Plan to requisition NA session unlikely to succeed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) plan to requisition the National Assembly session is not likely to succeed as it is reluctant to seek the support of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) in this regard, sources told Dawn here on Wednesday....
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Nuke probe results to be shared with Japan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that investigations into illicit nuclear transfers to North Korea had not yet concluded and Pakistan would share with Japan the results of investigations once they were finished....
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N-probe details can't be divulged, court told
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The federal government on Wednesday refused to place before the court the information and materials on the basis of which six officials of the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) were detained....
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Nobody above law, says Kasuri
WARSAW, Feb 11: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Wednesday nobody was above the law, despite the country's top nuclear scientist was pardoned after he admitted he shared information with other countries....
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Bush seeks tougher nuclear safeguards: 'Rogue nations', black market operatives pointed out
WASHINGTON, Feb 11: US President George Bush called on Wednesday for new international efforts to combat the spread of nuclear and other weapons technology...
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Services chiefs review defence, security issues
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: A special session of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee was held at the Aiwan-i-Sadr here on Wednesday. The session was presided over by President Gen Pervez Musharraf....
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Cabinet reduces duty on small cars
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The federal cabinet on Wednesday approved to reduce import duties on completely knocked down (CKD) and completely built-up (CBU) cars of lower engine capacity (800 cc) and agreed to allow import of second-hand cars in due course....
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Decision on new dams delayed till Abbasi's report
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The government has agreed to notify modified terms of reference (TORs) on a 'give-and-take basis' to activate ANG Abbasi-led technical committee on the contentious water issue....
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US firm offers $500m investment in power sector
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: A US-based company has offered to set up a 500 megawatt power project with an investment of $500 million to generate electricity through municipal solid waste processing....
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Steps taken to curb bird flu outbreak
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The government has decided to prepare a comprehensive strategy against the outbreak of Avian Influenza (bird flu) and take precautionary measures to curb the fatal poultry disease....
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Pilgrims not missing, says ministry
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: A spokesman of the religious affairs ministry has contradicted a news item in a section of the press that 790 Pakistani Hajis are missing in Saudi Arabia....
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EU wants Pakistan, India to sign NPT
STRASBOURG, Feb 11: The European Union's Irish presidency on Wednesday urged Pakistan, India and Israel to sign "unconditionally" the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT)....
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Infiltration dropped: Fernandes
NEW DELHI, Feb 11: India said on Wednesday that infiltration has come down by a 'considerable extent'. Defence Minister George Fernandes in an interview with Press Trust of India (PTI)...
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Strike observed in held Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Feb 11: Life came to a standstill in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday after separatist groups called for a shutdown, in memory of their leader Mohammad Maqbool Bhat who was hanged to death 20 years ago....
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Third Afghan conference in Germany
BERLIN, Feb 11: A third international Afghanistan conference will be held in Germany next month, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. The meeting will take place in Berlin on March 31 and April 1, said German Foreign Ministry chief spokesman Walter Lindner....
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Car bomb kills 47 in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Feb 11: A suicide car bomb exploded at an Iraqi army recruitment centre in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 47 people and taking the 24-hour death toll in attacks against Iraqis working with the US occupation up to 100....
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Israel troops kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza
GAZA, Feb 11: Israeli troops killed at least 14 Palestinians in gunbattles in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in raids what Israel said to root out militants behind attacks on Jewish settlements....
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Earthquake rattles ME from Cairo to Amman
AL QUDS, Feb 11: A medium to strong earthquake shook several Middle Eastern countries on Wednesday, causing some minor injuries and damage, and sparking scenes of panic from Cairo to Amman....
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Khatami asks rivals to respect people's wishes
TEHRAN, Feb 11: Iran's President Mohammad Khatami warned his hardline rivals on Wednesday they were turning young Iranians against religion and the Islamic Republic founded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini exactly 25 years ago....
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UAE eases work visa rules after plane crash
ABU DHABI, Feb 11: The United Arab Emirates announced on Wednesday foreigners would no longer have to leave the country to change visit visas into work permits, the official WAM news agency reported, after a "visa" flight crashed, killing 43 people....
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