Arafat’s HQ bulldozed: Israel has right to defend itself: US
 RAMALLAH, Sept 20: The Israeli army laid siege to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s headquarters on Friday, razing everything around it, following a suicide bombing that killed six people in Tel Aviv...
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LHC dismisses plea against Nawaz : Permanent disqualification
LAHORE, Sept 20: The Lahore High Court on Friday dismissed petitions seeking permanent disqualification of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and two other PML leaders from contesting any future...
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Pakistan, India nuke facilities safe: study
NEW DELHI, Sept 20: India and Pakistan have placed strict security at facilities that house their nuclear weapons, virtually eliminating the possibility of a theft, a new US government-funded study was...
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Cabinet okays FIA’s reorganization
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The cabinet on Friday approved the re-organization of the Federal Investigation Agency and assigned exclusive jurisdiction to the National Accountability Bureau to deal with the anti-corruption cases....
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Aerobatics mark end of defence show
 SONMIANI, Sept 20: A thrilling display of aerobatics, ground-to-ground, and ground-to-air firing was held at the PAF Firing Range here on Friday....
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Key parties to ensure fair polls, transfer of power
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Almost all the major parties contesting general elections have decided to join hands on one point agenda of ensuring free, fair and impartial polls and smooth transfer of...
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India unrelenting over pullback
NEW DELHI, Sept 20: India said on Friday that notwithstanding the “satisfactory first round” of controversial elections in Jammu and Kashmir, it was “premature” to consider the question of resumption of...
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Lawyers ask court to throw out case against Al Qaeda suspects
BUFFALO, NY, Sept 20: Defence lawyers for the six men accused of being members of an Al Qaeda-trained sleeper cell in upstate New York have asked that the case against their...
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Ottawa asks Delhi to hold talks with Islamabad
OTTAWA, Sept 20: Canada’s foreign minister said on Friday he had urged India to establish some kind of dialogue with Pakistan to prevent tensions over the disputed region of Kashmir from...
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Attempt on Musharraf’s life foiled: Armitage
WASHINGTON, Sept 20: A top US diplomat said late on Thursday the Pakistani intelligence service had thwarted an attempt to kill President Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf himself has denied the attack....
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Bush wants to control Mideast oil, says Saddam
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20: President Saddam Hussein accused the Bush administration on Thursday of seeking to “destroy Iraq in order to control the Middle East oil.” He underscored that President Bush...
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Putin resists Bush pressure
WASHINGTON, Sept 20: US President George Bush waged an allout campaign on Friday to win Moscow over to his hard line on Iraq, calling Vladimir Putin and meeting the Russian president’s...
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Two more NC men among 12 killed
SRINAGAR, Sept 20: Twelve people, including two ruling party activists, were killed in occupied Kashmir on Friday and Thursday night, as violence spiralled in the lead-up to a second phase of...
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New US visa programme for students
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: An official with the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) told a Congressional committee that the agency foresees successful and timely implementation of a new system for the...
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Kashmiris hold rally against polls
SRINAGAR, Sept 20: Police fired teargas and clashed with anti-Indian protesters in occupied Kashmir on and detained a prominent leader on Friday....
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Asian Bank cuts risk premiums
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday reduced Pakistan’s country risk premiums for its Political Risk Guarantee (PRG) facility due to improved foreign exchange reserves and positive steps...
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