Pakistan declares ceasefire along LoC unilaterally: Willing to reopen Khokhrapar route, start Srinagar bus service and revive air links: PM’s address to nation
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali announced on Sunday a unilateral ceasefire along the Line of Control and expressed his willingness to start a bus service between Srinagar and...
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Georgian uprising forces Shevardnadze to quit: Leaves country, speaker to act as president
 TBILISI, Nov 23: Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze announced his resignation on Sunday, bowing to opposition protesters....
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FBI to check Saudi mission’s accounts
WASHINGTON, Nov 23: The FBI has subpoenaed records of dozens of bank accounts belonging to the Saudi Embassy, US newspapers reported on Sunday....
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5 US soldiers killed in Iraq
MOSUL, Nov 23: Three American soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Sunday, including two whom witnesses said had their throats cut, as the US military announced it had closed Baghdad...
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India ready for talks on Kashmir valley, says official
WASHINGTON, Nov 23: India is willing to discuss the 56-year old Kashmir dispute with Pakistan as part of a composite dialogue, says Krishna Chandra Pant, a member of New Delhi’s National...
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Key meeting on Kashmir policy today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will presided over a high-powered Kashmir policy meeting here on Monday that will also be attended by Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali, informed sources...
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Indian defence plan suffers setback
NEW DELHI, Nov 23: The Indian Navy’s latest Rs10 billion Barak anti-missile defence programme, acquired from Israel, received a setback last week when it failed to hit its decoy target off...
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US to stay in Iraq until peace: general
TIKRIT, Nov 23: A top American general visiting a US base in Saddam Hussein’s hometown said on Sunday coalition troops would stay in Iraq as long as it takes to restore...
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Infiltration on decline, says India
SRINAGAR, Nov 23: “Considerably” fewer militants are entering Kashmir because India has put more troops and better technology on the disputed border with Pakistan, a top army official said on Sunday....
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Bank accounts of banned groups frozen
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: The government has frozen bank accounts of six organizations recently banned for their alleged involvement in extremism, the interior ministry said on Sunday....
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Vajpayee to be welcomed: FM
NEW DELHI, Nov 23: Pakistan said it will welcome Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to a regional summit in Islamabad in January even if the two countries make no progress...
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FBI steps up vigilance on anti-war activists
NEW YORK, Nov 23: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has collected extensive information on the tactics, training and organization of anti-war demonstrators and has advised local law enforcement officials to...
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Karzai asks Pakistan to stop Taliban terrorism
BERLIN, Nov 23: Afghan President Hamid Karzai criticized Pakistan in an interview to be published in Germany on Monday for not doing enough to combat Taliban terrorism and urged his neighbour...
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Allama Naqvi meets counsel under police custody
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Allama Sajid Hussain Naqvi, chief of Islami Tehrik-i-Pakistan (ITP) formerly known as Tehrik-i-Jafriya Pakistan met his counsel under the police custody on Sunday, police sources said....
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Shawal moon can be sighted tomorrow: Met office
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: The Meteorological Department forecast on Sunday clear weather for Tuesday evening, and claimed that Shawal moon will be clearly sighted....
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New Delhi test-fires new missile
BHUBANESHWAR (India), Nov 23: India on Sunday test-fired for a fifth time the BrahMos cruise missile it has developed jointly with Russia, officials said....
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FO blasts Karzai’s statement
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Pakistan on Sunday reacted strongly to a statement by Afghan President Hamid Karzai casting doubt over Islamabad’s cooperation in the fight against terrorism....
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Finance ministry clarifies position
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: The ministry of finance has objected to a headline “Targets not achieved, says Shaukat” published in Dawn issue of Nov 23....
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