Imposed setup not acceptable: CE for multi-ethnic Afghan system
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that he had made it clear to the US and British governments that “no imposed dispensation” in Afghanistan will be acceptable to...
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US planes land at Jacobabad: Four airfields cleared for operation
 JACOBABAD, Oct 10: American military aircraft and helicopters have started using heavily-guarded Jacobabad airport as the US-led coalition’s strikes against Afghanistan entered fourth day on Wednesday....
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Kabul, Kandahar come under heaviest fire
KABUL, Oct 10: US-led forces on Wednesday blitzed Kabul and Kandahar with the heaviest bombing since Washington launched its campaign to bring down the Taliban....
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OIC opposes strikes on any other Muslim country
 DOHA, Oct 10: The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) on Wednesday opposed the spread of the US-led onslaught on the Taliban in Afghanistan to any other Muslim country....
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Increase in gas tariff deferred
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The government has put off an average 10 per cent increase in gas tariff after donors agreed not to press for half-yearly price revision for the time being....
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Air defence system not destroyed: Zaeef
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: Afghan Ambassador in Islamabad, Mulla Abdul Salam Zaeef has dismissed the claims of President Bush that air defence system of Afghanistan had been destroyed in three days of...
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Powell to discuss Kashmir, says FO
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The Kashmir issue and the need for initiation of purposeful and result oriented dialogue between Pakistan and India would constitute an important part of deliberations with the United...
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Khaleda sworn in premier
 DHAKA, Oct 10: Begum Khaleda Zia, who swept to power in an election this month, was sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister on Wednesday and pledged to combat terrorism....
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Six Pakistanis on American list of 241 suspects
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The US authorities have issued a “watch-list” of 241 persons, including six Pakistanis suspected to be involved in the Sept 11 suicide attacks in the United States, and...
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Three corps get new commanders
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The reshuffle in Pakistan Army, started with the extension in the term of Chief of Army Staff and filling of key positions, continued on the third consecutive day...
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Washington hints at helicopter assaults
WASHINGTON, Oct 10: With America’s attention distracted by the anthrax find in Florida and anxieties about possible new terrorist attacks, information on the Afghan operation was sketchy on Wednesday, but fresh...
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Osama warns of fresh attacks
DUBAI, Oct 10: Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda group threatened on Tuesday night that hijacked plane attacks on the United States would continue in a battle that would not end until...
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Afghanistan operation not to be short: Bush
WASHINGTON, Oct 10: President George Bush has refused to publicly endorse Gen Pervez Musharraf’s belief that the US-led bombing campaign in Afghanistan will be a short one....
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No link to Afghan issue: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that top-level changes in the military have nothing to do with attack on Afghanistan by a US-led coalition....
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Seven die in accident near Dhadar
QUETTA, Oct 10: Seven people were killed and 13 others including a woman were injured, six of them seriously, on Wednesday when a passenger wagon fell into a deep ravine after...
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HBFC to work on interest-free basis
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The federal cabinet here on Wednesday approved amendments to the House Building Finance Corporation Act, 1952, to bring its provisions in line with a decision of the Shariat...
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2 GHQ offices gutted
RAWALPINDI, Oct 10: A huge fire gutted two offices in the General Headquarters on Wednesday, although fire fighters tried for over four hours to control the blaze, the fire department said....
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Aid for DPs exempted from taxes
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: The Central Board of Revenue has notified exemption of customs duty and sales tax on humanitarian aid for Afghan refugees....
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Cyclone loses intensity
KARACHI, Oct 10: The intensity of the tropical cyclone developing in the Arabian Sea weakened on Wednesday, bringing relief to the people of Karachi, where the intensity of heat also reduced....
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Jaswant not coming soon
NEW DELHI, Oct 10: India said on Wednesday that there were no plans for Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh to go to Pakistan immediately and reiterated that Islamabad must address its concerns...
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