Notables’ group suggested to reshape OIC: Musharraf seeks help for Kashmir talks
 PUTRAJAYA, Oct 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday proposed a commission of eminent persons drawn from OIC member states to develop a plan of action to help the Ummah meet...
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UNSC adopts new US resolution on Iraq: Governing Council has to set polls date by Dec 15
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16: The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a US-sponsored resolution on Iraq asking the country’s Governing Council to set a “timetable (by Dec 15) and...
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Delhi running terror camps in Afghanistan: India involved in Quetta killing: Faisal
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: India is running six terrorist training camps inside Afghanistan for subversive activities and attacks on Pakistani territory, Islamabad says....
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Iran assures IAEA of full cooperation
 TEHRAN, Oct 16: Iran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will “accelerate considerably” in the coming days, a top Iranian official told AFP Thursday....
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Secret services on Canadian man’s trail
PESHAWAR, Oct 16: Pakistani security agencies are looking for a Canadian national believed to be an Al Qaeda financier wanted by the US who had got away from the military dragnet...
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Pakistan rules out troops
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16: Pakistan on Thursday ruled out sending troops to Iraq, even though the UN Security Council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing a multinational force....
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Car explodes near US base in Kirkuk: Four Jordanians shot dead
KIRKUK, Iraq, Oct 16: A car exploded near the headquarters of the US-led coalition forces in the northern city of Kirkuk late on Thursday, according to an AFP correspondent at the...
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‘US won’t abandon Iraq, Afghanistan’
KABUL, Oct 16: Washington will not abandon Iraq and Afghanistan, US Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans stressed on Thursday as he arrived in Kabul from Baghdad amid mounting US opposition to...
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MMA council decides to meet Jamali: Rallies planned in Fata against operation
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The supreme council of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has decided to give a ‘positive’ response to Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali’s overtures on the LFO question and also to...
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US official admits to anxiety: Taliban regrouping
WASHINGTON, Oct 16: US forces will defeat an expected new offensive by Afghanistan’s Taliban, a senior official said Thursday, but the Bush administration admitted to anxiety over the militia’s bid to...
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PAF plane crashes, pilot safe
KARACHI, Oct 16: A Mirage fighter aircraft crashed on Thursday inside the Malir Cantonment, APP quoted a PAF statement as saying....
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Putin to take up Kashmir issue with Vajpayee
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 16: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he would take up the issue of Kashmir with Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s during his visit to Moscow next...
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Chinese astronaut returns
 BEIJING, Oct 16: China completed its first manned space flight on Thursday when the Shenzhou V capsule with astronaut Yang Liwei returned safely to Earth, sparking celebrations and a pledge of...
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OIC group unhappy at Indian stance
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 16: The OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday expressed deep disappointment over India’s reluctance to resume dialogue with Pakistan and reaffirmed its commitment to promote a...
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CEC restores MPA’s status
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Haji Qaiser Amin Butt, a PML-Q MPA from Punjab, on Thursday regained his position as a public representative after he submitted declaration of assets and liabilities....
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OIC states urged to work for improving Islam’s image
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Oct 16: Muslim nations must take steps to erase the smear associating their religion with violence, especially after 9/11, Muslim leaders said on Thursday....
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India reiterates stand on talks with Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Oct 16: Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha said on Thursday talks with Pakistan had not begun because Islamabad had done “nothing at all” to stop “cross-border terrorism” in Kashmir....
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US House votes to sanction Syria
WASHINGTON, Oct 16: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday night voted 398-4 to sanction Syria for its alleged ties to terrorist groups and purported efforts to obtain nuclear, biological and...
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