Lahore, Sep 9 : Failed policies and poor strategic choices have overstretched the American military and economy, said Anatol Lieven, professor at the Department of War Studies at Kings College in London.

The professor visited Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) on September 5 and gave a lecture on “American Policy towards South Asia”.

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Lahore, Sept 8 : The chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz

Lahore, Sep 8 : Had there been no secret balloting in the Punjab Assembly (PA), all Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) members would have voted for party’s presidential candidate Mushahid Hussain, said Chaudhry Zaheeruddin, the leader of opposition in the Assembly.

Talking to Daily Times on Sunday, he said that in the past, party members had never gone against party directions, fearing the disqualification clause.

Lahore, Sept 6 : People observing Ramazan fasts in Pakistan are facing an acute shortage of fruits and vegetables and inadequate supply of wheat flour. In Lahore it seems as if onions have been non-existent at the Ramazan bazaars, and potatoes and tomatoes being available at rates higher than those approved by the government.

While bananas are not available, grapes are available only at Rs 190 per kg, reported the Daily Times.

Lahore, Sept 6 : Pakistan will soon get four AWACS aircraft from China and four SAAB-2000 aircraft from Sweden, the country’s Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed said here last evening.

Both the types of aircraft will be state-of-the-art surveillance aircraft.

Besides, talks were also underway for the purchase of 30 to 40 FC-20 aircraft from China, the Daily Times quoted him as saying.