Terrorism causes be addressed: Musharraf: Kashmir, peace interlinked
 BEIJING, Nov 4: President Pervez Musharraf vowed on Tuesday to pursue extremists but warned that operations against Al Qaeda and the Taliban were of short-term tactical value and that root causes...
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S. Lankan parliament suspended for 2 weeks: 3 ministers sacked, troops called out
COLOMBO, Nov 4: Sri Lanka’s president sacked three ministers on Tuesday, suspended parliament for two weeks and ordered troops to guard key installations, infuriating the prime minister and sparking a crisis...
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2 US soldiers killed, forces HQ bombed
BAGHDAD, Nov 4: Two more soldiers of the US-led coalition and three Iraqis died as Iraq plunged further into violence with attacks on US troops growing bolder and civilians increasingly caught...
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Opposition holds noisy protest in NA
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: Opposition members continued their protest in the National Assembly on Tuesday in a manner that was harsher in slogans but relatively controlled in action....
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Islamabad has strong nuke safety culture, UN told
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 4: Pakistan said on Monday that it had successfully established a strong safety culture in its nuclear activities, stressing that it had strengthened security measures around nuclear installations...
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Delhi violating UN charter by fencing, diplomats briefed
PANDU SUB-SECTOR (AJK), Nov 4: The heads of different missions in Islamabad were informed on Tuesday that the fencing of the Line of Control (LoC) by India was a clear violation...
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US pledges $2.22bn, F-16 jets to Israel
WASHINGTON, Nov 4: The United States will ask Congress to give $2.22 billion in military aid to Israel for the fiscal year 2005, the US State Department announced on Tuesday....
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Hashmi held for abetting mutiny, LHC informed
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The Islamabad police informed the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, on Tuesday that Javed Hashmi, acting president of the PML-N, was arrested for abetting mutiny, but did not...
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Opposition demands release of Asif: Completion of 7-year detention
ISLAMABAD Nov 4: The combined opposition in the National Assembly marched from the Parliament House on to the Constitution Avenue and up to the Supreme Court premises on Tuesday to protest...
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Pakistan enters metal export market, to earn $45m
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: Pakistan entered the metal market for the first time in its history on Tuesday with the export of 1,000 tons of blister copper, produced from the Saindak Copper-Gold...
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2 Al Qaeda men killed on Afghan border
WANA, Nov 4: Two suspected Al Qaeda men were killed in a shootout with Pakistan security forces on the border with Afghanistan on Tuesday....
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Muttahida minister resigns, told to continue
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: Federal Minister for Communications Ahmed Ali resigned from the cabinet on the instructions of Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain, sources told Dawn on Tuesday....
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Line rent cut by Rs100
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The Government on Tuesday cut telephone line rent by Rs100, reduced installation charges for new connections and doubled the duration of local call during off-peak hours to provide...
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ARD MPs resign from standing committees
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: Forty-seven ARD legislators, out of a total 78, resigned from all standing committees of the National Assembly on Tuesday....
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Amin Fahim leaves for Dubai
KARACHI, Nov 4: Chief of the People’s Party Parliamentarians Makhdoom Amin Fahim left for Dubai on Tuesday night to consult party chairperson Benazir Bhutto on the evolving political situation in the...
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India urges Kashmiris to be realistic
NEW DELHI, Nov 4: Indian Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani said on Tuesday he hoped an alliance of Kashmiri separatist groups would be constructive and realistic in talks aimed at...
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India frees 93 Pakistani fishermen
NEW DELHI, Nov 4: India on Tuesday released 93 Pakistani fishermen languishing in various Indian jails, who would be handed over to the Pakistani authorities on Wednesday....
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Musharraf arrives in Seoul today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will arrive in Seoul today (Wednesday) at the start of an official visit to the Republic of Korea....
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