Musharraf warns against disorder during polls
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that certain political activities had been allowed but warned that nobody would be allowed to “disrupt the civic life”....
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APHC to hold talks in Delhi next week
NEW DELHI, Aug 28: Kashmiri leaders have agreed to travel to New Delhi this week for talks with a semi-official Indian team that may lead to meetings with key ministers, the...
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Power failure hits 2 provinces
HYDERABAD/QUETTA, Aug 28: Jamshoro Thermal Power Station ceased functioning when its two remaining units also broke down on Tuesday night, owing to massive failure in the system, crippling the power supply,...
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Musharraf-Vajpayee meeting ruled out
NEW YORK, Aug 28: A one-to-one meeting between Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and President Gen Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly session is not a...
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41 minority members to contest on general seats: Sindh election scenario
KARACHI, Aug 28: Thirty-three women and eight members of minorities in Sindh have fielded themselves on general seats of the province in the National Assembly....
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13 Harakat men held with weapons and CDs
PESHAWAR, Aug 28: Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested 13 activists of banned Haraktul Mujahideen and seized explosives and computer discs. The discs contained speeches of Osama bin Laden and instructions...
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Tension prevails in Okara military farms as tenant buried
MULTAN, Aug 28: There is no let-up in the tension on Okara military farms, as police and rangers continue to besiege villages where most of tenants and their leaders live....
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Cell formed in GHQ, claims PML(N)
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: Pakistan Muslim League (N) on Wednesday alleged that the military government has set up a cell in the GHQ to manipulate the election results....
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No move for Benazir’s extradition: Britain
LONDON, Aug 28: The British government has said the Pakistan authorities have not approached Britain to extradite Benazir Bhutto....
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MMA launches train march
 RAWALPINDI, Aug 28: The chief of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani, has said the MMA would strive for the elimination of culture of injustice and tyranny, reducing unemployment, enforcing Shariat...
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Asma seeks inquiry into farmers’ killings
LAHORE, Aug 28: The government should hold an impartial and independent inquiry into the last week’s killings of tenants of the Okara military farms to bring the perpetrators to justice....
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Labour policy awaits approval
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: The draft labour policy, 2002, is ready for quite some time and has accordingly been referred to the federal cabinet for approval, sources in the Ministry of Labour...
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CEC urged to take notice of rules violation
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has asked the Chief Election Commissioner, Justice Irshad Hasan Khan, to take notice of the of violation of election laws by the government...
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Pakistan rejects Indian claim
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: Pakistan on Wednesday rejected the Indian External Affairs Minister’s recent claim that movement across Line of Control could not occur without the help of Pakistan Army....
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UGC okays Benazir degree
LARKANA, Aug 28: The returning officer for NA-204 (Larkana-I), Abdul Ghani Soomro, rejected on Wednesday the nomination papers of the chairperson of the PPP(SB), Ghinwa Bhutto, on the ground that she...
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Oil, gas found in Sanghar
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) announced on Wednesday that they have struck oil in Sanghar, Sindh....
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Rangers fear attacks in Karachi on Sept 11
KARACHI, Aug 28: Pakistan Rangers has information that Islamic militants angered by President Musharraf’s support for the US-led war on terror might launch attacks in Karachi on Sept 11....
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China denies supplying N-technology to Pakistan
BEIJING, Aug 28: China has dismissed the reports alleging the supply of nuclear missile equipments or missile technology to Pakistan....
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