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Pakistani President and PM welcome Sri Lankan President - Islamabad

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani welcome Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad....

by PPI images in Pakistan on 10/02/2012

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Kashmir Solidarity Day celebrated Islamabad

Kashmir Solidarity Day was observer throughout Pakistan. Kashmir Solidarity Day has been observed each year since 1990 in Pakistan as a day of...

by Taseen Farooq in Pakistan on 05/02/2012

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UK Home Secretary Theresa May visits Islamabad police headquarters

UK Home Secretary, Theresa May along with Federal Minister for Interior, Senator A.Rehman Malik during visit to police headquarters. Islamabad,...

by PPI images in Pakistan on 25/11/2011

10/02/2012 - Pakistani President and PM welcome Sri Lankan President - Islamabad - Pakistan - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime...
05/02/2012 - Kashmir Solidarity Day celebrated Islamabad - Pakistan - Kashmir Solidarity Day was observer...
25/11/2011 - UK Home Secretary Theresa May visits Islamabad police headquarters - Pakistan - UK Home Secretary, Theresa May along...
14/11/2011 - Pakistan and Turkmenistan President in signing ceremony - Islamabad - Pakistan - President Asif Ali Zardari has said...
02/11/2011 - Agreements but no breakthrough in trilateral summit - Pakistan - A trilateral summit between Turkey,...
21/10/2011 - Hillary Clinton visits Pakistan to urge action against militants - Pakistan - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,...
15/09/2011 - Nawaz Sharif meets with French Ambassador Jouanneau in Islamabad - Pakistan - Muslim League-N President, Nawaz Sharif...
14/09/2011 - Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in meeting with Muslim League-Q President - Pakistan - Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani...
13/09/2011 - Ambassador of France says farewell to General Khalid Shameem Wynne - Pakistan - Gen.Khalid Shamim Wynne Chairman of...
12/09/2011 - Exchange of Agreement with Romanian Ambassador - Islamabad - Pakistan - The Economic Affairs Division Secretary...

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Pakistani President and PM welcome Sri Lankan President - Islamabad
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani welcome Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad. Pakistan. 10th February 2012
Kashmir Solidarity Day celebrated Islamabad
Kashmir Solidarity Day was observer throughout Pakistan. Kashmir Solidarity Day has been observed each year since 1990 in Pakistan as a day of protest against Indian control of part of ...
UK Home Secretary Theresa May visits Islamabad police headquarters
UK Home Secretary, Theresa May along with Federal Minister for Interior, Senator A.Rehman Malik during visit to police headquarters. Islamabad, Pakistan. 25th November 2011
Pakistan and Turkmenistan President in signing ceremony - Islamabad
President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan is keen to take Pak-Turkmenistan bilateral ties to greater heights and enter into a comprehensive partnership for peace. 14th November ...
Agreements but no breakthrough in trilateral summit
A trilateral summit between Turkey, Pakistan, and Afghanistan found some common ground between Islamabad and Kabul, but at the same time, served to highlight the continued distrust betw...
Hillary Clinton visits Pakistan to urge action against militants
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, with her Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabani Khar, during a joint press conference at the Foreign office in Islamabad on combating militants crossin...
Nawaz Sharif meets with French Ambassador Jouanneau in Islamabad
Muslim League-N President, Nawaz Sharif shakes hands with France Ambassador Daniel Jouanneau during a meeting in Islamabad over the joint Jabban Power Project. Pakistan. 15th September ...
Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in meeting with Muslim League-Q President
Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani sits in a meeting with Muslim League-Q President, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain at the PM's residence in Islamabad. Pakistan. 14th September 2011...
Hina Rabbani meets with German Ambassador, Michael Koch
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani meets with German Ambassador, Michael Koch
Ambassador of France says farewell to General Khalid Shameem Wynne
Gen.Khalid Shamim Wynne Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee meets with Daniel Jouanneau, Ambassador of France, during the ambassador's farewell visit. Islamabad, Pakistan. ...
Exchange of Agreement with Romanian Ambassador - Islamabad
The Economic Affairs Division Secretary, Abdul Wajid Rana and the Romanian ambassador, Emilian Ion exchanged an agreement on economic, scientific and technical cooperation. Pakistan. 12...
Hina Rabbani Khar talks with China Ambassador
Pakistan Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar talks with China Ambassador, Liu Jian during a meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan. 11th September 2011
Prime Minister chairs a meeting on Trade Policy
Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani chairs a meeting on Trade Policy
Protestors demand release of Dr. Aafia - Islamabad
The Aafia Movement arranged a protest on the day of Eid in Islamabad. Protestors demanded her release as she spent her 18th Eid in US jail. Islamabad, Pakistan. 31 August 2011
Laylat al-Qadr at the Faisal Mosque - Islamabad
Muslims from the twin cities Islamabad/Rawalpindi were seen praying extra prayers on this night of Destiny, Laylat al-Qadr - Night of Power. Pakistan 27th August 2011
Man lives in a small sewing stall for 30 years - Islamabad
A sewer has been living in his small shed for the past 30 years. He is a tailor for the poor, but since the recession, work has been very slow for him. Pakistan. 20th August 2011
Taliban force Pakistan's only sarod player to leave country for good
Asad Qazalbash, Pakistan's only sarod player, has left the country due to a declaration that music is un-Islamic by the Pakistani Taliban. Sarod is a stringed musical instrument, u...
Jalaibi preparations during Ramadan - Islamabad
A baker prepares Jalaibi, a dessert made out of flour and sugar that is prepared primarily in India and Pakistan. Sales increase during the month of Ramadan, as they increase blood suga...
A construction worker's ordeal - Pakistan.
This man earns $3 a day to carry logs that weigh over 100kg to a saw machine.The logs are so heavy that they must be carried at a particular angle to avoid breaking the man's back....
Pakistan independence day is celebrated across the country
People from all walks of life came out to celebrate Pakistan independence day creating traffic jams in most cities. Islamabad, Pakistan. 14th August 2011