Economy displays broad-based positive trends
ISLAMABAD, June 5: Pakistan’s economy displayed broad-based positive trends during the outgoing fiscal 2002-3 achieving a 5.1 per cent GDP growth owing to a sharp pickup of manufacturing sector and robust...
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Fiscal deficit falls by 0.6pc Economic Survey 2002-3 issued: defence expenditure up
ISLAMABAD, June 5: The country has brought down its fiscal deficit from 5.2 per cent of GDP in 2001-02 to 4.6pc during the current financial year, claims Economic Survey 2002-3....
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No extreme step against Frontier govt: PM: Durrani, Jamali meet to sort out issues
 ISLAMABAD, June 5: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Thursday told the NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani that...
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India opposes neutral experts
ISLAMABAD, June 5: India has asked Pakistan to review its decision to appoint neutral experts for settlement of the dispute over the controversial Baglihar hydroelectric project being constructed by India on...
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US to eliminate WMDs in all states by force
WASHINGTON, June 5: The United States will attempt to “roll back” proliferation of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons in the world — and may use force to take away these deadly...
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Nazims refuse to take back resignations
PESHAWAR, June 5: The Nazims of all the 24 districts in the NWFP have refused to withdraw their resignations till their meeting with President General Pervez Musharraf, who is scheduled to...
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ADB okays $2m to check Sars
ISLAMABAD, June 5: The Asian Development Bank has approved a regional technical assistance (Reta) of $2 million for emergency regional support to address the outbreak of Severe....
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Opposition to discuss budget strategy
ISLAMABAD, June 5: The newly-formed parliamentary group of ARD in the National Assembly will meet here on Saturday to chalk out strategy for the budget session....
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Govt views on LFO confused, says MMA
LAHORE, June 5: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal alleged on Thursday that conflicting stands on contentious LFO issues taken by government representatives in separate talks with the MMA formed the major obstacle to...
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Centre to draft new rules
ISLAMABAD, June 5: The Centre would draft new Rules of Business (RoB) for district governments in the North West Frontier Province to resolve the confrontation between district Nazims and provincial government,...
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Chechnya suicide bomber kills 18
 MOSCOW, June 5: A woman suicide bomber ambushed a bus carrying Russian air force pilots near Chechnya on Thursday, blowing it up...
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Advani to Discuss peace in UK, US
NEW DELHI, June 5: Indian Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani leaves on Friday on a 10-day official tour to the United States and Britain, his office confirmed on Thursday....
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47 killed in Afghan fighting
QUETTA, June 5: At least 47 people were killed in fighting between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters on Wednesday night in Louye Karez district of Afghanistan. The fighting also left six...
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Inspectors found no clue of WMDs: Blix
UNITED NATIONS, June 5: Despite being rebuffed by the United States, chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix on Thursday called on the Security Council to have an “effective presence of international...
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