People stand to gain all the way: Musharraf’s public meeting at Abbottabad
ABBOTTABAD, April 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday said the April 30 referendum would decide the future course of Pakistan and decide the matter between those who wanted to push...
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115 perish in Chinese plane crash
 SEOUL, April 15: An Air China passenger aircraft bound for South Korea with 166 people aboard crashed into a mountain near South Korea’s second largest city in rain and fog on...
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SC to hear appeals against referendum
ISLAMABAD, April 15: The Chief Justice of Pakistan on Monday constituted a nine-member special bench to hear petitions challenging the assumption of office of president by Gen Pervez Musharraf, and then...
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Vajpayee govt lives in suspense
NEW DELHI, April 15: India’s ruling NDA coalition was living in suspense on Monday after the opposition parties stalled the resumed budget session of parliament and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s...
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Punjab resumes full withdrawal of 37,000 cusecs
LAHORE, April, 15: Punjab on Monday resumed full withdrawal of 37,000 cusecs, as allowed by Irsa, from the national pool — 15,000 cusecs from the Indus and 22,000 cusecs from the...
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Afridi, Imran propel Pakistan into final
SHARJAH, April 15: Pakistan outclassed New Zealand in the last match of prelimminary round by eight wickets in 31.3 overs to sail through to the final of Sharjah Cup here on...
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World Bank to lend $350 million by end of June
ISLAMABAD, April 15: The World Bank has assured to extend $350 million new funding under Structural Adjustment Credit (SAC-2) programme before the end of 2001-2002 to further help improve Pakistan’s balance...
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Israel arrests top Fatah leader
RAMALLAH, April 15: Israel arrested one of its most wanted men — West Bank Fatah leader Marwan Barghuti — on Monday as violence and incursions pushed up the death toll across...
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Woman among six shot dead
NAROWAL, April 15: Six people, including a woman, were shot dead on Sunday night in Aliabad village, about 10 kilometres from here, on suspicion of supporting the assailants’ rivals....
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Rocca conveyed Bush’s message to Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, April 15: President Pervez Musharraf was delivered a message of US President George W. Bush concerning Pakistan-India situation, Afghanistan scenario and Pakistan-US cooperation in combating terrorism, by US Assistant Secretary...
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Pakistan-US Economic Forum to meet on 19th
WASHINGTON, April 15: The maiden meeting of Pakistan-US Joint Economic Forum, set up during Gen Musharraf’s official visit to Washington in February, is scheduled to be held here on April 19,...
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Islamabad, Moscow to boost ties
 ISLAMABAD April 15: Pakistan desires to develop friendly, upgraded and expanded relations with the Russian Federation, the Foreign Office spokesman said here on Monday while welcoming the current visit of the...
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4 US troops killed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, April 15: Four US soldiers were killed and at least one was injured in Afghanistan on Monday when a rocket detonated as they were attempting to dispose it of, the...
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Pilots raring to go at Pakistan, says India
NEW DELHI, April 15: Indian Air Force pilots are raring to go at Pakistan, and New Delhi is in no mood to scale down the military alert along its tense borders....
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Benazir to come with news media in tow
NEW YORK, April 15: In preparation of her return to Pakistan to participate in the scheduled October elections, the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has asked a number of international news...
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Cabinet meets today
ISLAMABAD, April 15: A special meeting of the federal cabinet will be held on Tuesday to discuss and approve a number of new amendments to the constitution for ensuring continuity of...
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