Israel invades 3 more towns: Many foreigners injured in shooting
 TEL AVIV, April 1: Israeli troops fired on a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Monday, wounding several foreigners and a Palestinian cameraman, as Israel moved to consolidate its hold on the West Bank...
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NHRC seeks probe into attacks on Muslims: Special courts suggested to try Gujarat cases
NEW DELHI, April 1: India’s National Human Rights Commission on Monday asked for a federal probe into widespread attacks on Muslims and said the unabated killing spree amid allegations of official...
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Cabinet to approve referendum plan
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The Federal Cabinet is meeting here on Wednesday, to formally approve the holding of referendum for President Musharraf to stay in power for another five-year term....
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Musharraf tells India not to treat Pakistan as ‘scum’
NEW DELHI, April 1: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Monday warned India against treating his country like “scum” and called for a UN role in de-escalating military tensions which left the...
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FO flays threat to kill Arafat
ISLAMABAD, April 1: Pakistan on Monday called upon the international community to come forward to bring Israeli aggression against Palestinians to an end and described the Israeli threats to kill Palestinian...
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Punjab to experience 22pc water shortage
LAHORE, April 1: The Punjab will suffer an overall 22 per cent water shortage during the six-month Kharif season, with water scarcity touching a whopping 44 per cent during the first...
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Lone beaten, abused by VHP leader
 NEW DELHI, April 1: In an amazingly brazen assault during a news conference, All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Abdul Ghani Lone was beaten and abused by a rightwing Hindu militant in...
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Egypt warns Israel not to harm Arafat
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The Egyptian ambassador to Pakistan Dr Mahmoud El-Said on Monday condemned the escalation of Israeli state terrorism against the Palestinians and warned Israel against attempts to harm President...
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US silent on Abu Zubaydah custody
WASHINGTON, April 1: US secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld on Monday neither confirmed nor denied that US forces are holding Abu Zubaydah, believed to be a key deputy of Osama bin...
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Sessions judges can admit habeas corpus pleas
LAHORE, April 1: The district and sessions judges have been empowered to entertain habeas corpus petitions under Section 491 of the Criminal Procedure Code and order production and release of unlawfully...
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Import of reconditioned cars may be allowed
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The government intends to allow import of “company reconditioned cars” with certain duty reductions in the budget 2002-03 if the local industry failed to double its production by May 10, 2002 deadline.
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Musharraf to visit Kabul
ISLAMABAD, April 1: President Pervez Musharraf plans to visit Afghanistan soon, possibly as early as Tuesday, government officials said on Monday....
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Two killed in bomb blast
PESHAWAR, April 1: A bomb tore through a crowded passenger bus in western Pakistan Monday, killing two men and injuring 12 others, police said....
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Major power breakdown in upper Sindh
SUKKUR, April 1: The entire upper Sindh faced a massive power breakdown when a major fault developed in the Guddu Thermal Power Station on Monday night....
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Sept 11 attacks cost $1m, says report
PARIS, April 1: A special report, prepared by Anne Le Lorier for the French finance ministry on the financial aspects of international terrorism, claims that the cost of organizing the last...
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Lawyers bodies vow to resist move
ISLAMABAD, April 1: Pakistan Bar Council and Supreme Court Bar Association on Monday announced that they would resist the holding of referendum as it could not substitute elections for the president’s...
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