MMA asks govt to bring package to NA by 28th: Shujaat wants understanding first
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: MMA’s secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Thursday asked the government to finalize the proposed constitutional package on the agreed points of the Legal Framework Order (LFO) latest by...
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Karzai stresses efforts to build mutual trust: Kasuri, Abdullah agree to boost ties
 KABUL, Aug 21: Afghan President Hamid Karzai during his meeting with Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Thursday stressed more efforts to build mutual trust and an everlasting relationship between the...
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Jamali advised to work out new formula: Musharraf for talks with opposition
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has asked Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain to once again try to convince the opposition to agree...
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‘US won’t cede Iraq’s control to UN’
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21: US Secretary of State Colin Powell indicated on Thursday that the US would not cede authority to the UN in Iraq, and said American and UN officials...
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Kelly had predicted his death: diplomat
LONDON, Aug 21: Iraq weapons expert David Kelly had predicted his death six months ago, telling a British diplomat that if Baghdad was attacked he would be found “dead in the...
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ARD resolves to continue anti-LFO campaign
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Thursday resolved to continue its campaign against the Legal Framework Order “more vigorously” both inside and outside the Parliament....
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Pakistan stands for peace: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan stands for peace and that it does not have any aggressive designs against anyone, but would never compromise on the...
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New Delhi not keen to resume rail links
NEW DELHI, Aug 21: Without some decisions on overflights and additional bus services between Lahore and Delhi by Islamabad, India on Thursday indicated it was not keen on the resumption of...
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Key Hamas leader dies in Israeli airstrike
 GAZA CITY, Aug 21: Ismail Abu Shanab, a senior leader of the Hamas group, and two bodyguards were killed on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike that turned his car into a...
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Islamabad, Riyadh to work for peace: PM
JEDDAH, Aug 21: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali Thursday said he looked forward to discuss the latest situation in South Asia, Middle East and the region, during his talks with...
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‘Tarbela Dam power output can be doubled’
LAHORE, Aug 21: The power generation capacity of Tarbela Dam can be doubled by replacing old generators, which in financial terms means a relief of Rs20 billion, chief engineer Mohammad Ramzan...
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Indian court orders release of Pakistanis
NEW DELHI, Aug 21: India’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered federal authorities to free incarcerated Pakistani nationals who have already served their full term in prison....
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‘Chemical Ali’ held, says US
WASHINGTON, Aug 21: A former Iraqi defence minister known as “Chemical Ali” for leading poisonous gas attacks on Kurds has been captured, US officials said on Thursday....
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US team due in Islamabad today
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: A seven-member US delegation, comprising six legislators and Assistant Secretary of State for Defence and Legislative Affairs Powell Moore, is due here on Friday evening....
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US soldier killed in Afghanistan
BAGRAM, Aug 21: A US soldier died from wounds and another was slightly injured by a bomb in separate incidents in the same Afghanistan province, the US military said on Thursday....
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Infant among five killed in Valley
SRINAGAR, Aug 21: A two-month-old baby was among five people killed in a fierce gunbattle in occupied Kashmir, while other shootouts claimed five more lives, a police spokesman said on Thursday....
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3 Al Qaeda suspects arrested
KOHAT, Aug 21: A Pakistani intelligence agent said on Thursday authorities had arrested three suspected Al Qaeda members, including an Iraqi, in a raid in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan....
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Afghan attacks work of global terrorists: governor
KANDAHAR, Aug 21: A recent rise in violence in Afghanistan is the work of international guerilla groups linked to the Al Qaeda network, a senior Afghan official said on Thursday....
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