Up to 3-year jail for absconders: • Compensation of requisitioned property
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Law and Justice Commission has decided to add a new section to the Pakistan Penal Code to deal with issues arising out of the situation where an accused facing a trial in a court of law absconds from the trial.
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President, PM vow to combat terrorism
 ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf at the Army House in Rawalpindi on Saturday afternoon and briefed him on his recently concluded...
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NSC meeting by month-end
LAHORE, Oct 11: The first meeting of the National Security Council, a body opposition parties say will encroach upon the sovereignty of parliament, will be held by the end of the current...
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Palestinian leaders resolve differences
GAZA CITY, Oct 11: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and his newly-appointed prime minister, Ahmed Qorei, have resolved their disagreement and agreed to appoint Nasser Yussef as interior minister, a top Arafat...
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Muslim nations ask US to quit Iraq
PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Oct 11: Muslim nations demanded “eviction of all foreign forces from Iraq” as they began a summit in Malaysia on Saturday, with only Turkey defending plans to deploy its...
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Arms imbalance to be removed: Islamabad to take all measures: Kasuri
KARACHI, Oct 11: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri expressed concern on Saturday over India’s deal with Israel involving Pakistan-specific arms worth $1 billion. He said appropriate steps would be taken to...
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Govt to contact by Tuesday, hopes MMA
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) will hold a meeting of the chiefs of its component parties here on Monday or Tuesday to review the talks it has had so...
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41 key Taliban prisoners escape thru tunnel: More insecurity feared
KANDAHAR, Oct 11: Forty-one Taliban prisoners tunnelled out of jail in southern Afghanistan in a dramatic escape that is embarrassing for the government and presents yet another security headache in the...
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Khad kidnaps four Karachi traders
QUETTA, Oct 11: Afghan secret agency Khad has kidnapped four Karachi-based Pakistani traders from Wash in Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan and demanded Rs 200,000 as ransom for their release, a...
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Pakistan knows how to defend itself: PM
KAKUL, Oct 11: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali said on Saturday that Pakistan wanted to live in peace but also knew how to defend itself....
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Saudi crown prince due next week
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Saudi crown prince and commander of the National Guards Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz will arrive here on October 18 to hold talks with President Pervez Musharraf and...
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$494 million Korean debt rescheduled
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Republic of Korea on Saturday rescheduled Pakistan’s debt amounting to $494.1 million after signing of two separate agreements in this regard....
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No training camps in Pakistan, says Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday described the allegations hurled by the Indian army chief for “pushing Muslim secessionists” into the occupied Kashmir as...
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Pakistani held under terror law
LONDON, Oct 11: British police have arrested a Pakistani man under anti-terrorism laws amid fears of a plot to carry out a bombing in London, the Daily Mirror said on Saturday....
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