No deal with Wapda over Mangla: AJK pm
MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 3: AJK prime minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan on Saturday said his government had not entered into any agreement with Wapda regarding the upraising of Mangla dam, and added...
UN role for democratic Afghan govt urged
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Women activists from Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), European Union and Revolutionary Afghan Women Association (Rawa) on Saturday demanded that the United Nations should play its pivotal...
22 killed in accident in held Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Nov 3: At least 22 people were killed and 30 others injured in a road accident in occupied Kashmir on Saturday, police said....
Pakistani prevented from boarding US flight
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 3: A Pakistani who works at a technology company in the Silicon Valley has filed a discrimination suit against United Airlines after the airline refused to let him...
Religious parties slam govt support to US
QUETTA, Nov 3: The leaders of the different religious parties speaking at an anti-US protest rally here on Friday announced that if the military rulers did not change their pro-American policy...
NWFP bans entry of 27 Ulema, politicians
PESHAWAR, Nov 3: The NWFP government here on Saturday banned the entry of a number of prominent ulema and religious party leaders including JI, JUI and some other organisations in the...
Shaukat defends policy on terrorism
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Saturday that the government had taken the decision to join the international community on the basis of principles and in its national...
FO denies Indian claim of military build-up
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: Foreign Office on Saturday denied Indian allegation about Pakistan’s military build-up in the Sir Creek areas and termed these charges baseless and a figment of imagination....
SBP sets up refugees fund
KARACHI, Nov 3: The State Bank (SBP) has opened an account at its offices throughout the country to receive donations in “President’s Fund for Afghan Refugees” from Monday, says a press...
British Muslims feel vulnerable
LONDON, Nov 3: There has been a sharp increase in the race-related violence in the British cities following September 11 attacks on America and with the reports that militant Muslim youths...
Large dams burdensome: WB study
LAHORE, Nov 3: Large dams have failed to achieve their intended targets and created more problems than benefits for the nations constructing them....
Money-changer robbed of Rs2.5m
TOBA TEK SINGH, Nov 3: Five dacoits took away local and foreign currency worth Rs2.5 million from a moneychanger in Kutchery Bazaar here on Saturday....
‘Killers’ of church massacre traced
BAHAWALPUR, Nov 3: Local police on Saturday claim to have traced alleged killers of last Sunday’s church carnage in which 15 Christians and a constable on duty were gunned down....
NAB files reference against Badar
LAHORE, Nov 3: NAB filed a reference to an accountability court against former federal minister and PPP general secretary Jahangir Badar on Saturday, enlisting five allegations of abuse of authority and...
‘NAB team’ extorts bribe from patwaris
GUJRANWALA, Nov 3: A fake National Accountability Bureau team on Saturday arrested two revenue patwaris on corruption charges and later released them in Lahore after extorting bribe....
The all Important plaque!
SAHIWAL, Nov 3: The Nazims of Sahiwal district and its two tehsils, instead of concentrating on development work, are at loggerheads on the issue of putting a plaque on a newly-constructed...
Four cops held for death in custody
GUJRANWALA, Nov 3: Four constables of the rescue-15 squad were arrested on Saturday by the Satellite Town police on the charge of death in custody....
Girl murdered over property dispute
VEHARI, Nov 3: A minor girl was shot dead, her mother and another women were injured over a property dispute at Chak No 575/EB here on Saturday....
Light rain brings life to Sialkot
SIALKOT, Nov 3: Light showers and dust storm on Saturday relieved the people of persistent dry weather in Sialkot and Narowal districts....
Jobless youths to get short-term small loans
KOHAT, Nov 3: Khushhali Bank will expand its operations to 100 cities of the country by 2002 and will provide short-term small loans to 600,000 jobless youths for the establishment of...
Swabi council okays budget
SWABI, Nov 3: The treasury benches of district government and the opposition of the district council pledged here that they would cooperate with each other to solve problems of people to make Swabi...
Afghan children — a ray of hope for their country
PESHAWAR, Nov 3: For Haziza, a 12-year-old Afghan girl, recently arrived here from Kabul, now getting education at a local school is no less than a blessing for her....
PADC slams bombing
MANSEHRA, Nov 3: Thousands of people staged a rally on Friday here to condemn the continuing US bombardment on Afghanistan and the killings of a large number of civilians....
Samiul Haq’s entry into Punjab banned
NOWSHERA, Nov 3: The Punjab government on Friday imposed a ban on the entry of Maulana Samiul Haq, chairman of the Pakistan-Afghan Defence Council....
Dog-bite cases on the rise in Nawabshah
NAWABSHAH Nov 3: Dog-bite cases are on the rise here as in last 48 hours at least 25 cases have been reported in the district, out of which one of the...
Anti-polio walks held in Thatta
THATTA, Nov 3: Initiating the third phase of immunization campaign against polio, walks were organised at the nine taluka headquarter towns of Thatta district during the last two days....
Three brothers gunned down
SUKKUR, Nov 3: Three brothers, belonging to the Chandio tribe, were gunned down by a gang of their rival Zardari tribe in Daharki late on Friday night....
Operation against dacoits planned
LARKANA, Nov 3: The Sindh police would launch anti-dacoits operation on small scale to uproot the menace from the province....
Man killed in ‘shootout’
SANGHAR, Nov 3: A man was killed in an exchange of fire at village Sultan Malano in the jurisdiction of Lundo police station late on Friday night. According to information, the...