Musharraf to address parliament tomorrow: Joint session summoned
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: President Pervez Musharraf has convened the joint session of parliament on Saturday to address it for the first time after the elections in 2002. The president is required under Article 56(3) of the Constitution to address a joint session of parliament...
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Joint session: Opposition discusses strategy
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The component parties of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and other opposition groups have started consultations to finalize the protest strategy for during the address of President Gen Pervez Musharraf to a joint session of parliament....
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JUI-S gives deadline to MMA
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Samiul Haq) rejected on Thursday the agreement between the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and the government on the Legal Framework Order (LFO), and threatened to quit the MMA if the six-party alliance's top brass failed to meet its demands....
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Summary sent to Jamali: Talks with India
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent to Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali a summary of its proposal for the composite dialogue that Pakistan and India have agreed to hold in February, informed sources told Dawn on Thursday....
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Commanders back peace moves
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The top military leadership on Thursday declared that Pakistan would not allow its soil to be used for any terrorist activities. The Corps Commanders' meeting, presided over by President General Pervez Musharraf held at GHQ on Thursday...
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US satisfied with Musharraf pledge: N-proliferation
NEW YORK, Jan 15: A State Department official said on Wednesday the United States was "very satisfied" with the assurances given by President Musharraf that he would act decisively to investigate cases of nuclear proliferation and act to prevent further cases....
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N-scientist's release: hearing put off till 26th
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench adjourned on Thursday the hearing of a habeas corpus petition, seeking release of nuclear scientist Dr Mohammad Farooq from the ISI custody, till Jan 26....
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Clue found to missing minister
PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The tribal authorities have traced whereabouts of Punjab's kidnapped Minister for Sports and Culture Naeemullah Shahani and are negotiating his release, a senior official told Dawn on Thursday night....
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Al Qaeda: 10 more held
PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The Tribal Lashkar in the south Waziristan tribal region on Thursday captured 10 more tribesmen wanted for harbouring and facilitating Al-Qaeda terrorists, officials said....
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14 injured in Karachi explosions
KARACHI, Jan 15: At least 15 people were injured and a dozen vehicles damaged in two explosions within a period of 15 minutes on Thursday along the parking area of the Karachi's Holy Trinity Church....
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French firm ordered to pay compensation
SAINT-LO (France), Jan 15: The state-owned French Naval Construction Directorate (DCN) was ordered on Thursday to pay 705,000 euros (890,000 dollars) in damages for failing to provide proper protection to its workers killed in a suicide bombing in Karachi in May 2002....
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Debt prepayment plan hits snags
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: Pakistan's plan to prepay $1 billion expensive foreign debt has hit snags following the government's differences with the Asian Development Bank (ARD) over the proposed termination of two ongoing loan programmes....
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Petrol, diesel prices go up
KARACHI, Jan 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) has increased the petrol price by Rs1.70 per litre, besides raising the prices of all petroleum products by 84 paisa to Rs1.75 per litre....
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PM revives quota for sportsmen
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Thursday revived one per cent quota reserved for sportsmen for admission in schools, colleges and universities of the federal and provincial governments....
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President orders security for Shaista
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: A 24-year-old Pakistani woman threatened with death after marrying without her family's permission got special protection on Thursday on the orders of President Pervez Musharraf....
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Samjhota Express resumes operation
LAHORE, Jan 15: Around 400 Indians and Pakistanis crossed the border at Wagah on Thursday as Samjhota Express resumed its operation after a break of over two years....
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MFN status for India this year likely, says Bilour
NEW DELHI, Jan 15: Pakistan is likely to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India this year, Pakistan Senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour, who heads the India-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IPCCI), said on Thursday....
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Kashmiris announce team for talks with India
SRINAGAR, Jan 15: Amid fresh violence and opposition by hardliners, Indian Kashmir's main separatist alliance on Thursday named a team for high-level talks with New Delhi and said it favours involvement of Muslim fighters in future dialogue....
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Iraqis take to streets, oppose Washington plans
BASRA, Jan 15: Tens of thousands of demonstrators shouting "No to America" marched in Basra on Thursday in a huge show of strength by Iraq's Shias against US plans for a transitional government....
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Kuwait given special status
NEW ORLEANS, Jan 15: US President George Bush on Thursday moved to bolster already close US ties with Kuwait by naming it a major non-NATO ally, a designation that will make it easier for American firms to sell arms to the Gulf state....
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