Paris wants Islamabad, Delhi to hold talks
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The foreign minister of France, Hubert Vedrine, on Friday called for exercise of restraint by both Pakistan and India and hoped that the two countries would soon resume...
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Musharraf-Vajpayee meeting in Kathmandu likely
NEW DELHI, Nov 2: Almost like a one-day cricket match, the leaders of India and Pakistan are keeping the world tantalized about an as-yet-possible last minute meeting that everyone who is...
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Heavy fire foiled ground mission, says Rumsfeld
WASHINGTON, Nov 2: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld conceded on Thursday night that intense fire by the Taliban had foiled an attempt by US special forces to land in Afghanistan a...
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B-52s pound Taliban frontlines
 KABUL, Nov 2: US bombers pounded Taliban positions in northern Afghanistan on Friday, but opposition commanders reported the bombings had little impact on the frontlines....
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Government undecided over separate power rates
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The government is in a fix whether to introduce separate electricity rates for consumers under eight distribution companies of Wapda and Karachi Electric Supply Corporation or pick up...
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Pakistan ensuring no help reaches Afghanistan: US
WASHINGTON, Nov 2: Senior US officials do not rule out the possibility that people in countries neighbouring Afghanistan may continue to have “unhelpful” dealings with the Taliban but believe that the...
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25 of Zahir’s supporters captured, say Taliban
PESHAWAR, Nov 2: A former Afghan deputy foreign minister and influential tribal leader, Hamid Karzai, escaped unhurt when his base in the Uruzgan province was overrun by the Taliban on Thursday....
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UN to resume communication system in Kabul
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The Taliban, after almost four weeks of suspension, have allowed the United Nations to restore its communication infrastructure in Kabul....
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N-secrets leakage reports trash, says Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The director-general of Inter-Service Public Relations, Maj-Gen Rashid Qureshi, on Friday denied reports that two former “scientists” of Pakistan’s nuclear programme had leaked secrets to the Taliban or...
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No halt to attacks in Ramazan, says Bush
WASHINGTON, Nov 2: President George Bush on Thursday ruled out a bombing pause in Afghanistan during the coming month of Ramazan, underlining a similar statement made by his national security adviser...
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Economy to suffer $2-3bn loss: Shaukat
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The total loss to the Pakistani economy in consequence of the Sept 11 terror blitz on America is now estimated at $2 to $3 billion, says Finance Minister...
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70 US troops dead: Taliban
DOHA, Nov 2: Between 70 and 100 US soldiers have been killed in Washington’s military campaign against Afghanistan, an official of the Taliban said on Friday....
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Tribesmen refuse to end KKH blockade
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The government authorities struggled on Friday to clear boulders and armed pro-Taliban tribesmen who have closed the Karakorum Highway for over a week to protest against the government’s...
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Mansoor Bokhari passes away
KARACHI, Nov 2: Syed Mansoor Bokhari died here of a massive heart attack on Friday morning and was buried at the Defence Housing Authority graveyard. He was 74....
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US Muslims seek halt to bombing
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 2: The American Muslim organizations have called for an end to the US airstrikes on Afghanistan saying that the drawbacks outweigh benefits....
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More fighters cross into Afghanistan
KHAAR, Nov 2: A second batch of about one thousand Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Muhammadi activists crossed into Afghanistan to take part in Jihad. The first group of armed men had entered Afghanistan on Thursday....
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5 of a family killed in road accident
QUETTA, Nov 2: Five members of a nomad family were killed and 10 others injured, three of them seriously, when a truck fell into a ditch near Mach some 80km from...
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India claims killing 20 Mujahideen
JAMMU, Nov 2: The Indian army on Friday claimed killing 20 Kashmiri Mujahideen in a fierce battle. It also accused Pakistan troops of shelling Indian villages near the Line of Control...
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