Musharraf asks ruling coalition to be proactive: Extremism tarnished country’s image
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday told the ruling coalition to be more “proactive” and take the lead in running both the houses of parliament as he would...
|
|
Pakistan offers rail link talks to India
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: Pakistan on Monday proposed that Islamabad and New Delhi should hold talks next month on resuming a train service between the two countries but also expressed disappointment at...
|
|
Biggest problem is structural: Palijo
 KARACHI, Aug 18: Awami Tehrik leader Rasul Baksh Palijo believes that the biggest problem facing Pakistan is “structural”, since the country does not have even the “pretence of a federation” any...
|
|
ME parleys deadlocked
 GAZA CITY, Aug 18: Hopes for a breakthrough in the Middle East peace process took a dive on Monday after talks between Israeli and Palestinian officials stalled on the handing over...
|
|
|
12 Iraqis killed in blast
HAMMAD SHEHAB, Aug 18: Twelve former Iraqi soldiers were killed when an ammunition dump they were looting in a village near Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit blew up, locals said on...
|
|
Insurers to suffer Rs400m loss: Oil spill from Tasman Spirit
KARACHI, Aug 18: Six Pakistan-based insurance companies are likely to suffer a loss of about Rs40 million and Rs45 million on account of the oil spill from the Greek-registered tanker Tasman...
|
|
|
BJP govt’s days are numbered: Sonia: No-trust move against Vajpayee
NEW DELHI, Aug 18: Indian opposition leader Sonia Gandhi, moving a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government on Monday, accused him of compromising India’s foreign policy, bungling its...
|
|
US base attacked in Afghanistan
BAGRAM, Aug 18: A US-led coalition base came under rocket attack in southeast Afghanistan over the weekend but there were no casualties, a US military spokesman said on Monday....
|
|
|
NA sessions requirement puts govt in a fix
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: The government is facing serious difficulties in meeting the requirements of Article 54 of the Constitution under which the National Assembly must remain in session for a minimum...
|
|
Muslims protest Modi’s UK visit
LONDON, Aug 18: Chief Minister of Indian’s Gujarat state Narendra Modi faced protests and chants of “murderer” from Muslims here as he began his address in a Wembley conference hall here...
|
|
|
France’s health official resigns
PARIS, Aug 18: France’s surgeon-general resigned on Monday amid a deepening scandal over the government’s handling of a record-breaking heatwave that the health minister admitted could have caused the deaths of...
|
|
France may veto lifting of sanctions on Libya
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18: France has made a tacit threat to veto the British-sponsored resolution to end the UN sanctions on Libya and take the final step toward closing the book...
|
|
|
10 killed in truck-coach collision
SWABI, Aug 18: Ten passengers, including two women, were killed and 11 others injured in a head-on collision between a flying coach and a truck here on Monday....
|
|
12 killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, Aug 18: Seven Mujahideen were among 12 people killed in occupied Kashmir overnight and on Monday, a police spokesman said....
|
|
|
Indian army chief visits Valley
NEW DELHI, Aug 18: Indian army chief Gen N. C. Vij is on a five-day visit to forward posts in occupied Jammu and Kashmir to review the “overall security situation there,”...
|
|
Three Afghan soldiers die in Taliban attack
KABUL, Aug 18: Three Afghan soldiers were killed in fighting with suspected Taliban militants, following a day of bloodshed which left at least 22 other people dead in southeast Afghanistan, local...
|
|
|
