Altaf takes control of party affairs: Imran Farooq suspended
KARACHI, Nov 7: A split appeared in the Muttahida Qaumi Movement when its London-based chief, Altaf Hussain, on Thursday “suspended” Dr Imran Farooq, convener of the coordination committee, took direct control...
|
|
IMF wants new govt to retain reforms pace: Cut in defence budget sought
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: Lauding progress of Pakistan’s economy attained during the past two years despite external shocks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called upon the future government to continue economic...
|
|
PPP yet to submit candidate’s name
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: The announcement of joint PPP-MMA candidates for the offices of prime minister and NA speaker is being delayed due to the failure of the PPP to intimate its...
|
|
Law minister’s move fails
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Sources confirm that a proposal to amend the Constitution for removing the restriction of defection was mooted by Dr Khalid Ranjha to help the PML-Q muster the required...
|
|
|
PML-Q & MMA talks today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Chaudhry Shujaat, parliamentary leader of the PML-Q, has resumed the political dialogue after a few days as he met Makhdoom Amin Fahim, president of the People’s Party Parliamentarians...
|
|
US to push UN on Iraq resolution
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 7: The United States is expected to make a big push in the UN Security Council on Friday to adopt a tough resolution on Iraq which threatens Baghdad...
|
|
|
3 held in HK for buying missiles for Al Qaeda
HONK KONG, Nov 7: Two Pakistanis and an Indian-born American, who used Hong Kong as a venue to negotiate the purchase of four Stinger missiles for Al Qaeda, were arrested following...
|
|
PPP rejects reports on deal with government
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Thursday termed the reports of its deal with the government a part of ‘disinformation campaign’ aimed at driving a wedge into the...
|
|
|
Ata accuses PTA chief of overstepping: Award of mobile phone system licence
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Dr Ataur Rahman, minister for science and technology, has raised serious concerns over the lack of transparency in the award of $150 million EGSM (Extended Global System for...
|
|
LHC seeks report on Dr Amir today
LAHORE, Nov 7: Justice Tassaduq Husain Jilani of the Lahore High Court on Thursday directed the federal and the Punjab government to submit detailed reports about the arrest and whereabouts of...
|
|
|
NA session postponement a lifeline for loyalists
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: The postponement of the first session of the newly-elected National Assembly seems to be calculated move by the government to give a lifeline for its loyalists, also aimed...
|
|
Iran leader sentenced to death for blasphemy
TEHRAN, Nov 7: An Iranian scholar and close ally of President Mohammad Khatami has been sentenced to death for blasphemy after he questioned the right of religious leaders to rule the...
|
|
|
US fears backlash over Kasi execution
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: The US government has warned Americans that the approaching execution of Mir Aimal Kasi may trigger new terrorist attacks against US interests overseas....
|
|
Police bow to Indian HR body pressure
NEW DELHI, Nov 7: Police here bowed to pressure on Thursday and agreed to offer to India’s national human rights panel a blow-by-blow account of a purported gunbattle at a mall...
|
|
|
ICRC worker kidnapped in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Nov 7: A group of Palestinians kidnapped a German worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip,...
|
|
Night curfew relaxed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Nov 7: A night-time curfew in occupied Kashmir has been relaxed to facilitate prayers by Muslims during Ramazan, a government statement said....
|
|
|
Bush envoy meets Musharraf
 ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Zalmay Khalilzad, US president’s special envoy for Afghanistan, called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf here on Thursday and discussed the situation in Afghanistan....
|
|
Six injured in Gujarat clashes
AHMEDABAD, Nov 7: Six people were wounded in communal clashes in Gujarat state on Thursday, police said....
|
|
|
