Islamabad asks for iron-clad guarantees: Delhi’s adventurism on LoC
ISLAMABAD, June 12: Pakistan has asked the international community, especially the Americans, for some iron-clad guarantees that India will not use the pretext of one or the other locally inspired Jihadi...
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India to ease buildup in Rajasthan, Punjab
NEW DELHI, June 12: Responding to India’s standing request to use its territory in fight against terrorism, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld strongly hinted on Wednesday that he now had the...
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Indian measures not enough: FO
ISLAMABAD, May 12: Pakistan said on Wednesday the measures announced by the Indian government for easing tensions carry “little substance” and reiterated its demand for resumption of meaningful dialogue between the...
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Sindh-Balochistan water row resurfaces
ISLAMABAD, June 12: The differences over the distribution of water have again surfaced between the Sindh and Balochistan provinces, with the latter seeking President’s indulgence in a bid to save its...
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Rumsfeld arrives amid tight security
 ISLAMABAD, June 12: As part of the United States’ diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in South Asia, the US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived here on Wednesday evening on the last...
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Majlis-i-Amal accepts invitation for APC
ISLAMABAD, June 12: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Wednesday announced its acceptance of the invitation for a consultative meeting with President Gen Pervez Musharraf to discuss the current crisis and the government’s Kashmir...
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Nepra can’t admit tariff revision plea by Wapda
LAHORE, June 12: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) cannot admit a tariff revision petition from Wapda, and it violated its own law by doing so....
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UK sees ISI link to ‘militants’
LONDON, June 12: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Tuesday his government now accepted that “armed militants” fighting Indian forces in occupied Kashmir had links with Pakistan’s ISI....
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Envoy stresses LoC monitoring
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12: A Pakistani envoy said on Wednesday international monitoring was still the best way to check on militant incursions into Indian Kashmir despite a United States offer of...
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Two killed, five injured in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, June 12: Two people were killed and at least five others injured in Indian shelling in Azad Kashmir on Wednesday, despite indications that tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad were...
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WB names Pakistan for education assistance
WASHINGTON, June 12: The World Bank on Wednesday named Pakistan and 22 other developing nations in Asia, Africa and Latin America to spearhead a struggle to educate all children by 2015....
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Seven die as rival groups clash in Kashmir
JAMMU, June 12: Indian police said seven people were killed on Wednesday near occupied Jammu when a gunbattle erupted between the Lashkar-i-Taiba and the Hizbul Mujahideen....
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Situation with India still grim: Musharraf
RIYADH, June 12: President Pervez Musharraf left Madina Munawwara after completing his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia....
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SBP issues quarterly report
KARACHI, June 12: The State Bank of Pakistan in its third quarterly report, released on Wednesday, said the GDP growth in the current fiscal year would ‘comfortably’ cross the 3 per...
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State dept, White House at odds over Palestinian state
BEIRUT, June 12: US President George W. Bush favours the creation of a “temporary state” for the Palestinians ahead of a full-fledged state, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said in...
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New Delhi launches patrol vessel
NEW DELHI, June 12: India on Wednesday launched a fast patrol vessel, which can be used for anti-smuggling and anti-insurgency operations and provide back-up to the Indian navy during emergencies, the...
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70 delegates walk out of Loya Jirga
KABUL, June 12: Afghans were set to make US-backed Hamid Karzai their new leader at the Loya Jirga, but some delegates walked out of the gathering on Wednesday saying they had...
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Mercury rises to 51°C in Larkana
LARKANA, June 12: The people of Larkana braved another hot day as the mercury shot up to 51 degrees Celsius on Wednesday....
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