LFO issue likely to be resolved, says PM
ISLAMABAD, July 17: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali said here on Thursday a breakthrough was likely in government-opposition talks on the Legal Framework Order next week....
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All alien terrorists to be expelled: Musharraf: Accords signed with Algeria
 ALGIERS, July 17: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said Pakistan would not keep any foreign suspect terrorist on its soil and would return them to their country of origin....
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Saddam tape urges jihad to oust US
BAGHDAD, July 17: An audiotape said to be by former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, broadcast on Thursday, called for Iraqis to mount a jihad to oust occupying US troops....
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Blair talks of values amid clouded victory
WASHINGTON, July 17: British Prime Minister Tony Blair addressed a joint session of the US Congress on Thursday with an appeal to the United States to confront terrorism and tyranny with...
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Rains kill four in Punjab, damage property
LAHORE, July 17: Four persons died of electrocution while dozens others were injured in rain-related accidents, including collapsing of scores of mud houses on Thursday as rain lashed several cities of...
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Blix slams Danish minister for false information
COPENHAGEN, July 17: Denmark, as well as Britain and the United States, faced a growing credibility problem on Thursday over its claims about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq....
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Fazl favours Kashmir issue resolution under Simla
 NEW DELHI, July 17: JUI leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Thursday asked Islamabad and New Delhi to resolve their protracted dispute over Kashmir without international mediation....
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Israel may release Palestinian prisoners
JERUSALEM, July 17: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is considering releasing Palestinian prisoners to advance a US-backed ‘road map’ to peace, diplomatic sources said on Thursday....
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MMA to attend APC
ISLAMABAD, July 17: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal accepted on Thursday the invitation to attend an all-parties conference (APC) to be convened by the Pakistan Muslim League-N in the federal capital before the...
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Infiltration checked, says New Delhi
SRINAGAR, July 17: The Indian army has been “far more effective” this year in containing the alleged infiltration of militants into its part of Kashmir from the Pakistani zone, a senior...
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Move to block aid package
WASHINGTON, July 17: The US House of Representatives has voted to add conditions to the aid package for Pakistan, asking President Bush to report “on the state of terrorist camps” in...
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PM to chair meeting on law, order today
ISLAMABAD, July 17: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali will preside over a high-level meeting here on Friday to discuss the law and order situation in the country....
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11 Pakistani detainees arrive from Guantanamo
ISLAMABAD, July 17: A batch of 11 Pakistani detainees released from Guantanamo Bay arrived here on Thursday evening....
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Four held for ttacking Pakistan embassy
KABUL, July 17: Four people have been arrested for ransacking last week of the Pakistan embassy in Kabul, Interior Minister Ali Ahmed Jalali said on Thursday. “We have four people in...
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Ex-Taliban commander shot dead
QUETTA, July 17: A former Taliban commander, Zainuddin Achakzai, was gunned down by unknown people in the Pashtoonabad area on the outskirts of Quetta on Thursday....
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National Guards to be called
NEW YORK, July 17: The Pentagon could start a call-up of as many as 10,000 US National Guard soldiers by this winter to bolster forces in Iraq and offset a lack...
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China urges N. Korea, US to revert to 1994 accord
BEIJING, July 17: China on Thursday said the North Korean nuclear standoff was at a “critical moment” and urged Pyongyang and Washington to revert to the 1994 Agreed Framework as a...
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IFAD, UNDP offices attacked in Diamer
GILGIT, July 17: Two unknown attackers hurled hand grenades at the offices of International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Chilas, on Wednesday, badly damaging...
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Saudis to replace 17,800 foreign workers
RIYADH, July 17: Saudi Arabia is to replace 17,800 white-collar foreign workers in continuing “Saudization” with Saudis in its continuing effort to reduce unemployment among nationals....
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More rains forecast
ISLAMABAD, July 17: More rains of moderate to high inten-sity have been forecast in Punjab, Balaochistan and Kashmir in the next 24 hours, Metrological Department said on Thursday....
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