Delhi accepts APHC offer for dialogue: No conditions set
NEW DELHI, Nov 21: India has accepted a proposal by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) for unconditional talks, a senior official said on Friday....
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President, PM discuss Indian package
 ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali on Friday expressed the hope...
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Oil ministry, hotels targeted in Iraq
 BAGHDAD, Nov 21: Two fortified Baghdad hotels and the Iraqi oil ministry were targeted in rocket attacks on Friday, seriously injuring one person,...
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IAEA okays Iran plan for inspections
VIENNA, Nov 21: The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday approved Iran’s intention to sign a protocol giving the UN body the right to conduct more...
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Security in Asia heightened after Istanbul blasts
HONG KONG/JAKARTA, Nov 21: A day after two suicide bombings in Istanbul killed 27 and wounded 400, security throughout the region including Pakistan has been moved up, whether at HSBC offices...
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UN adopts resolution on self-determination
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21: The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution on the realization of the peoples’ right to self-determination....
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Opposition decides to change strategy
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The combined opposition has decided to change its strategy in parliament and will now take part in its proceedings without resorting to desk thumping, slogan raising and walkouts....
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Jamali presses for stability, harmony
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali said on Friday that the opposition was not fulfilling its democratic obligations by continuously refusing to shoulder its duties....
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Mosque attacked in India
MUMBAI, Nov 21: Men riding a motorcycle threw two bombs into a mosque in western India on Friday, wounding 35 people and triggering sporadic violence as angry crowds set fire to...
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Security at embassies, consulates tightened
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Police on Friday tightened security at embassies and consulates in the country following the devastating suicide bombings of a British consulate and bank in Turkey, officials said....
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US hopes UN will stay in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Nov 21: The United States on Friday expressed the hope that the United Nations would stay in Afghanistan despite recent attacks on its workers....
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UN wants to help Iraqis from outside
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday said the world body could establish a regional office...
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Proceedings in Gujarat carnage case suspended
NEW DELHI, Nov 21: India’s Supreme Court on Friday halted all trials stemming from last year’s communal violence in the western state of Gujarat, criticizing the slow pace of prosecution by...
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Pakistan denies aiding Iran’s N-programme
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21: Pakistan on Thursday denied a news report originating in Vienna that suggested that Islamabad gave technological help or other supplies to Iran for its nuclear programme....
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Fire bomb thrown at UK embassy in Tehran
TEHRAN, Nov 21: A fire bomb was thrown at the British embassy compound in central Tehran on Friday afternoon, but no one was hurt and little damage was caused, a British...
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President, PM condole loss of lives in Turkey
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali on Friday expressed deep sense of shock and grief over the loss of lives in terrorist attacks in...
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Seven killed in Kashmir
JAMMU, Nov 21: Seven people were killed on Friday in the separatist insurgency in Kashmir, including four suspected members of an militant group, officials said....
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Japanese premier coming next year
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is likely to visit Islamabad early next year....
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Six labourers die in Kasur
KASUR, Nov 21: Six labourers were killed while four others injured on Thursday night when a tractor-trailer overturned on Khuddian Road near Dostpura village....
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Turkey makes arrests amid fears of more attacks
ISTANBUL, Nov 21: Turkey announced on Friday it had made several arrests over the deadly bombings...
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