Attack on Quetta imambargah leaves 44 dead
 QUETTA, July 4: At least 44 people were killed and 65 injured in an attack on an imambargah in the heart of the city during Friday prayers. It is generally thought...
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World leaders ready to help resume talks: Musharraf hopes for mediation
PARIS, July 4: President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that world leaders had indicated that they were ready to help end Pakistan’s disputes with India....
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American troops kill 11 Iraqis: Independence Day sees violence
BAGHDAD, July 4: American hopes for a “grand style” Independence Day for troops in Iraq were shattered on Friday by more deadly violence and the broadcast of a tape purported to...
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MMA holds protest demos
ISLAMABAD July 4: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Friday launched its countrywide campaign against what it called “a political rather than judicial” verdict given by a Peshawar election tribunal unseating its...
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Jamali seeks world help on Kashmir: Address at Naval Academy
KARACHI, July 4: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Friday that despite Pakistan’s peaceful overtures towards India, the Kashmir dispute continued to be a source of deep concern....
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French intelligence claims Osama alive
PARIS, July 4: After many months of hesitation, France’s DST (Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire, the French FBI) is proclaiming that Osama bin Laden is alive and well, and living...
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Benazir vows to continue struggle
ISLAMABAD, July 4: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto on Friday rebuffed threats to democracy and expressed the resolve to continue the struggle for the restoration of democracy “no...
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Civilization moot can trigger debate
NEW DELHI, July 4: Sixty nations will join a conference here next week on forging bridges between civilisations but issues such as rights abuses and the bitter dispute over Kashmir could...
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US, China discuss regional tension
WASHINGTON, July 4: The United States has discussed with China the ongoing effort to reduce tensions between South Asia’s two nuclear rivals, India and Pakistan, the State Department said....
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Trial of 6 Al Qaeda men in US
WASHINGTON, July 4: President George W. Bush has ordered the military trial of six Al Qaeda suspects held in US custody, possibly at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba....
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PM visits Quetta
QUETTA, July 4: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Friday arrived here on a brief visit from Karachi....
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No bilateral talks in Kathmandu, say reports
NEW DELHI, July 4: Indian and Pakistani Foreign Secretaries will meet in Kathmandu next week as participants in a crucial Saarc meeting but they will not hold bilateral talks on the...
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Asif flown to Karachi
ISLAMABAD, July 4: Asif Ali Zardari, jailed spouse of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has been flown to Karachi. He is to appear before the district and sessions judge, Karachi East,...
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EU opposes death to terror suspects
BRUSSELS, July 4: The European Commission urged the United States on Friday to avoid applying the death penalty to six foreign captives designated by President George Bush to be tried before...
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PIA plane drifts away from runway
KARACHI, July 4: A PIA Fokker plane, with 28 passengers on board, after landing at Panjgur airport drifted away from the runway and all its four tyres burst....
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Minister attacked
SRINAGAR, July 4: A state minister in the occupied Kashmir escaped unhurt after suspected freedom fighters hurled a grenade at his motorcade on Friday, but two civilians were killed and 18...
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