Resolution formally moved in UN Council; US seeks long stay in Iraq
WASHINGTON, May 9: The United States presented a resolution in the UN Security Council on Friday, demanding a prolonged stay in Iraq as an “occupying power” and the lifting of sanctions...
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PM says no change in Kashmir policy
ISLAMABAD, May 9: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali on Friday denied that a formula for the division of Kashmir was being considered....
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Timeframe creates differences: President, COAS offices separation
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The joint government-opposition constitutional committee on Friday failed to reach a consensus on the status of the Legal Framework Order and a timeframe for separation of the offices...
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160 die in freak mid-air plane accident
KINSHASA, May 9: Around 160 passengers hurtled to their deaths when a door fell off a Russian-built aircraft in a freak mid-air accident over Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday...
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Indo-Pakistan MPs agree to isolate fundamentalists
NEW DELHI, May 9: Indian and Pakistani parliamentarians on Friday agreed to isolate fundamentalist forces from their countries....
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Pakistan, Iran to extradite outlaws: Security committee meeting ends
ISLAMABAD, May 9: Pakistan and Iran have reiterated their commitment to extradite criminals who are living in each other’s territories....
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Press under threat in Pakistan & India: IPI
KARACHI, May 9: The latest annual report by the International Press Institute on the state of press freedom in the world says journalists in Pakistan are “illegitimate targets in conflict and...
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Lawyers oppose amendments
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The Supreme Court Bar Association on Friday said that challenging educational qualification of members of parliament in courts was made with mala fide intentions and added that the...
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24 killed as coach crashes into tanker
 JHANG, May 9: At least 24 people were killed in a head-on collision between a coach and an oil tanker on the Jhang-Shorkot road, some 10 kilometres from Shorkot city, on...
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Friendship possible with Pakistan, says Advani
NEW DELHI, May 9: India’s Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani said on Friday that friendship with Pakistan was possible, but Islamabad would first have to cut off, what he called...
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US frees 13 PoWs
WASHINGTON, May 9: Thirteen prisoners from the war in Afghanistan were flown out of a US navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Thursday after being cleared for release by US...
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Vajpayee’s Sister passes away
NEW DELHI, May 9: The younger sister of Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee died here on Friday. She was 72....
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Beijing puts off border opening
BEIJING, May 9: China has postponed the opening of Sino-Pakistan border for trade and travelling following the spread of Sars virus....
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Afghans assured of security
KABUL, May 9: US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage visited Kabul on Friday on the second leg of an Asian tour to stress that events in Iraq will not distract...
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