PML-Q, MMA leading in polls: PPP boycotts on most seats; five killed in Sindh violence
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) gained and the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) suffered at least one shock in low-turnout by-elections across the country on Wednesday amid opposition charges...
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IMF opposes recent cut in power rates
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The International Monetary Fund will hold talks with Pakistan this week on the government’s decision to cut electricity prices without consulting the industry regulator....
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Sanctions are still hitting Pakistan
KARACHI, Jan 15: Despite Pakistan’s policy in the post-Sept 11 period, acquisition of technology and weapons system for the defence forces still remain affected by the sanctions and Islamabad will have...
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Indian Christians seek ban on RSS
NEW DELHI, Jan 15: A murderous attack on an American Christian missionary in India’s southern Kerala state by Hindu fanatics on Monday has raised the worrying prospects that western religious preachers...
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Disarmament talks with Russia today
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The first meeting of the Pakistan-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability will be held in Moscow on Thursday, Dawn reliably learnt here on Wednesday....
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Delhi abusing human rights, says India’s HR body
NEW DELHI, Jan 15: India’s National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday accused the New Delhi government of human rights abuses, a day after New York-based Human Rights Watch levelled similar charges....
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Peace activists readying for huge anti-war rally
 WASHINGTON, Jan 15: Peace activists across the United States are quietly preparing for a show of strength in Washington on Saturday against the Bush administration’s expected military offensive in Iraq....
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Euro 71 million for Pakistan okayed
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The European Commission (EC) has approved euro 71 million for Pakistan to develop a three-year National Indicative Programme (NIP) in the education sector....
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Petrol prices up, kerosene’s down
KARACHI, Jan 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee on Wednesday announced increase/decrease in various oil products, effective from Jan 16....
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Wapda to complete Barotha project
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) would complete $2.5 billion Ghazi Barotha power project through its own resources in case the World Bank continued exerting pressure on...
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Minister accepts defeat in NA-56
RAWALPINDI, Jan 15: The anti-PML-Q verdict of the people of NA-56 is not an expression of no-confidence in the policies of the government, Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said....
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Fresh moves against Al Qaeda
KOHAT, Jan 15: The Pakistan army deployed at the western borders with Afghanistan to check Al Qaeda infiltrators has planned fresh operations, named as Al Meezan, after receiving sensitive equipment from...
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Stocks gain 100 points
KARACHI, Jan 15: The bulls on Wednesday led the KSE 100-share index to a new high at 2,950.29 points, up by 100.22 points or 3.52 per cent, on rumours of some...
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War against Iraq: France says ‘no’ to any pressure
PARIS, Jan 15: French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said on Wednesday that the government would not tolerate any external pressure in taking a decision over participation in a US-led invasion of...
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N-programme not meant for aggression: Musharraf
RAWALPINDI, Jan 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan’s nuclear programme is security-driven and the country does not harbour any aggressive designs against any country....
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Iraq war is not inevitable: US
WASHINGTON, Jan 15: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Wednesday that war with Iraq was not inevitable, saying Saddam Hussein could instead choose to disarm....
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MMA wants NA convened
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has called upon the Jamali government to immediately convene the National Assembly session for holding debate on the discriminatory treatment meted out to Pakistanis living...
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Shujaat urges Bush to review INS policy
LAHORE, Jan 15: The president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, has urged United States President George W. Bush to review his country’s registration policy for Pakistanis...
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