UK urges dialogue to resolve dispute: Islamabad-Delhi standoff
 ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: British Secretary of State for Defence Geoff Hoon on Wednesday expressed concern over the recent missile tests by India and called for exercise of restraint and caution in...
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India, US differ on de-escalation
NEW DELHI, Feb 6: India and the United States have again revealed their differing perceptions on whether and how to go about a military de-escalation along the border with Pakistan as...
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IMF tranche soon: Shaukat
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: Head of the visiting four-member IMF review mission Klaus Enders has said the Pakistan government is pursuing broad economic reforms agenda to stabilise the economy....
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France slams US unilateralism
PARIS, Feb 6: French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine on Wednesday openly criticized “simplistic” US foreign policy as signs of dissent grew in the ranks of the global coalition against terrorism....
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Germany can help defuse tension, says Sattar
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar has termed the massive deployment of Indian troops on the border unwarranted and said the situation would remain tense till such time the troops...
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Washington appreciates Beijing’s role
WASHINGTON, Feb 6: China has come in for unusual praise by US Secretary of State Colin Powell for Beijing’s “constructive role” in helping to manage the India-Pakistan crisis that appeared to...
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Karzai visits Herat for talks with warlord
KABUL, Feb 6: Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai travelled to the western city of Herat on Wednesday for talks with powerful regional commander Ismail Khan, officials said....
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US frees 27 Afghans held mistakenly
WASHINGTON, Feb 6: The US military released 27 Afghans who were captured in a raid two weeks ago north of Kandahar after determining they were neither Taliban nor Al Qaeda as...
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NRB envisages 26 provinces, repeal of 13th Amendment
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The National Reconstruction Bureau has proposed key changes in the Constitution, envisaging an increase in the number of provinces to 26 by upgrading the status of divisions....
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Graduation condition to be waived
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The government in principle has decided to withdraw the condition of graduation for the candidates of national and provincial assemblies, Dawn reliably learnt....
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Pearl case: suspect’s house raided
KARACHI, Feb 6: The police on Wednesday expanded their dragnet to the entire country to arrest a British national, Ahmed Umer Shaikh, believed to be a key suspect in the kidnapping...
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Plea for John Walker’s release rejected
ALEXANDRIA (USA), Feb 6: A US federal court here on Wednesday rejected requests from lawyers for “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh that he be released from custody ahead of trial, on...
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Indian troops claim killing 5 Jaish men
SRINAGAR, Feb 6: Indian troops on Wednesday claimed they had shot dead five members of one of two groups blamed for the December attack on the Indian parliament....
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Turkish defence team meets president
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The leader of the visiting Turkish defence delegation Sabahattin Cakmakoglu called on President General Pervez Musharraf here on Wednesday....
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Punjab, Sindh to suffer water shortage
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: Punjab and Sindh, the major wheat growing provinces, will have to suffer a 73.3 per cent and 70pc water shortage, respectively, in the remaining months of the Rabi...
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Former Hurriyat chief held
SRINAGAR, Feb 6: Former APHC chairman, Syed Ali Gilani with his 20 companions were arrested today....
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