Lahore-Delhi bus service resumes: Peace hopes ride high
 WAGAH, July 11: Drums, dancing and rose petals greeted the resumption of bus service between India and Pakistan on Friday, allowing for emotional family reunions after an 18-month suspension....
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Govt contacts opposition for talks on LFO
ISLAMABAD July 11: The Prime Minister’s House on Friday officially contacted leaders of the opposition to confirm their availability for a possible meeting in the next few days, officials told Dawn....
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ARD expects MMA will not go alone
ISLAMABAD, July 11: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy has expressed the hope that Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leaders will not hold talks with the government if Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali...
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Bush blames CIA for wrong WMD claim
ENTEBBE (Uganda), July 11: US President George Bush on Friday refused to take the blame for using flawed data on Iraq’s nuclear programme in his State of the Union speech, saying...
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Two killed in Karachi bomb blast
KARACHI, July 11: Two men were killed in a bomb explosion here on Friday at a commercial building on Sharea Faisal....
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Marriage expenses to be restricted
ISLAMABAD, July 11: The Law and Justice Commission has prepared draft of a new Marriage Expenses, Dowry and Bridal Gifts (Restriction) Act 2003 to provide relief to the public by placing...
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US welcomes Saarc process revival
WASHINGTON, July 11: The United States on Friday welcomed an understanding between India and Pakistan to hold the Saarc summit in Islamabad and hoped that it would lead to a dialogue...
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Bush allowed to seek Nato help
WASHINGTON, July 11: The US Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to encourage US President George Bush to reach out to NATO and the United Nations for help in peacekeeping and rebuilding...
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Three US soldiers wounded in Iraq
BAGHDAD, July 11: Three US soldiers and three Iraqis were wounded as assailants targeted US forces in Iraq with rocket-propelled grenades and mortars, military officers said on Friday....
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Girl exposes coercion in Gujarat backery case
NEW DELHI, July 11: A 19-year old victim of the infamous Best Bakery Case, has ultimately found courage to speak the truth....
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Germany rules out troops for Iraq
BERLIN, July 11: Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Friday said that Germany would be unable to send troops to Iraq to take part in a multinational peacekeeping mission, despite a US request...
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Eight killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, July 11: Six Mujahideen and two civilians were killed and 14 civilians injured in fresh violence in occupied Kashmir, police and residents said on Friday....
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Two SDA ministers call on Jamali
ISLAMABAD, July 11: Sindh ministers Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and Imtiaz Sheikh on Friday separately called on Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali to discuss matters “related to Sindh government.”...
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200,000 DPs return home
ISLAMABAD, July 11: Over 200,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan since early this year under a voluntary repatriation programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency said on Friday....
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‘Madressah reform being introduced’
WASHINGTON, July 11: The government is introducing a $255 million plan for reforming madressahs, says a policy brief distributed in Washington on Friday by the Pakistan embassy....
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Peace activists reopen Jenin road
JENIN, July 11: A group of some 30 foreign peace activists, assisted by local residents, on Friday reopened a road east of the northern West Bank city of Jenin that had...
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