15-member Sindh cabinet sworn in: Muttahida gets major share
KARACHI, Jan 2: A 15-member Sindh cabinet, including a woman minister, was sworn in here on Thursday at a simple....
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Inquiry begins into US bombing
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: A high-level inquiry into the incident of the United States bombing of a Madressah (seminary) in North Waziristan Agency following an exchange of fire between Pakistani border guards...
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Indian tirade against Musharraf continues
NEW DELHI, Jan 2: In a continued escalation of its focussed rhetoric, India dismissed on Thursday President Pervez Musharraf’s implied threat to use nuclear weapons as nonsense, but said its army...
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Israel destroys 25 homes
GAZA, Jan 2: Israeli army bulldozers destroyed 25 Palestinian- owned houses in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said....
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Parties begin Senate poll preparations
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: With the announcement of the schedule for the Senate elections all major political parties have started preparations for winning the maximum number of seats in the Upper House....
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Afghans seize 300 rockets
JALALABAD, Jan 2: Afghan border authorities have found more than 300 rockets being smuggled into the eastern province of Nangarhar from neighbouring Pakistan, an official said on Thursday....
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Judges should take fresh oath, says SCBA
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has said that the judges of the superior courts should be administered fresh oath under the Constitution to avoid a crisis....
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Largest troop deployment since Gulf war
WASHINGTON, Jan 2: War drums could be heard louder on the New Year day in Washington where authorities ordered the so far largest troop deployment to the Persian Gulf....
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20-man Punjab cabinet today
LAHORE, Jan 2: A 20-member Punjab cabinet is expected to take oath on Friday, 35 days after the swearing-in of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as the Chief Minister....
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Prince Fahad calls on President
KARACHI, Jan 2: The governor of Tubuk, Prince Fahad bin Sultan, meet President Pervez Musharraf here on Thursday at the Governor House....
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Ex-Afghan minister arrested
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: US troops have arrested a former Afghan minister who heads an influential Pakhtoon tribe in eastern Paktia....
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Premier arrives in Madina
MADINA, Jan 2: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali arrived here Thursday afternoon from Jeddah....
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Cold kills 48 in India
NEW DELHI, Jan 2: A severe spell of cold weather has led to the deaths of 48 people in northern India, news reports said on Thursday....
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MMA demands change in Senate schedule
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The Muttahidda Majlis-i-Amal has demanded a change in the Senate election schedule, saying it clashed with the....
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