Allies parachute troops in N. Iraq: 350 dead, 4,000 hurt;
 HARIR (Iraq), March 27: US troops parachuted into Kurdish-held northern Iraq on Thursday to open a new front against President Saddam Hussein, as relentless bombing shook Baghdad for an eighth day....
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Senators term war against Iraq unjust
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Senators from both the treasury and opposition benches on Thursday spoke out against what they called an unjust US-British war on Iraq as the upper house began on...
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Water to be given on historic basis
ISLAMABAD, March 27: With estimates of a maximum five per cent water shortage during the Kharif season, the technical committee of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has decided to release...
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No UN control over new Iraq govt: US
WASHINGTON, March 27: The United States will allow the United Nations to play a limited coordination role with the Iraqi interim government that replaces President Saddam Hussein’s government, but will not...
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Bush, Blair ready for long war
 WASHINGTON, March 27: US President George Bush said on Thursday that the Iraq war would continue for as long as it took to “achieve our objective”....
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Arabs drop plan for pullout resolution
UNITED NATIONS, March 27: Arab nations on Thursday abandoned plan to ask the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq since they...
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China to give $2.4bn for three mega projects
ISLAMABAD, March 27: China would give $2.4 billion financial assistance to help undertake three mega development projects that included $700 million for the expansion of the Pakistan Steel Mills....
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Eighth Day of war
IRAQ, March 27: Following are the events took place on Thursday (eighth day of war on Iraq):...
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US, EU lock horns on post-war Iraq
BRUSSELS, March 27: The European Union and the United States headed for another bruising feud over Iraq on Thursday as Washington appealed for EU help in reconstructing post-war Iraq but European...
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Musharraf firm on LFO, NSC
ISLAMABAD, March 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said the Legal Framework Order (LFO) is a system of checks and balances, which is extremely important for Pakistan....
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Annan urges UNSC to end split
UNITED NATIONS, March 27: Voicing the terrifying impact of war on Iraq, grief for the dead and anguish for the living, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday appealed to a divided...
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India takes exception to US push for talks
NEW DELHI, March 27: India has been fuming at an American push for talks between New Delhi and Islamabad amid fears in Washington that a recent massacre of 24 pundits (Hindu...
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SC seeks AG comments on NAB trying armymen
ISLAMABAD, March 27: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the Attorney-General on the issue whether a person working in the army establishment could be tried under the NAB Ordinance....
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UN likely to seek $2bn aid for Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, March 27: The United Nations is expected to seek $2 billion for Iraq in the largest humanitarian aid ever from governments the world over, UN officials told reporters here...
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Govt, MMA to continue dialogue
ISLAMABAD, March 27: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal decided in their first formal meeting here on Thursday to continue talks on all contentious constitutional issues, specially the Legal...
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Turmoil if LFO is struck down, says AG
LAHORE, March 27: The entire democratic setup will crumble if the Legal Framework Order (LFO) was struck down, creating a turmoil as a result....
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