Pakistan, India need to be bold on Kashmir: UN resolutions can be ‘set aside’: Musharraf
RAWALPINDI, Dec 18: “We are for United Nations Security Council Resolutions (on Kashmir),” President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview with Reuters at his home late on Wednesday. “However...
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Fight against one-man rule to continue: Qazi: MMA’s protest drive launched
 MULTAN/DERA GHAZI KHAN, Dec 18: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal launched here on Thursday its movement against what its leaders....
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Political activities not to be curbed, says Jamali
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali said on Thursday that his government had no plans of imposing restrictions on political activities in the country....
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President appoints new MI chief
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday made changes in the Pakistan Army, appointing military secretary as new chief of Military Intelligence, and...
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All security officers taken into custody: Assassination attempt on president’s life
RAWALPINDI, Dec 18: The army team investigating the blast incident in which President Musharraf’s convoy narrowly escaped...
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Chashma Barrage will be closed for 19 days: Irsa
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: Chashma Barrage would be closed for 19 days, from Dec 28 to Jan 16, to carry out the repairs of Taunsa Barrage, the Indus System River Authority (Irsa)...
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ARD awaits outcome of MMA-govt tussle
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has decided to await the outcome of the ongoing tussle between the government and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on the...
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Militants try to disrupt Afghan loya jirga
KABUL, Dec 18: Militants are trying to disrupt Afghanistan’s grand council with a campaign of propaganda and violence backed up by rocket and bomb attacks, Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali said...
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New Delhi defends fencing of LoC
NEW DELHI, Dec 18: India claimed on Thursday its controversial fencing of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir did not violate any agreement with Pakistan....
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Govt likely to set free French journalists
KARACHI, Dec 18: The two French journalists, arrested late on Tuesday night for travelling to Quetta without permission, are likely to be released in a couple of days....
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Sharon warns Palestinians of unilateral measures
 HERZLIYA, Dec 18: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed on Thursday Israel would start its own “separation” moves that would....
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Iran signs snap inspection accord
VIENNA, Dec 18: Iran signed an agreement on Thursday allowing the UN nuclear watchdog to conduct snap inspections across its territory, which Tehran said should prove it was not secretly developing...
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American resolution on WMDs
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 18: The United States on Wednesday circulated a resolution on weapons of mass destruction asking governments to ensure that these weapons do not find...
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US welcomes Musharraf’s Kashmir proposal
WASHINGTON, Dec 18: The United States said on Thursday that it welcomes President Pervez Musharraf’s proposal for giving up the demand for referendum in Kashmir was a “constructive” development....
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Saarc states urged to rise above bilateral bickerings
DHAKA, Dec 18: Bangladesh and Nepal believe that leaders of the seven-nation Saarc should rise above bilateral bickering and show a strong “political will” to push forward the stalled process of...
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Samjhota Express may resume in January
NEW DELHI, Dec 18: The Samjhota Express train, linking the border checkposts of Wagah and Atari between India and Pakistan, is expected to resume next month, officials said on Thursday after...
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10 Al Qaeda suspects being questioned
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18: Authorities here are questioning 10 Al Qaeda suspects who were arrested in Rawalpindi late on Monday, the day after President Musharraf’s motorcade escaped a bomb explosion in the...
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Indian pundits hail offer on Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Dec 18: Pakistan’s offer to set aside long- standing demands for a plebiscite in disputed Kashmir opens up a new window of opportunity which India must address, Indian diplomatic...
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