Pakistan won’t support war on Iraq: Jamali
ISLAMABAD, March 10: The government has decided “not” to support any move that seeks to attack Iraq and create problems for its people.
“I want to take parliament into confidence and tell the parliamentarians that Pakistan will not become a party to any decision which leads to bloodshed in Iraq.....
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NA prorogued amid protests: No business on third day
 ISLAMABAD, March 10: President Pervez Musharraf sent a deadlocked National Assembly into an indefinite recess on Monday after another day....
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Opposition senators not to take oath: LFO row runs deep
ISLAMABAD, March 10: Opposition leaders on Monday vowed that their senators-elect would not take oath if it was administered under the constitution as amended by the controversial Legal Framework Order....
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Russia to veto new resolution
UNITED NATIONS, March 10: Russia vowed on Monday to veto a UN resolution seeking UN approval for an invasion of Iraq, amid US and British threats to strike Baghdad with or...
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N. Korea test-fires cruise missile
SEOUL, March 10: North Korea fired a cruise missile into the Sea of Japan on Monday, ratcheting up tensions as it tries to force the United States into negotiations on the...
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India, Pakistan sitting on HIV volcano
BENTOTA (Sri Lanka), March 10: India is soon likely to become the country with the largest population of people infected with HIV and AIDS....
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Islamabad stand to be principle-based: FO: Iraq debate at Security Council
ISLAMABAD, March 10: Pakistan’s vote in the UN Security Council on the Iraq issue would be based on principle and would be exercised in the national interest, the foreign office said...
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Opposition ready for talks on LFO
ISLAMABAD, March 10: The combined opposition in the National Assembly on Monday said it was ready for holding talks with the government on LFO but at the same time made it...
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Italian firm’s request registered at world body
ISLAMABAD, March 10: The International Chamber for Settlement of Investment Disputes has registered the request of Italian contractor of the Ghazi Barotha project for arbitration after overruling Pakistan’s objections to its...
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Khalid claims meeting Osama in Dec: ISI
ISLAMABAD, March 10: A senior official of the Inter-Services Intelligence stated on Monday that Khalid Shaikh Mohammad said he last met Osama bin Laden in December at an unknown location....
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US yet to garner 9 votes in UNSC
UNITED NATIONS, March 10: Despite claims, the United States and Britain have not been able to secure support from a majority of nine UN Security Council members for their resolution authorizing...
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US willing to amend resolution
WASHINGTON, March 10: The United States and Britain indicated on Monday they were willing to consider further amending the text of their second resolution on Iraq....
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Palestinians power-sharing debate begins
 RAMALLAH, March 10: The Palestinian parliament on Monday approved the appointment of a prime minister before launching a landmark debate on the powers to accompany the new office, a move which...
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Indian experts to dig Babri mosque site
 LUCKNOW, March 10: Indian archaeologists surveyed the site of the demolished Babri mosque in Ayodhya on Monday before excavating ruins that have sparked some of India’s worst communal clashes....
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CIA holding two sons of suspect
WASHINGTON, March 10: CIA is holding two young sons of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the Sept 11 attacks, says reports in the UK and US newspapers....
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Adviser for Roosevelt Hotel sale selected
ISLAMABAD, March 10: The National Assembly was informed on Monday that Pakistan International Airlines was considering selling Roosevelt Hotel in New York....
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