‘Mahathir want send to veto, anti-poor policies: Resurgence of imperialism’ slammed
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25: Veteran Malaysian leader and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad lashed out at Western critics of his rule on Thursday, delivering a stinging attack on globalization and its effect...
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Restructuring of OIC vital: Musharraf
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday underscored the need to restructure the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in order to “evolve a realistic strategy to secure justice for...
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Provinces allowed to market wheat
ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The government has decided to allow all the four provinces to release wheat from their stocks in the open market to fulfil public demands from Oct 1....
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Extradition pact inked with US
ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Pakistan and the United States have entered into an agreement for the surrender and transfer of each other’s nationals and military personnel for any purpose without recourse to...
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Country’s economy now sound, says Musharraf
OTTAWA, Sept 25: President Pervez Musharraf has said that economy of Pakistan has greatly improved and urged the overseas Pakistanis to invest in the country....
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Seven Iraqis killed in Baqubah mortar attack
BAQUBAH, Sept 25: Seven Iraqi civilians were killed and 13 wounded on Thursday night when a mortar fell on a crowded square in Baqubah, northeast of Baghdad, police and hospital officials...
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Provinces face difficulty in police order enforcement
ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: A meeting at the interior ministry on Thursday was informed that the provinces were finding it hard to implement the newly-introduced Police Order-2002 due to lack of understanding...
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Vajpayee spurned peace: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Pakistan on Thursday accused Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee of distorting President Pervez Musharraf’s remarks and spurning peace by rejecting his “constructive” peace proposals presented at the...
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Balochistan CM backs cantts
QUETTA, Sept 25: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has said that no one can stop the Army from establishing cantonments in the province and a counter resolution will soon be...
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Vajpayee Accuses Pakistan of blackmail
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee labelled Pakistan a terrorist blackmailer on Thursday in a speech to the UN General Assembly that included a powerful call for...
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Iraqi GC leader dies of wounds
BAGHDAD, Sept 25: Akila al-Hashimi, a female member of Iraq’s Governing Council, died on Thursday from gunshot wounds suffered last weekend in the first attack on an official of the US-installed...
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Edward Said passes away
NEW YORK, Sept 25: Professor Edward W. Said, a Columbia University professor and leading spokesman for the Palestinian cause in the United States, died on Thursday. He was 67....
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Nasrullah’s condition critical
ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) chief and veteran politician Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, who suffered severe heart attack on Tuesday night, is in a critical condition after undergoing...
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6 Palestinians, Israeli soldier killed in ME violence
GAZA CITY, Sept 25: Six Palestinians, including five militants and a toddler, and one Israeli soldier were killed on Thursday as fresh violence flared in the West Bank and Gaza Strip,...
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Kashmiris hold rally outside UN HQ
NEW YORK, Sept 25: A group of Kashmiris protested outside the UN headquarters on Thursday while Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was addressing the General Assembly....
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7 killed as wagon hits tree
GUJRAT, Sept 25: Seven passengers of a wagon died and eight others were injured in an accident on Mandi-Gujrat Road near Miana Gondal (Mandi Bahauddin district), some 100km from here, on...
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Tehran refuses Al Qaeda men extradition to US
NEW YORK, Sept 25: Members of the Al Qaeda terror network detained in Iran will not be extradited to the United States, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said Wednesday....
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Benazir in Washington
WASHINGTON, Sept 25: PPP chief Benazir Bhutto has arrived in Washington....
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