February 26, 2009
Travel
Ahead of the crucial tri-lateral meeting, the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton jointly met the Pakistan Foreign Minister, Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and the Afghan Foreign Minister, Rangin Dadfar Spanta.
Qureshi and Spanta are leading high power delegations from respective countries, who are currently here to participate in the Afghan policy review process currently [...]
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December 6, 2008
Travel
MECCA: Millions of pilgrims have gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual ritual of the Hajj.
The increasing number of people — about 2.5 million this year — creates huge logistical and security problems.
According to the reports, the pilgrims are to spend Sunday praying at Mount Arafat where Mohammed gave his final sermon.
Monday is Eid Al-Adha, [...]
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