Dams to be built with consensus, agree CMs: lFuel charge to replace vehicle tax
LAHORE, Oct 26: The first-ever chief ministers conference held here on Sunday expressed concern over water shortage in the country and called for construction of new reservoirs but with consensus....
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US soldier killed as rockets hit hotel: Deputy defence secretary escapes unhurt
BAGHDAD, Oct 26: Guerillas blasted rockets at Baghdad’s most heavily fortified hotel where US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz was staying on Sunday, killing an American soldier and wounding 15 people,...
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Talks on LFO to resume after Eid
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The government-opposition talks on the Legal Framework Order are likely to resume after Ramazan....
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Pakistan’s response today likely
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Pakistan is likely to respond to Indian confidence building measures (CBMs) on Monday with a set of counter proposals and additional measures that may also include an offer...
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Indian media wrongly projecting Kashmir: EU
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: A European Union delegation on Sunday said that Indian claims of the establishment of military training camps and organized incursions into Azad Kashmir by Pakistan troops were not...
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Israel blows up 3-storey building in Gaza Strip
NETZARIM (Gaza Strip), Oct 26: The Israeli army dynamited three empty apartment blocks in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in what it said was retaliation for a deadly Palestinian attack on...
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Wolfowitz was not target of attack: US
BAGHDAD, Oct 26: The rocket attack on Baghdad’s Rashid Hotel was not believed to have directly targeted US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and likely took months to prepare, a senior...
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Iran suspends enrichment
TEHRAN, Oct 26: A spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that Iran has suspended its uranium enrichment programme in response to international pressure to show it is not developing...
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Durrani wants Centre to stop action in Fata
LAHORE, Oct 26: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani said on Sunday that the province had asked the federal government to stop action in tribal areas and allow the provincial government...
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SC Bar to continue drive against LFO
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The newly-elected office-bearers of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) vowed to continue their struggle against the Legal Framework Order, and said that all the decisions taken in...
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PTCL, Chinese firm sign optic fibre pact
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: A contract was signed here between the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited and ZhongXing Telecom Pakistan (pvt) Ltd (ZTE), for implementation of Optical Fibre Access Network for 17,600 lines...
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Iran will not reveal names of Al Qaeda leaders
TEHRAN, Oct 26: Iran said on Sunday it would not reveal the names of suspected top members of the Al Qaeda network detained here, adding that a list of names it...
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Ramazan in NWFP from today
PESHAWAR, Oct 26: The Central Ruet-i-Hilal committee has announced that Ramazan moon has not been sighted in any part of the country and the holy month will begin from Tuesday....
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Rockets hit Kohlu town
QUETTA, Oct 26: Kohlu Township was rocked on Sunday morning when unknown terrorists fired two rockets from Jandran mountains, official sources said....
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Rules relaxed for minister to import vehicle
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The government has allowed Federal Food Minister Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind to import a bullet-proof 2,500cc vehicle for personal use in relaxation of import rules, official sources told...
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Thousands demand US troop pullout
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 26: Thousands of people from across California marched through the city’s streets Saturday calling for US troops to leave Iraq....
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