TD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49%" bgcolor="#F5FCF3"> 1,000 arrested as ARD’s public meeting thwarted
LAHORE, March 23: The government’s security dragnet effectively thwarted the ARD’s plan to hold a public meeting at the Mochi Gate on the Pakistan Day and, according to a central PPP...
Complete Story Six Palestinians shot dead
RAMALLAH, March 23: The Palestinians accused Israel on Saturday of wanting to block a ceasefire deal to end almost 18 months of bloodshed by ignoring Palestinian demands that political issues be...
Complete Story UN summit backs plan to combat poverty
MONTERREY (Mexico), March 23: Buoyed by US and European pledges of fresh cash for impoverished nations after years of declining foreign aid, world leaders wrapped up a UN summit with a...
Complete Story 13 killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, March 23: At least 13 people, including 10 freedom fighters, were killed and 26 more injured in a fresh bout of violence in occupied Kashmir, police said on Saturday....
Complete Story Jamaat chief rejects referendum plan
RAWALPINDI, March 23: The Amir of Jamat-i-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, on Saturday rejected government’s proposal to hold referendum to formalize Gen Musharraf as president of Pakistan saying it is unconstitutional....
Complete Story Talks alone to resolve Kashmir issue: US
WASHINGTON, March 23: The United States has said it is not engaged in a zero-sum game vis-a-vis Washington’s ties with both India and Pakistan, pointing out that all roads lead to...
Complete Story 258 Afghan Taliban prisoners released
SHIBARGHAN, March 23: Hundreds of former Taliban fighters were freed in a goodwill gesture in this northern Afghan town on Friday, but thousands were still held in appa