Inaction adds miseries to riot victims: Indian toll mounts to 286; clashes spread
 NEW DELHI, March 1: About 286 people, mostly Muslims, were feared killed in two days of rioting in India’s western border state of Gujarat on Friday, and the country’s main human...
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US terms Saudi peace plan positive: Special envoy discusses option with prince
WASHINGTON, March 1: The United States gave signs on Thursday of moving towards a more supportive position on the Saudi peace proposals, describing them as marking a “significant and positive step.”...
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Washington condemns violence
WASHINGTON, March 1: The United States has condemned the spiral of communal and sectarian violence in India and Pakistan, saying it was saddened by the train burning incident in Gujarat, the...
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Electronic media rules spelt out
ISLAMABAD, March 1: The President on Friday promulgated ordinance establishing Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority which has been empowered to issue licences for establishment of radio, television, cable television, and closed...
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6 Palestinians killed as Israeli troops move into W. Bank: Sharon’s popularity slumps
JENIN (West Bank), March 1: The Israeli army pushed into a second West Bank refugee camp on Friday and fought gunmen in what it called an attempt to smash terror, as...
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Omar to be tried first in Pakistan, says official
TOKYO, March 1: Pakistan on Friday said it reserved the right to put the confessed mastermind behind the abduction of murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl on trial in one of its...
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Testing of anti-tank missiles held
ISLAMABAD, March 1: Vice Chief of Army Staff, Gen Mohammad Yusaf Khan witnessed a spectacular fire power demonstration of indigenously manufactured missiles by Cobra Gunship helicopters in a night training exercise...
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Annan asks Israel to withdraw forces
UNITED NATIONS, March 1: The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, on Thursday called upon the Israel Defence Force to immediately withdraw from Palestinian refugee camps and urged both sides to halt...
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Gas rates to rise up to 130pc in 3 years, subsidy to go
ISLAMABAD, March 1: The government announced on Friday that natural gas tariff will go up by an estimated 70 to 130 per cent over a period of three years following the...
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32 CBR men dismissed on corruption charges
ISLAMABAD, March 1: The government has dismissed 32 officers of the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) on the charges of corruption, with immediate effect....
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China, US to discuss weapons control
WASHINGTON, March 1: Non-proliferation of weapons is going to be taken up between China and the United States in talks here in Washington next week....
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ISAF base becomes operational
KARACHI, March 1: The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)’s Forward Mounting Base (FMB) at Quaid-i-Azam International Airport was declared operational following a meeting between the Deputy Director General, Civil Aviation Authority,...
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Islamabad regrets loss of life
ISLAMABAD, March 1: Pakistan on Friday regretted the loss of life and property in the communal killings in Indian state of Gujarat and described as “ridiculous” and “irresponsible” the Indian defence...
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AI condemns inaction, seeks impartial probe
LONDON, March 1: Amnesty International (AI) on Friday expressed deep concern on widespread communal riots in Indian state of Gujarat and called for an impartial probe to punish those responsible for...
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Muttahida apprises CEC of its concerns
ISLAMABAD, March 1: A two-member delegation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) called on Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retired) Irshad Hassan Khan, on Friday, and recorded its reservations over different issues, including...
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Libya offers compensation
PARIS, March 1: Libya will pay compensation to families of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing victims even if the former Libyan agent convicted of the attack is acquitted on appeal, a son...
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