POTO bill defeated in Rajya Sabha: Fresh Gujarat riots claim five lives
NEW DELHI, March 21: Five people were killed in widespread communal skirmishes in Gujarat on Thursday, including two shot dead by police, as Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s government lost a...
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15pc GST levied on medicines
ISLAMABAD, March 21: The federal government on Thursday imposed 15 per cent general sales tax (GST) on all drugs — imported and locally manufactured/supplied — to fetch an additional revenue of...
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ARD rejects Musharraf’s referendum plan
LAHORE, March 21: ARD chief Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan has rejected as an extra-constitutional step Gen Musharraf’s reported plan to hold a referendum during the next few months to have himself elected...
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World Bank asks govt to scrap SAP
ISLAMABAD, March 21: The World Bank has asked the government to scrap Social Action Programme (SAP) for good and encourage new social sector activities preferably in the private sector....
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Gwadar project’s ground-breaking today
GWADAR, March 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf, will perform the ground-breaking ceremony of the Gwadar deep-sea port here on Friday. Vice-Premier of the People’s Republic of China would also attend the...
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US may cross border into Pakistan: NYT: Hunt for Taliban, Al Qaeda fighters
NEW YORK, March 21: The commander of American forces in Afghanistan told the New York Times on Wednesday that they might cross the border into Pakistan to capture or kill Al...
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US to continue questioning of Muslims
WASHINGTON, March 21: Despite opposition from civil rights groups, the Bush administration intends to continue its drive to question Muslim and other Middle Eastern immigrants in the United States....
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Cheney sets truce condition to meet Arafat
 WASHINGTON, March 21: US Vice President Dick Cheney said on Thursday that he was ready to return immediately to the Middle East to meet Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, if the Palestinan...
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Hindu zealots sparked Gujarat riots: paper
LONDON, March 20: The gory train incident in Indian Gujarat was sparked by drunken Hindu zealots by assaulting a Muslim girl which led to a brawl between the two communities at...
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Opposition parties may boycott referendum
ISLAMABAD, March 21: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, and Majlis-i-Amal, another conglomerate of religio-political parties, may boycott the referendum being mulled by Gen Pervez Musharraf to get himself elected president,...
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GST to be imposed on edible oil, IT items
ISLAMABAD, March 21: The government is likely to levy 15 per cent general sales tax (GST) in phases on edible oils, vegetable ghee, tractors, some agricultural inputs and information technology related...
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Afghan consulate reopens
 PESHAWAR, March 21: Afghan Deputy Consul-General Hafizullah Mujadidi on Thursday hoisted his country’s flag at the consulate building, heralding the reopening of the consulate....
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Four killed in Al Quds suicide bombing
 TEL AVIV, March 21: A suicide bomber killed three people and wounded 40 others on Thursday on a busy street in occupied Al Quds, scuttling a round of truce talks scheduled...
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Washington sets rules for terror tribunals
WASHINGTON, March 21: The Bush administration has decided that the military tribunals it proposes to establish to try high-ranking Al Qaeda and Taliban members will provide right of appeal and capital...
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UK warns Iraq of N-attack
LONDON, March 21: Britain would be prepared to use its atomic bombs if states such as Iraq used weapons of mass destruction against British forces, the UK defence secretary Geoff Hoon...
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Nine die in blasts near US embassy in Lima
LIMA (Peru), March 21: Two powerful car bombs exploded on Wednesday night near the US embassy in Lima, killing nine people, three days before a visit here by US President George...
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