Moderate APHC leader Lone gunned down
 SRINAGAR, May 21: Abdul Gani Lone, a moderate leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, was shot dead here on Tuesday in a killing likely to undermine efforts to bring peace...
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Pakistan warns of war if India strikes
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Pakistan warned on Tuesday that any cross-border action by India would provoke retaliation, and analysts predicted that it could trigger a wider conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours....
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US lauds anti-terror efforts
WASHINGTON, May 21: The US state department said on Tuesday that Pakistan had rendered “unprecedented levels of cooperation in the war on terrorism” and observed that South Asia remained a central...
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ARD, MMA boycott today’s meeting
LAHORE, May 21: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Aml, two alliances encompassing some 20 political and religious parties, decided on Tuesday to boycott the Wednesday’s all-party conference...
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Sufficient armaments available: Gen Qayum
ISLAMABAD May 21: Lt Gen Abdul Qayum, Chairman of Pakistan Ordnance Factories, on Tuesday reassured the nation that sufficient stocks of conventional arms and ammunition would be available in the event...
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Delhi tells troops to be ready for ‘strong reply’
BIKANER (India), May 21: Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes on Tuesday told commanders in Rajasthan that a “strong reply” had to be given to “Pakistan-backed terrorism” and warned them to be...
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No date fixed for Armitage’s visit
WASHINGTON, May 21: There were still no firm dates available on Tuesday for the projected visit to South Asia of Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage to contain the Indo-Pakistan crisis....
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Three die in LoC shelling
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Three more people were killed and 21 others wounded as the Indian army continued heavy shelling from across the Line of Control and the Working Boundary on Tuesday,...
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Two more killed in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, May 21: Indian forces resumed shelling from across the Line of Control in different sectors of Azad Kashmir and the working boundary along Sialkot on Tuesday, killing two persons and...
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EU to give 165m euros aid to Islamabad
BRUSSELS, May 21: The European Commission promised on Tuesday 165 million euros in aid to Pakistan for the period 2002-2006, with officials saying funds would focus on anti-poverty schemes and trade...
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Vajpayee arrives in Kashmir
JAMMU, May 21: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee arrived late on Tuesday in the winter capital of held Kashmir at the heart of a confrontation between India and Pakistan that...
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PIA starts commercial flights to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Pakistan on Tuesday sent its first commercial flight into Afghanistan in more than 23 years, official media reported....
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Maulana Ajmal passes away
LAHORE, May 21: The patron-in-chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam and the founding member of the party, Maulana Ajmal Khan, died of liver and renal failure here on Tuesday....
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War with India very close: Pakistan envoy
LONDON, May 21: Pakistan and India are “very close” to renewed warfare over the disputed territory of Kashmir, Pakistan’s ambassador in London warned in an interview with the BBC on Tuesday....
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Patten arrives
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The European Union Commissioner for External Relations, Chris Patten, arrived here on Tuesday for a three-day visit to Pakistan....
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Stocks slide
KARACHI, May 21: The stock market on Tuesday remained in the grip of war fear as the KSE 100-index breaches through the psychological barrier of 1,600 points at 1,598.16, off 49.03...
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Islamabad condemns murder
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The Foreign Office has condemned the cold-blooded murder of the leading Kashmiri leader and a member of the executive council of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Abdul...
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One killed in Karachi
KARACHI, May 21: One person was killed and over a dozen injured on Tuesday when miscreants pelted a religious procession passing through the Nishtar Road with stones....
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