Musharraf calls for law to ban honour killing: Body set up to implement HR standards
ISLAMABAD, May 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday called for a law to ban honour killing and emphasized that the Hudood Ordinance and the Blasphemy Law should be studied afresh to ensure that they were not misused.
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Judges, lawyers resume work
LAHORE, May 15: The situation at the city's sessions courts seemed returning to normal on Saturday when members of the subordinate judiciary resumed work and lawyers chose not to confront the police deployed near the court building.
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PM optimistic about peace process
ISLAMABAD, May 15: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has expressed the hope that the peace process will not be affected by the change of government in India as it is in the interests of both the countries.
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Tribe given fresh warning
WANA, May 15: The administration in the volatile South Waziristan tribal region on Saturday warned the Ahmadzai Wazirs to persuade a tribal militant, Nek Muhammad, by Sunday morning for the registration of foreigners or action will be taken against the entire tribe.
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Contributing countries be given more say: Kasuri - Peacekeeping missions
ISLAMABAD, May 15: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Saturday said Pakistan would propose to the United Nations Security Council to give greater weightage in decision making about peacekeeping missions to countries contributing men and finances.
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18 dead as rivals clash near Gujrat
GUJRAT, May 15: An armed clash between two groups left around 14 people dead and 50 injured near Madina Syedan village on Saturday night. However, hospital sources claimed that 18 people had died. According to reports reaching here, Chaudhry Ishtiaq alias Shaqi of Gandhra had tried to occupy a house of Kakay Shah in Madina Syedan two days ago.
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Seven of a family shot dead in Nasirabad
QUETTA, May 15: Seven persons of a family, including three brothers and two women of Magsi tribe, were gunned down by a group of armed men in Tambo area of Nasirabad district on Saturday.
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Death of six: complainant also found murdered
LAHORE, May 15: The complainant in the Mughalpura killing of five members of a Shia family and a maid, was found murdered in Harbanspura area on Saturday.
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Tripartite talks today
BEIJING, May 15: Pakistan, Afghanistan and United States will hold tripartite talks in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, on Sunday for reviewing their on-going work and cooperation in the economic sector.
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Sonia elected parliamentary party chief
NEW DELHI, May 15: India's Congress Party on Saturday unanimously elected Sonia Gandhi as its leader in parliament, paving the way for her expected endorsement by a growing list of coalition partners to become the country's next prime minister.
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40 Iraqis killed as US seeks end to resistance
BAGHDAD, May 15: The commander of US forces in Iraq on Saturday called for a swift end to the resistance led by Shia leader Moqtada Sadr as more than 40 Iraqis were killed during a 24-hour period.
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'Rumsfeld's OK led to abuse in prison'
WASHINGTON, May 15: US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved a secret program that encouraged interrogation methods used at Abu Ghraib prison, where Iraqi prisoners were abused, The New Yorker magazine said Saturday.
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Thousands call for pullout from Gaza
TEL AVIV, May 15: More than 100,000 protesters gathered on Saturday evening in Tel Aviv to demand an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, in a demonstration organized by the opposition peace camp, organizers said.
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4 gunmen held in Riyadh
RIYADH, May 15: Saudi guards arrested four gunmen after an exchange of fire here on Saturday, sources said. There was no word on casualties, but no expatriates were believed injured in the shooting which took place
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