Dr Khan seeks pardon; cabinet decision today: •Meets Musharraf •Admits error of judgment
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The cabinet will discuss on Thursday a 'mercy petition' submitted by Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan on Wednesday, officials said.
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Army looking into detained officials' assets
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The army is looking into the assets of senior KRL officials who are under protective custody of an intelligence agency for 'debriefing', a source told Dawn on Wednesday.
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We have not violated any law, say detained KRL officials
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The detained officials of Khan Research Laboratories say they have not violated any law, and that whatever they did was in their official capacity, according to the account of their relatives.
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Decision up to Pakistan: US: Fate of scientists
NEW YORK, Feb 4: The US state department said on Tuesday that it would be up to the Pakistan government to make a decision "as to what should happen to individuals and programmes" following admissions by scientists
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Re-imposition of sanctions feared: US aid may be jeopardized - official
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Dr A.Q. Khan's acceptance of helping North Korea, Iran and Libya in their nuclear programmes may jeopardize the $3 billion US economic and military package promised by President George W. Bush in 2003
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'Washington gets Libyan warhead designs'
NEW YORK, Feb 4: The United States has obtained from Libya a small box containing warhead designs that American officials believe were sold to Tripoli by the underground network linked to Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan
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Qazi, others booked
RAWALPINDI, Feb 4: At least nine leaders and workers of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, including its acting chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed and MNA Hanif Abbasi, were booked under 16 MPO by the city police on Wednesday.
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Kashmir Day today
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: All arrangements have been finalized to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day on Thursday (Feb 5) all over the country and Azad Kashmir in a befitting manner.
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Respect for HR must for peace: Musharraf, Jamali reiterate support to Kashmiris
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali have said that respect for basic human rights of Kashmiri people is fundamental to creating conditions of peace and normalcy.
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Sindh plans power network
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The federal government is likely to approve Sindh's request to set up a new power transmission network in the province, officials said here on Wednesday.
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NFC meeting in Karachi today
LAHORE, Feb 4: The National Finance Commission will deliberate on the formula for inter-provincial distribution of funds from the divisible pool at its meeting to be held in Karachi on Thursday.
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$700 million US funding likely
WASHINGTON, Feb 4: Pakistan will get a record fund allocation of $700 million from the United States for the financial year 2004-5.
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6 Pakistani stampede victims buried
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Six Pakistani pilgrims, who were killed in a stampede in Mina, were buried in Makkah, Pakistan Embassy at Saudi Arabia said. The Welfare Wing of the Consulate General of Pakistan issued six no-objection certificates (NOCs) for the local burial of the stampede victims.
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Malka Pukhraj passes away
 LAHORE, Feb 4: Malka Pukhraj, prominent vocalist of the ageless Abhi to Mein Jawan Hoon, passed away here on Wednesday afternoon. She was 90. Family sources said: "Her health had steadily been declining during the past six months, leading to her death," her son-in-law Senator S.M. Zafar said.
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India's stance helped Saarc summit succeed: FM
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha claimed on Tuesday that New Delhi's changed stance towards its neighbours had contributed to the success of the recent Saarc summit
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Bush, Blair order probe over Iraq
BAGHDAD, Feb 4: US President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have announced an independent inquiry into pre-war intelligence on Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction.
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Elections to be held on schedule: Khamenei
TEHRAN, Feb 4: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled on Wednesday it was the pro-reform government's duty to hold parliamentary polls on schedule despite a crisis sparked by a mass disqualification of candidates.
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No part of Asia safe from bird flu: WHO
HANOI, Feb 4: Two more fatalities in Vietnam and one in Thailand lifted the regional death toll from bird flu to 16 on Wednesday as the World Health Organisation said no part of Asia was safe from the disease.
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