3,000 volunteers ready in Baghdad: Saddam calls for Jihad
 BAGHDAD, April 1: President Saddam Hussein called on Muslims around the world on Tuesday to wage holy war against the United States and Britain, after...
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15 of a family among 56 civilians killed: Pick-up blown up, Hilla town bombed
HILLA (Iraq) April 1: Thirty-three people, including women and children, died and 310 were wounded in a coalition bombing on the outskirts of the farming town of Hilla, 80 kilometres south...
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Pakistan asks US for proof: N-tech transfer charge denied
ISLAMABAD, April 1: Pakistan demanded on Tuesday evidence from the United States to back allegations that it had exported nuclear technology to North Korea, following Washington’s...
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EU keeps a wary eye on S. Asia
BRUSSELS, April 1: European Union policymakers are keeping a close watch on relations between India and Pakistan amid fears that the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours could be heading for another...
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Iraq brings reinforcements for Republican Guard units
 KUWAIT CITY, April 1: Iraq brought up reinforcements for Republican Guard units defending the approaches to Baghdad, US officers said on Tuesday, as the...
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OIC demands end to HR abuse in Valley
GENEVA, April 1: The OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir here on Monday night expressed its deep concern over the continuing deterioration in the human rights situation in occupied Kashmir...
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Khwaja’s computers had sensitive data: Faisal
ISLAMABAD, April 1: Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat claimed on Tuesday the security agencies had retrieved sensitive information concerning the country’s security from the...
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UK asks China to help ease tension: Pakistan-India relations
NEW DELHI, April 1: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Tuesday urged his Chinese counterpart, Li Zhaoxing, to help mend relations between India and Pakistan, the Press Trust of India (PTI)...
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Troops getting closer to Baghdad: Bush
WASHINGTON, April 1: President George Bush has said that US-led coalition troops were moving closer to Baghdad and claimed a number of military accomplishments in ground war....
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No nuclear sanctions, says US
WASHINGTON, April 1: The US said on Tuesday it had imposed penalties on Pakistan because of “missile-related transfer” from N. Korea but the sanctions have nothing to do with transfer of...
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Nepra allows 12 paisa hike in tariff
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has allowed eight electric distribution companies of Wapda to increase their tariff by an average 12...
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Saddam only advised to sacrifice: Saudi FM
RIYADH, April 1: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he had not called on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to quit, but only advised him to make a “sacrifice” if that...
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Opposition senators stage token walkout
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The joint opposition in the Senate staged a token walkout on Tuesday against rejection of their motions by the chairman in his chamber....
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Eight killed in Kohlu landmine explosion
QUETTA, April 1: At least eight mine workers were killed and four others, two of them seriously, were injured when a passenger wagon they were travelling in hit a landmine in...
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HK imposes visa condition
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The government of Hong Kong has said that Pakistani nationals will require visas to enter the special administrative region of China from March 31. Pakistanis who were...
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India rejects Powell’s remarks
NEW DELHI, April 1: India responded tartly on Tuesday to US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s proposal to focus on South Asian issues after the war with Iraq, saying there was...
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