Pakistan fears Indian offensive: US assault on Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 10: Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram warned on Monday that any US military action against Iraq could provide India a chance to attack Pakistan....
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High alert at missions
 ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Key foreign missions in the capital have taken extra-ordinary precautions to counter any possible threat on the first anniversary of Sept 11 attacks on the United States....
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Nasrullah quits as ARD chief
 LAHORE, Sept 10: Senior politician, Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, on Tuesday stepped down as president of the multi-party Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), saying, his health did not allow him to...
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US tightens security
WASHINGTON, Sept 10: With fighter jets patrolling the skies, Americans prepare to commemorate the worst terror attacks in their history with a day of solemn events and prayers set to culminate...
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80 killed in Indian train derailment
 RAFIGANJ (India), Sept 10: A luxury express train jumped the tracks on a bridge over a river in eastern India on Monday night, killing at least 80 people in what one...
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Exporters seek stable currency rate
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Commerce minister Abdul Razak Dawood on Tuesday said that he would like to see the currency rate stabilizing instead of strengthening so that the exporters could plan export...
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Votes to be counted at polling stations: EC
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: The Election Commission on Tuesday notified the counting of votes procedure for the forthcoming general elections, promising that votes would be counted in the presence of polling agents...
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Security bolstered countrywide
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Security was extremely tightened countrywide on Wednesday after intelligence reports of possible terrorist acts on the anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks on United States landmarks. However, flags...
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WB to give $200m this year
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: The World Bank will offer $200 million during 2002-2003 to improve Pakistan’s balance of payment position....
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Benazir, Nawaz may return before polls, hope PPP, PML-N
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: With national elections nearly a month away, the country’s two main political parties are keeping alive hopes about an early end to the exile of their leaders —...
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Economy’s rating positive
NEW YORK, Sept 10: Top sovereign rating agencies on Monday reaffirmed positive outlook for Pakistan’s economy while expressing concern over the transition period and continuity of reform process....
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Quaid’s death anniversary today
 ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: The government has planned to observe the 54th death anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in a befitting manner on Wednesday....
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Public holiday on polls day
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that Oct 10, the polling day for the forthcoming general election, will be a public holiday....
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Political activist shot dead
KARACHI, Sept 10: One political activist was killed and two others were injured, one of them seriously, in a firing incident over a political dispute in Central Muslimabad late Tuesday night....
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Kashmiri group says it will disrupt polls
MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 10: A Kashmiri group said on Tuesday it would continue killing supporters of a “sham” election starting on Monday in the held state....
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Cheney spends night at secret location
WASHINGTON Sept 10: US Vice-President Dick Cheney spent Monday night at a secret location as a security precaution before the anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks, the White House said on...
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Councillor released after 25 days
MIANWALI, Sept 10: A senior civil judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a woman councillor who was booked under Section 295/A of the Blasphemy Act....
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2 rockets fired at US base
MIRANSHAH, Sept 10: Two rockets were fired towards a building, where US soldiers are thought to be staying, in the town of Miranshah bordering Afghanistan. Witnesses said the rockets had fallen...
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