Karzai takes oath, vows to bring peace
 KABUL, Dec 22: Soft-spoken aristocrat Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Saturday as leader of Afghanistan in the first peaceful handover of power in 28 years, facing the daunting task of...
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New Delhi planning tougher actions: Scrapping of Indus Treaty, suspension of overflights
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: India described on Saturday its move to recall High Commissioner Vijay Nambiar from Islamabad as only the first step in a series of penal moves it planned...
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Response arrogant, says Musharraf
XI’AN, China, Dec 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf denounced on Saturday what he called India’s “very arrogant and knee-jerk response” to tension over an attack on the Indian parliament....
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US offers troops to other states
WASHINGTON, Dec 22: In a move that could lend a new dimension to the “fight against terrorism”, US President George W. Bush on Friday offered to provide American troops, including commandos,...
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Low-key reaction in US to Indian decision
WASHINGTON, Dec 22: There has only been low-key reaction in official circles here so far to India’s decision to recall its high commissioner from Pakistan and snap rail and road link....
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Armed forces fully prepared, says PAF chief
 ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir said on Saturday that the defence forces of Pakistan are fully prepared to give a matching response...
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No change in Saarc summit schedule
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: A summit of South Asian leaders here early next month will go ahead despite mounting tension between India and Pakistan, the head of Saarc said on Saturday....
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Kabul considers war commission
KABUL, Dec 22: The Afghan government sworn in on Saturday is considering setting up a special commission to investigate war crimes in the country, its leader Hamid Karzai told a news...
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Arafat says he will defy Israeli ban
RAMALLAH, Dec 22: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said on Saturday he intended to make his annual Christmas visit to the traditional birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem, with or without approval from...
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Islamic Jihad suspends attacks
AL QUDS, Dec 22: Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they had suspended suicide attacks against Israel until further notice, helping to ease mounting strains within the Palestinian Authority....
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Moscow ‘seriously worried’
MOSCOW, Dec 22: Russia is “seriously worried” about the worsening relations between India and Pakistan, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov said on Saturday, appealing to both sides to “resume dialogue,” Interfax...
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Pakistan to give Rs6bn to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Pakistan announced on Saturday Rs6 billion for reconstruction projects in Afghanistan and humanitarian assistance....
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Osama possibly dead, says Musharraf
TOKYO, Dec 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf was quoted on Saturday as saying there is a strong possibility that Osama bin Laden is already dead....
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New Afghan leader to visit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Hamid Karzai, the chairman of new Afghan interim government, on Saturday responded warmly to a letter of felicitations from President Pervez Musharraf, and accepted an invitation to visit...
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31 houses damaged in Indian firing
SIALKOT, Dec 22: A villager was critically injured and 31 houses were partially damaged in fresh wave of Indian firing on different sectors of the Sialkot working boundary on Saturday night....
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Rs2, 1 notes cease to be legal tenders on Jan 1
KARACHI, Dec 22: The State Bank of Pakistan announced on Saturday that one rupee and two rupee currency notes will cease to be the legal tender with effect from Jan 1,...
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