16 die in suicide attack; Israel kills seven: Attempt on Rantissi life heightens tension
TEL AVIV, June 11: A Palestinian suicide bomber killed at least 16 people and injured nearly 100 on a bus in occupied Al Quds on Wednesday to avenge an Israeli bid...
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Joint efforts to curb terrorism pledged: Musharraf, Abdullah hold talks
RIYADH, June 11: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday agreed to closely work and cooperate in combating the menace of international terrorism....
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Blix denounces US officials
LONDON, June 11: Outgoing chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has described certain members of the US administration as “b......s” who set out to undermine him during his three years at...
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Opposition to resist action
ISLAMABAD June 11: The combined opposition on Wednesday condemned what they termed the federal government’s interference in the NWFP government’s affairs while expressing its determination to stand up against any action...
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Ex-speaker of Sindh Assembly shot dead
KARACHI, June 11: Former speaker of the Sindh assembly Abdul Raziq Khan and his driver were shot dead by unidentified motorcyclists near the city courts in the Mithadar area on Wednesday....
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No compromise on Islam: Durrani
PESHAWAR, June 11: The NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani said on Wednesday “we cannot even think of compromising on honour, dignity and Islam,” adding that “our forefathers had fought courageously...
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Speaker may rule LFO part of Constitution
ISLAMABAD, June 11: National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain is expected to give his ruling on the Legal Framework Order during the ongoing budget session....
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Lawyers threaten to remove seals
ISLAMABAD, June 11: Lawyers on Wednesday threatened to remove the seals on the Supreme Court Bar Association’s offices on their own if the Supreme Court administration did not do so within...
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Bush rebukes Israel
WASHINGTON, June 11: In a rare rebuke to Israel, President George Bush has said that the latest Israeli attacks on Palestinian targets have jeopardized the prospects for peace in the Middle...
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New UN weapons inspector named
UNITED NATIONS, June 11: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan named Dimitri Perricos of Greece on Tuesday to replace Hans Blix as the United Nations’ chief weapons inspector....
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US consulate in Turkey attacked
ANKARA, June 11: A Turk hurled two hand grenades at the US consulate in the southern city of Adana on Wednesday — allegedly to protest at Israel’s crackdown on Palestinian militants...
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Bus service talks on 19th
ISLAMABAD, June 11: The Indian authorities on Wednesday gave its approval of the dates proposed by Pakistan for talks on a resumption of the Lahore-Delhi bus service, Dawn learnt through official...
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‘India does not need help to fight terrorism’
WASHINGTON, June 11: India’s Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani has said India does not need external support to fight “terrorism in Kashmir.”...
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Russia will take up N-issue with Pakistan
MOSCOW, June 11: Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov will press Pakistan on its alleged nuclear ties with North Korea and relations with extremist religious groups during this month’s tour of Asia,...
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