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Indus Asia Online Journal (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Courtesy and Thanks: Daily Dawn, September 27, 2008 Dawn Report -NEW YORK, Sept 26: Pakistan immediately needs $10-to-15 billion to deal with the current economic crisis, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir told a briefing in New York. Mr Bashir, who participated in the inaugural meeting of the Friends of Pakistan group, said the new government was aware of [...]
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
NEW YORK: Major world powers have pledged development aid to Pakistan to combat militancy and stabilise the tottering economy of the country, whose foreign exchange reserves have touched the all-time low of $3.5 billion. Though no figures were given, Pakistan foreign secretary Salman Bashir, who spoke at the meeting of the newly-floated'Friends of Pakistan", said Islamabad immediately...
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday named seasoned diplomat M Masood Khan as its new ambassador to China. Khan, who joined the foreign service in 1980, has held diplomatic assignments in Beijing, The Hague, New York and Washington. He is currently serving as Pakistan's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva. Khan will succeed Salman Bashir, who was earlier appointed...
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Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday proposed to India to host a meeting in Islamabad to operationalise as soon as possible trade across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir.The proposal was made by Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir to Indian High Commissioner Satyabrata Pal at a meeting, state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported. Pakistan’s [...]
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... Delhi’s offer to throw open the gates for the long-pending proposal on October 1.Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir made the suggestion at a meeting between him and Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Satyabrata Pal on Thursday.The meeting, which took place at the request of the Indian High Commission, was held at the Pakistan Foreign Ministry here. Officials familiar with the meeting...
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Pakistan Times! (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... on a inside Pakistan and termed it a gross violation of Pakistan’s territory. Foreign Secretary, Salman Bashir held a half-hour long meeting with the US ambassador during which he strongly denounced the action of allied forces on Pakistan soil. It was made clear to the ambassador that this kind of action could affect the cooperation being extended by Pakistan to the US. The US ambassador...
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Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
... for consultations. The China post had fallen vacant after the appointment of former ambassador Salman Bashir as Pakistan's new foreign secretary in April 2008, added the paper.Khan, a top diplomat, has extensive experience in multilateral diplomacy, security and disarmament and is highly respected in the international diplomatic community. He is well versed in the Chinese language...
