Musharraf hopes sanity will prevail: Unilateral pullback ruled out
ISLAMABAD, May 24: President Gen Pervez Musharraf described on Friday the current standoff between India and Pakistan as “dangerous,” but hoped good sense would prevail on both sides to defuse tension....
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India has put off action for two months: paper: Delhi terms report speculative
NEW DELHI, May 24: Fears of war between Pakistan and India eased on Friday as the Indian prime minister left for a weekend break in the Himalayan foothills and an international...
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Troops shifted from Afghan border: US
WASHINGTON, May 24: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld confirmed here on Friday that Pakistan has moved some troops away from its border with Afghanistan to its border with India since the...
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N-disarmament treaty signed
 MOSCOW, May 24: US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a landmark nuclear disarmament treaty on Friday and hailed a new era in relations that the US...
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Islamabad to respond with full might:Gen Yusaf visits forward positions
ISLAMABAD, May 24: Vice Chief of Army Staff Gen Muhammad Yusaf Khan on Friday said that in case of any misadventure by India, the Pakistan army would not only defend but...
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Three die in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, May 24: Three people were killed along the Line of Control in Azad Kashmir on Thursday as a result of Indian shelling, which resumed on Friday, police said....
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No decision yet about military land officers
ISLAMABAD, May 24: The federal government has abolished as many as 41,972 posts since August 2000, but it is yet to take a decision about the officers of the Military Land...
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France recalls non-essential staff
PARIS, May 24: France has decided to recall all non-essential diplomatic staff working in Pakistan, the foreign ministry announced on Friday....
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Patten puts onus on Pakistan
NEW DELHI, May 24: European Union Commissioner for External Relations Chris Patten on Friday urged Islamabad to turn off “the terrorist tap” in Kashmir and said that India had hardened...
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Pakistan to test missiles
ISLAMABAD, May 24: Pakistan has notified India that it will conduct missile tests from this weekend, officials said on Friday....
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Stocks recover
KARACHI, May 24: The KSE 100-share index on Friday roared back to a massive recovery on heavy buying....
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Salvation lies in adopting Prophet’s path: President
ISLAMABAD, May 24: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that the destination of worldly and spiritual salvation could be found only by adopting the path of life identified by the...
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US regrets missile test decision
WASHINGTON, May 24: The United States has expressed its disappointment at Pakistan’s decision to test its missiles....
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N-war to kill 3m people: study
PARIS, May 24: At least three million people would be killed and another 1.4 million seriously injured if even a “limited” nuclear war broke out between Pakistan and India, the British...
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Japan asks India to resume talks
ISLAMABAD, May 24: Japan on Friday called on India to act responsibly and heed to international community’s call for de-escalation of tension over Kashmir issue....
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Navy preparedto thwart any misadventure
ISLAMABAD, May 24: The Pakistan Navy is ready and fully prepared to counter any misadventure by the adversary and any such eventuality will be met with full force....
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Vajpayee sends letters to Bush, Putin
NEW DELHI, May 24: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has written letters to US President George Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the tensions...
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Australia calls for restraint
SYDNEY, May 24: Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he will examine the possibility for a Commonwealth role in mediating between India and Pakistan to de-escalate the current border tensions....
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