ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2012
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Persons in News: Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai: A school student and education activist from the town of Mingora in the Swat District of Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province. She is famous for her education and women’s rights activism in the Swat Valley, where the Taliban has ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2012
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
RBI permits Indian entities to made direct investments in Pakistan
Giving a fillip to bilateral trade and investments b/w India and Pak, RBI allowed India entities to make direct investments in Pakistan. The decision comes after India recently allowed investment from Pakistan. RBI will make necessary amendments in the Foreign ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012
Pakistan against India’s move to fill dam Nimoo-Bazgo dam
Pakistan is against India’s move to fill the Nimoo-Bazgo dam in Jammu and Kashmir, worrying it could slash Islamabad’s share of water from the Indus River. Nimoo-Bazgo is a hydro-electric project near Alachi village in Leh district. It has power generation capacity ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Govt to shrink sensitive list to make SAFTA work, improve Pak ties
To improve relations with Pakistan, India is likely to cut the peak tariff rate to 5 % within three years. The Union Cabinet might allow a diminution in the sensitive list by 30% for Non-Least Developed Countries (NLDCs), under the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Terrorist attack Pakistan’s Kamra air base
Pakistan’s security structure was breached when terrorists belonging Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked Pakistan Air Force’s Minhas Base in Kamra (a two-hour drive from Islamabad). Although all the terrorists were killed in the battle, the assault killed more than a ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
India to slash import duties on 234 Items from Pakistan
The Union Cabinet Okayed the Commerce Ministry’s proposal to reduce the list of sensitive items under South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) for Pakistan by 30%. India will also slash import duties on about 234 items from Pakistan under the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Pak SC annuls New Law Protecting the Prime Minister
Supreme Court of Pakistan annulled the new Contempt of Court Act 2012(COCA 2012) which was brought in to protect the new prime minister from being charged with contempt and removed from his office like his predecessor Yousuf Rza Gilani. Previous ..