Infiltration must end to avoid war: Powell sees a way out of crisis
WASHINGTON, May 31: United States Secretary of State Colin Powell still feels that there is a way out of the current crisis between Pakistan and India and that the crisis need...
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India advised to grab Almaty opportunity
ISLAMABAD, May 31: Information Minister Nisar A Memon on Friday urged New Delhi to seize the opportunity for dialogue on Kashmir in Almaty next week....
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Delhi to take up ‘incursion’ issue
NEW DELHI, May 31: India said on Friday Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee would raise the issue of what he calls Pakistani-sponsored “cross-border terrorism” at a regional summit next week but...
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Oil prices increased further
KARACHI, May 31: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Friday increased the prices of diesel and petrol by 4.48 per cent and 0.80 per cent respectively....
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France pursues phone diplomacy
PARIS, May 31: In France’s continuing effort to mediate in the India-Pakistan conflict, French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin has been on the telephone with Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh, says...
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Foreigners urged to leave India
WASHINGTON, May 31: The US State Department on Friday authorized the voluntary departure of non-essential diplomats and all dependents from its missions in India, saying it could not rule out a...
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Pakistan pins hopes on Rumsfeld mission
ISLAMABAD, May 31: Pakistan on Friday welcomed US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s upcoming visit to the region and said it hoped he would be able to persuade India to come to...
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UN intervention can help prevent war, says Akram
UNITED NATIONS, May 31: Underscoring that “war stares us in the face” Pakistan on Friday asked the U.N. Security Council to live up to its Charter obligations to prevent a threat...
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Provinces to get GST share
ISLAMABAD, May 31: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has authorised the provincial governments to immediately constitute the membership of their provincial finance commissions (PFCs) based on their own needs so that the...
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Sugiura, Jaswant discuss stand-off
NEW DELHI, May 31: Japanese Senior Vice-Foreign Minister Seiken Sugiura met Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh Friday as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts to calm tensions between nuclear rivals India and...
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200 N-warheads handy: survey
WASHINGTON, May 31: India has up to 150 nuclear warheads while Pakistan could only call upon a third of that total at most, Jane’s defence publications said on Thursday....
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Afghan DPs demand voice at Loya Jirga
ISLAMABAD, May 31: Around 250,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan have demanded a voice at Afghanistan’s upcoming Loya Jirga, the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported....
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Powell sees infiltrations being curbed
WASHINGTON, May 31: The United States says it has seen indications that Pakistan has given instructions to stop “infiltrations” across the Line of Control in Kashmir....
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G8 wants check on terrorist groups
OTTAWA, May 31: Foreign ministers from the world’s leading nations on Friday expressed their grave concern about the standoff between India and Pakistan and called on Islamabad to stop “terrorist groups”...
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Senegal produce soccer upset
SEOUL, May 31: Debutants Senegal produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history when they beat defending champions France 1-0 in the opening match of the tournament on Friday....
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Fatah leader among 100 arrested
 NABLUS, May 31: The Israeli army arrested 100 Palestinians, including the local chief of Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement, during its reoccupation of Nablus on Friday, Palestinian security sources said....
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