No proof to justify attack on Iraq: Blix: Bush allows use of nukes
NEW YORK, Jan 31: Chief UN arms inspector Hans Blix on Friday challenged a series of accusations Washington has lobbed at Baghdad, saying inspection teams had found nothing to back them...
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28 Pakistanis held in Italy for ‘terror links’
 NAPLES, Jan 31: Italian authorities arrested 28 Pakistanis in Naples earlier this week after finding maps and explosives in their apartment, and have charged them with terrorist offences, a judicial source...
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Talks with tribal leaders next week: Gas pipeline attack
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: The federal government will convene a meeting with the Bugti and the Mazari tribes next week to settle various issues which led to gas pipelines attacks and tension...
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18 killed as bus hits landmine in Kandahar
 KANDAHAR, Jan 31: At least 18 people were killed near Kandahar on Friday when a bus hit a mine. Police accused the Al Qaeda network of planting the mine....
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Pakistan, India to come face-to-face
NEW DELHI, Jan 31: India and Pakistan will get another opportunity to meet and shake hands or mount verbal attacks on each other over Kashmir during the 13th summit of the...
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New Balochistan governor appointed
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: President Pervez Musharraf on Friday appointed Lt-Gen Abdul Qadir (retired) new Governor of Balochistan in place of Justice Amirul Mulk Mengal (retired)....
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Petroleum prices increased
KARACHI, Jan 31: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Friday increased the prices of all petroleum products by 28 paisa to 77 paisa per litre. The new prices will be...
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Delhi asks Islamabad to release Indians
NEW DELHI, Jan 31: India on Friday asked Pakistan to repatriate Indian fishermen and other civilians held by Islamabad, as early as possible, a spokesman said....
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Islamabad seeks access to detainees
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: The government has asked the Italian government to provide consular access to the 28 Pakistanis arrested in Naples on the charge of possessing sensitive maps and explosives....
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Delhi eases spying after protest
NEW DELHI, Jan 31: Pakistani officials said on Friday that Indian sleuths, who had periodically indulged in aggressive surveillance of their diplomats in New Delhi in recent days, had eased off...
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IAEA chief says Iraq must do more
VIENNA, Jan 31: The UN’s top nuclear inspector, Mohamed ElBaradei, said on Friday he would accept an invitation from Baghdad to hold more talks if Iraq shows more cooperation with arms...
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Bush not to delay action on Iraq
WASHINGTON, Jan 31: US President George Bush said on Friday the United States would fight efforts to delay a decision on Iraq, insisting on bringing the disarmament standoff to a head...
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US Muslims seek UN help against govt bias
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31: The American Muslim Council on Friday asked UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to conduct an inquiry into the “political repression of Muslim and Arab and Asian Americans by...
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LoC fencing
JAMMU, Jan 31: India expects to finish fencing the area under its control along the Line of Control (LoC) in two years, a senior official said on Friday....
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