Both sides see need for talks: Powell : Meeting with Vajpayee today
NEW DELHI, July 27: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Saturday that India and Pakistan recognize the need for a dialogue to sort out their catalogue of problems but...
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EU refuses to play mediator’s role
 ISLAMABAD, July 27: Javier Solana, European Union’s top official for foreign and security policy, said here Saturday that though the EU was very keen that military de-escalation and dialogue between Pakistan...
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Pakistan to quiz its prisoners in Cuba
WASHINGTON, July 27: A five-member Pakistani team is arriving in the United States later this week to interrogate Pakistani prisoners at the American prison facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, official sources...
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Two Afghans killed, five US troops hurt in ambush
BAGRAM AIR BASE, July 27: Two Afghan militiamen were killed and five US soldiers wounded when a joint reconnaissance patrol was attacked in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, US officials said....
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Kashmiris warned not to take part in elections
MUZAFFARABAD, July 27: A Kashmiri group claimed responsibility on Saturday for three political killings in the past week and threatened to kill anyone who takes part in elections in occupied Kashmir....
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No compromise on Kashmir: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, July 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that Pakistan would never compromise on its just stand on Kashmir and continue to support the UN Security Council resolution calling...
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Grenade attack kills four in Valley
 SRINAGAR, July 27: Four people died and at least five were wounded on Saturday when unidentified attackers threw a grenade at a crowded market in occupied Kashmir....
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Indian VP dies of heart attack
 NEW DELHI, July 27: Indian vice-president Krishan Kant, died on Saturday after a heart attack, officials said. He was 75....
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EC directs govt not to execute transfer orders
ISLAMABAD, July 27: No government official whose transfer order was passed before July 23, and not implemented till the date could assume charge of his new post till the October elections,...
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India not ready for dialogue, says Sinha
NEW DELHI, July 27: US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s peace mission to South Asia got off to an uncertain start on Saturday with India saying it was not prepared to...
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DNA test confirms body was Pearl’s
KARACHI, July 27: The Sindh police on Saturday confirmed that the remains of a body found in Gulzar-i-Hijri in May were those of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter, who...
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Solana meets Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, July 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and European Union’s Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana on Saturday discussed Pakistan-India situation and underlined the need for military de-escalation and resumption of dialogue....
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78 die in Ukraine airshow disaster
 LVIV (Ukraine), July 27: A Ukrainian airshow turned to nightmare on Saturday when a jet fighter plunged into crowds, killing at least 78 people, including seven children and injuring 113 during...
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More drugs may be exempted from GST
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The government is considering adding dozens of medicines to the list of life-saving drugs for exemption from 15 per cent General Sales Tax (GST)....
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Pakistan beat England in hockey
MANCHESTER, July 27: Pakistan rode once again on the penalty corner expertise of Sohail Abbas to crush hosts England 3-0 in a key pool B match of the Commonwealth Games field...
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Bush, Blair agree on terms for Iraq attack: paper
LONDON, July 27: British Prime Minister Tony Blair has privately told US President George Bush that Britain would support an attack on Iraq if President Saddam Hussain refuses to allow UN...
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Benazir to return home, fight polls: aides
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The self-exiled former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto will return home to contest October’s parliamentary elections, her spokesman said on Saturday....
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Blasphemy accused awarded death sentence
LAHORE, July 27: A local additional district and sessions judge on Saturday awarded death penalty and a fine of Rs200,000 to an accused under Section 295-C PPC for committing blasphemy against...
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Mianwali deal to be revised today
LAHORE, July 27: The much-publicized and widely condemned tribal settlement in which four murder convicts in Abbakhel, Mianwali, saved their lives by giving away Rs8 million and six girls to the...
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England take control of first Test
LONDON, July 27: England took control of the opening Test against India at Lord’s on Saturday as the visitors collapsed to 221 all out in reply to the home side’s 487....
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