Islamabad against unilateral action: Musharraf, Jamali briefed
 ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: A high-level meeting here on Friday discussed the growing prospects of war in the Gulf and hoped that President Saddam Hussein would fully cooperate with the UN inspectors...
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Banned arms not found, reports Blix: France, Russia oppose war; US for action
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14: The chief UN weapons inspector, Hans Blix, said on Friday that inspectors had not found any weapons of mass destruction during their search in Iraq, but he...
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US reviewing curbs on Pakistan: Powell
WASHINGTON, Feb 14: Secretary of State Colin Powell has said that the Bush administration will ask the Senate to exempt Pakistan from sanctions related to “both missile technology transfer and democracy.”...
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World Bank teams put off visits on war fear
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: The World Bank has suspended visits of its various missions to Pakistan till early March due to fear of the United States attack on Iraq....
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Worldwide anti-war protests today
 LONDON, Feb 14: With war clouds looming over Iraq, final plans were being made for anti-war rallies across the globe on Saturday in what organizers hope will be the biggest day...
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Islamabad ready for talks with Delhi: PM: Cabinet expansion after Senate polls
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that Pakistan is ready for bilateral talks with India at any time on all issues, including the core issue of...
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American planes bomb Bagram hideout
BAGRAM, Feb 14: Suspected Taliban remnants fired rockets into a town in southern Afghanistan on Friday as US-led coalition planes carried out more raids on militant hideouts in a neighbouring province,...
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India, Iran hold talks on security issues
NEW DELHI, Feb 14: India and Iran have started talks to finalize an agreement on cooperation in dealing with terrorism, drug trafficking and security issues....
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Bush phones Musharraf
WASHINGTON, Feb 14: US President George W. Bush and President Pervez Musharraf agreed on Friday on the need for Iraq to “comply completely” with UN disarmament resolutions, the White House said....
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Italy frees 28 Pakistanis
NAPLES, Feb 14: An Italian judge ordered the release on Wednesday of all 28 Pakistanis arrested last month on suspicion of plotting a terror attack, saying there was not enough evidence...
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Russia bans 15 religious groups
MOSCOW, Feb 14: Russia on Friday placed 15 Muslim groups on a terror blacklist, including the Al Qaeda network and two radical Chechen organizations....
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Pakistan, US discuss security situation
WASHINGTON, Feb 14: The United States and Pakistan discussed nonproliferation and security related issues here this week, the Pakistan embassy said on Friday....
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50 Al Qaeda men still in tribal areas
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: Latest intelligence estimates put the number of Al Qaeda men taking refuge in Pakistan’s tribal belt at 50, at the most....
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Pakistan calls for peaceful resolution
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14: Mr Munir Akram, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, called on Friday for more time for the UN weapons inspectors, saying “every effort should be exhausted” for...
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Saddam bans import of arms of mass destruction
BAGHDAD, Feb 14: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on Friday issued a decree banning weapons of mass destruction _ hours before the report to the Security Council by chief UN arms experts....
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Nawaz asks army to go back to barracks
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said there is no hurdle in his coming to Pakistan, adding that he will soon give a big surprise by returning to...
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Pakistani victims buried in S. Arabia
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: The four Pakistani pilgrims who died in the Mina stampede were buried in Saudi Arabia, according to officials in Islamabad....
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2 Arab pilots barred from flying
WASHINGTON, Feb 14: The US government has quietly barred two Saudi Arabian Airlines pilots from flying in the United States on the grounds that they “pose a security threat”, The Wall...
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