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French media turns its eyes on PM Gilani’s visit
The print and electronic media in France has turned its eyes on the visit of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani to Paris, as newspapers carried the stories with leads and banners and television channels flashed the news bulletins. The … Continue reading
France says arms sale to Pakistan held up
France’s plan to sell 1.2 billion euro ($1.6 billion) worth of military equipment for JF-17 combat aircraft has been held up, a source at President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office said on Friday. Newspaper Le Monde had reported earlier that France decided … Continue reading
Sarkozy offers France’s support to Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday won pledges of support from French President Nicolas Sarkozy who called for free, transparent and safe elections next month in the unstable nation. Musharraf met with Sarkozy on the second leg of a European tour … Continue reading
President Pervez Musharraf arrived in France
President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Paris on late Monday from Brussels on the second leg of a European tour that will also take him to Switzerland and Britain. During his 24-hour visit, President Musharraf was to meet Tuesday with French … Continue reading
France and the European Union offered Pakistan help in investigating
France and the European Union on Wednesday offered Pakistan help in investigating the martyrdom of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said. Bernard Kouchner, the first high-ranking foreign official to visit Pakistan since the assassination of … Continue reading