Source: AFP
ANKARA (AFP) — The prime ministers of Turkey and Pakistan on Tuesday pledged to strengthen their traditionally warm ties and underlined their commitment to fighting terrorism, the Anatolia news agency reported.
“We have no problems when it comes to the military, economic or cultural fields… We have a common will and determination to further advance […]

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Source: Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey discussed defence co-production and decided to initiate a “strategic dialogue” to boost mutual ties, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday.
He was addressing a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan after a formal meeting. Babacan arrived in Pakistan on Friday on a two-day official visit.
“We […]

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Source: Daily Times
* Around 101 students attend cultural exchange programme
By Saadia Khalid
ISLAMABAD: Turkish ambassador to Pakistan Engin Soysal on Thursday called for strong cultural relations between Pakistan and Turkey to make their youth aware of the heritage and civilisation of both countries.
Addressing the participants of a cultural exchange programme, he said, “Pakistan and Turkey […]

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* EARLY LIFE:

– The second of three brothers, Musharraf was born into a middle class Muslim family in India in August 1943. His family moved to the newly created majority-Muslim state of Pakistan following India’s independence and partition in 1947.

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