India expels four Pakistan officials: Attempt to avoid dialogue, says Jilani
 NEW DELHI, Jan 22: India on Wednesday ordered the expulsion of four officials of the Pakistan High Commission as tense relations between the two countries plummeted further over a raging diplomatic...
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Another gas pipeline attacked
MULTAN, Jan 22: The situation in Sui has turned out to be more than just tit-for-tat clashes between the two rival Baloch tribes on the borders of Punjab and Balochistan as...
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Tightening of security okayed
 ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The Development Control Committee of the National Command Authority on Wednesday approved tightening of security for different defensive layers, enhancing physical security and ensuring effectiveness of watertight safety...
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Gas supply to commercial units stopped: Official suspects sabotage
LAHORE, Jan 22: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd on Wednesday stopped supply to commercial units in Punjab and the NWFP, and diverted gas to domestic users....
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Muslim groups in US urge Saddam to quit
WASHINGTON, Jan 22: Panicked by the daily reports of troop deployments in the Persian Gulf, major American Muslim groups have once again urged Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to step down and...
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UAE may extend credit facility to 120 days
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The United Arab Emirates is expected to extend its credit facility for oil supplies to Pakistan up to 120 days as a special consideration to help it in...
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‘Hot pursuit’ to be discussed with Franks
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The US Central Command chief, Gen Tommy Franks, who will be spearheading a likely military attack on Iraq, is arriving here on Jan 27, Dawn learnt through reliable...
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Problems to be solved at doorsteps, says Jamali
ROJHAN JAMALI, Jan 22: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Wednesday that Pakistan would be put on the road to progress and problems of the people would be solved...
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ROs told to reject defaulters’ papers
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: Chief Justice Election Commission on Tuesday directed the returning officers appointed for Senate election to reject the nomination papers of those candidates who had defaulted in the payment...
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Dawn’s new Editor-in-Chief
Mr Ahmad Ali Khan, who retired as Chief Editor in March 2000, has taken over as Editor-in-Chief of Dawn with effect from Jan 22, 2003, according to an announcement made on...
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US urged to give time to inspectors
NEW YORK, Jan 22: Saying that Pakistan has little sympathy for Saddam Hussein of Iraq who has supported India against Pakistan on Kashmir dispute, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, cautioned the...
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Indo-Russian pact to spark tensions: FO
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: A foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday said the “Protocol on the Procurement of Military Equipment” recently signed between India and Russia “is bound to further exacerbate the already...
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Indian redeployment threat slammed
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The new Indian army chief’s reported statement that his troops could be redeployed against Pakistan at a short notice, reveals just how India foils Pakistan’s efforts at establishing...
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OIC supports Kashmiris’ struggle
NEW YORK, Jan 22: The leading members of the Organization of Islamic Conference on Tuesday lauded Pakistan as the spokesperson for Islamic nations in the UN Security Council and expressed their...
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Asif cautions Musharraf
LARKANA, Jan 22: Jailed PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday cautioned President Gen Pervez Musharraf against extending support to the United States, saying the president himself would be responsible if...
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Grant named British HC
LONDONDERRY (Ireland), Jan 22: The British government has appointed Mark Justin Lyall Grant its new High Commissioner to Pakistan in succession to Sir Hilary Synnot....
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