‘Menu’ of options available, says India: Defusing tension
NEW DELHI, June 9: India said on Sunday it was ready to announce steps to de-escalate tension with Pakistan, even as its soldiers killed two suspected Al Qaeda fighters in Kashmir...
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Standoff won’t affect elections: Musharraf
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9: President Pervez Musharraf told a Malaysian newspaper he remains committed to holding elections in October despite the ongoing India-Pakistan standoff....
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France may cut down defence contracts
PARIS, June 9: A contract with India for the sale of six submarines that was shortly to be announced had to be put on hold as long as India did not...
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Palestinian cabinet reshuffled
RAMALLAH, June 9: Yasser Arafat’s Palestinian Authority announced on Sunday, a sweeping reorganization of its cabinet aimed at silencing criticism at home and abroad that it was corrupt and inefficient....
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Militants vow to defy curbs on movement: Parties plan to overthrow Musharraf govt: paper
NEW YORK, June 9: With Pakistani soldiers blocking Kashmiri fighters from crossing into the Indian side of the Valley, the militants maintained that they would defy any such orders and many...
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Baloch leader Aslam Gichki shot dead
QUETTA, June 9: Noted Baloch leader of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) Mir Aslam Gichki was assassinated along with one of his friends in Mashkey, some 480km south of here, late...
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US, UK to continue arms sales to India
NEW DELHI, June 9: Britain and the United States have not suspended arms sales to India amid its current stand-off with Pakistan, Defence Secretary Yogendra Narain said on Sunday....
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One dies in fresh Gujarat violence
AHMEDABAD, June 9: One person was killed and at least 20 injured as fresh violence erupted on Sunday in the Indian city of Ahmedabad following the arrest of two Muslims, a...
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Sattar may be asked to continue as adviser
ISLAMABAD, June 9: Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar may be requested to continue as adviser on foreign affairs after his resignation from ministerial office is accepted, sources close to the president told...
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Islamabad condemns arrest of Ali Gillani
ISLAMABAD, June 9: Pakistan has strongly condemned the arrest of Syed Ali Gillani, a popular Kashmiri leader who is also a member of the executive council and former chairman of the...
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Four killed, 7 wounded in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, June 9: Four people were killed and seven wounded in intense Indian shelling from across the Line of Control and Sialkot working boundary on Sunday, official sources said....
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Musharraf leaves for UAE today
ABU DHABI, June 9: President Pervez Musharraf is to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday for talks on the crisis with neighbouring India, the official WAM news agency said...
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Sri Lanka prepares for peace with LTTE
 COLOMBO, June 9: Norway is preparing the groundwork for historic peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels amid renewed foreign support to end ethnic bloodshed, diplomats...
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Kashmiri leader held under Pota
 SRINAGAR, June 9: A leading Kashmiri leader has been detained under a tough new Indian anti-terrorism law over allegations of funding “terrorist oganizations”, police said on Sunday....
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Fireworks blast claims 3 lives of a family
CHINIOT, June 9: Three members of a family were burnt alive and as many sustained critical burn injuries when fireworks material exploded in Mohallah Noorwala, Jhang Road, late on Saturday night....
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Loya Jirga begins today
KABUL, June 9: The start of Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga, which is due to select a new transitional government, has been held over until Monday afternoon, the United Nations announced....
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