Air talks conclude without decision: Officials to meet again; overflights main issue
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: Talks between Pakistan and India on the resumption of air links remained inconclusive in the final round on Thursday as the Indian side declined to sign a joint...
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Govt will table package: MMA: Protest in NA to continue
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: The MMA has made it clear to the PML-Q that it is the responsibility of the government to present the constitutional package in the shape of a bill...
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British PM says he did not hype Iraq threat
 LONDON, Aug 28: British Prime Minister Tony Blair put his personal credibility on the line on Thursday over charges that his government exaggerated the case for war in Iraq, insisting he...
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21 children die as bridge collapses
 AHMEDABAD, Aug 28: Twenty-one children and two adults were killed Thursday when a bridge crumbled on the western Indian coast, plunging a school bus and four other vehicles into a river,...
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America feels entangled in Durand Line dispute
WASHINGTON, Aug 28: The United States finds itself embroiled in a 100-year-old dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan but does not have the expertise or the desire to resolve it, officials told...
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UK soldier killed by Iraqi crowd
BAGHDAD, Aug 28: A British soldier was killed by Iraqi gunmen here on Thursday....
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Musharraf-ARD talks can resolve issue: Benazir
LAHORE, Aug 28: In what could be seen as a move to disengage the government from holding talks with the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on the Legal Framework Order, Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson...
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300 foreign teachers to be employed annually
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: The government has decided to start a Rs3.2 billion “Foreign Faculty Hiring Programme” under which 300 foreign professors, associate professors and assistant professors will be employed annually in...
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N. Korea threatens to test nukes
WASHINGTON, Aug 28: North Korea threatened at six-nation talks in Beijing on Thursday to formally declare itself a nuclear power and conduct a nuclear test, US officials said....
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Hamas rocket hits major Israeli city
GAZA, Aug 28: A makeshift rocket fired by the Hamas group on Thursday landed in a major Israeli city for the first time, causing no casualties or damage but raising tension...
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Attacks may hit peace process: Advani
SRINAGAR, Aug 28: India’s deputy prime minister said on Thursday that car bombings in Bombay and a spate of attacks in Indian Kashmir could hurt a peace process with Pakistan....
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Violence mars Indian PM’s visit to Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Aug 28: Violence on Thursday marred a visit to Indian Kashmir by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and drew a warning from his deputy that it could affect India’s peace...
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Iran ready for snap nuclear inspections
LONDON, Aug 28: Iran’s Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said on Thursday its country was ready to start talks on allowing snap UN inspections of its nuclear sites which Washington says are...
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4 more die in anti-Taliban operations
KABUL, Aug 28: At least four suspected Taliban were killed on Thursday as Afghan troops, backed by US-led soldiers and aircraft, continued combat operations against militants in the mountains of southeastern...
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Delhi blames Islamabad for talks failure
NEW DELHI, Aug 28: India said on Thursday that Pakistan’s “negative” attitude was behind the lack of agreement in technical level talks aimed at resuming civil aviation links suspended 20 months...
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Power failure in London
LONDON, Aug 28: A major blackout lasting over two hours stranded hundreds of thousands and shut down large parts of the commuter rail service in London on Thursday....
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