US seeks early Kashmir talks
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Pakistan conveyed to the Bush administration on Wednesday that it took a serious exception to publishing of controversial reports in the...
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Putin backs Indian terms for peace: Improvement of ties with Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Dec 4: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that India and Pakistan should normalise their ties soon to remove fears of nuclear accidents including the risk of weapons...
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Lashkar declares Eid ceasefire in Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Dec 4: The Lashkar-i-Taiba (LT) group, India’s best known bete noire, has declared a four-day ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir in the run-up to Eid, news groups in Srinagar...
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Irsa rejects Punjab’s Mangla water stand
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has rejected Punjab’s claim of exclusive rights over Mangla Dam water after raise in its height by 40 feet....
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Washington maligning Saudis, says Riyadh
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that it had been unfairly maligned in the United States where the media and unnamed government officials have launched a “Saudi bashing campaign,”...
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Portfolios allocated to 7 state ministers
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali on Wednesday allocated portfolios to seven state ministers besides giving additional charge of Kashmir Affairs and...
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Iraq will not admit WMD presence in declaration: US rules out immediate attack
BAGHDAD, Dec 4: Iraq said on Wednesday the declaration it would hand to the UN will describe its biological, chemical, missile and nuclear technologies, but will not admit to having weapons...
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Palestinian state on 40pc land proposed
TEL AVIV, Dec 4: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon proposed on Wednesday the creation of a Palestinian state in the zones under Palestinian administration, covering 40 percent of the West Bank...
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12 men of banned groups freed
QUETTA, Dec 4: The Balochistan government released on Wednesday 12 leaders and activists of defunct religious organizations from different jails of the province....
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France condemns Israeli action
PARIS, Dec 4: France has criticized Israel for destroying a UN World Food Programme warehouse in Gaza that was meant to keep food supplies for the Palestinian refugees....
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Asif released on parole
RAWALPINDI, Dec 4: The jailed PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari, will be flown to Karachi from Islamabad on Thursday morning, an official source told Dawn on late Wednesday night....
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PM rejects Russian concerns
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Wednesday brushed off the Russian president’s call for Islamabad to crackdown on Kashmiri guerillas fighting Indian rule in the disputed Kashmir region....
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UN deplores Israel’s ME policies
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 4: The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted six resolutions by overwhelming majorities lambasting Israeli policies in the occupied territories and called for renewed efforts to restore...
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Explosion in Macedonia envoy house
KARACHI, Dec 4: A blast occurred at the house of honorary counsel-general of Macedonia in the Defence Housing Authority on late Wednesday night. Police said the blast took place inside the...
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Eid in ME today
DUBAI, Dec 4: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday, state media said on Wednesday.—AFP...
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Sindh PA session on 12th
KARACHI, Dec 4: Inaugural session of the Sindh Assembly has been convened on Dec 12....
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