11 killed in Karachi ambush on convoy: Corps commander safe, says ISPR
 KARACHI, June 10: At least 11 people were killed and 12 others injured when a convoy of the Corps Commander of Karachi was ambushed near the Clifton Bridge on Thursday morning.
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Rahim wins vote of confidence
KARACHI, June 10: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Thursday won the vote of confidence in Sindh Assembly and later reiterated his commitment to strive to serve the cause of Sindh and solve the problems of its people. In a special session of the assembly Mr Arbab Ghulam Rahim secured 98 votes on 13 identical motions seeking 'full confidence of the house.'
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Govt wants friendly opposition, says PPP
ISLAMABAD, June 10: The parliamentary leader of the People's Party Parliamentarians in the Senate, Mian Raza Rabbani, on Thursday expressed the apprehension that the government would appoint a Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal candidate opposition leader in the house
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'In-house change to weaken democracy'
PESHAWAR, June 10: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has warned that an in-house change will destabilize the existing democratic process in the country.
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EC clarifies position
ISLAMABAD, June 10: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday contradicted claims that it had delivered its judgment of declaring Karachi by-elections as null and void in haste.
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Wana amnesty for militants revoked: 'Capture or kill' order issued
PESHAWAR, June 10: The government has ordered security forces operating in the volatile South Waziristan tribal region to 'capture or kill' five tribal militants who were granted amnesty some time ago.
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Musharraf unfolds package of incentives for farmers: •Mark-up lowered to 9pc; •87,000 watercourses to be lined
ISLAMABAD, June 10: President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday unveiled a package of incentives for farmers to prompt growth in the agriculture sector
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Irsa rejects Sindh's demand
ISLAMABAD, June 10; The Indus River System Authority on Thursday decided through a majority vote not to compensate Sindh for its water shortages. Irsa also decided to distribute the prevailing 30 per cent water shortage between Sindh and Punjab on an equal basis.
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KSE loses 93 points
KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange's 100-share index on Thursday suffered a major fall of 93 points or 2 per cent at 5,371.20 from 5,464.14 recorded a day earlier as reports of attack on the motorcade of the Karachi Corps Commander triggered panic-selling.
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12 injured in Sui rocket attacks
QUETTA, June 10: At least 12 people, including three women and two children, were injured when rockets were fired in the residential areas of Sui township of Dera Bugti district on Thursday.
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Indian troops kill Kashmiri activist
SRINAGAR, June 10: Indian troops in occupied Kashmir on Thursday shot dead a freedom fighter holed up in a mosque, taking the death toll of a two-day siege to three, but one freedom fighter fled to another shrine, an official said.
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India calls for fresh ideas on Kashmir
NEW DELHI, June 10: Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh has sought fresh ideas on ways to resolve the Kashmir dispute, the Press Trust of India said on Thursday quoting his interview with the BBC World.
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US troops sweep Taliban's stronghold
KABUL, June 10: US-led troops carried out sweeps of former Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan on Thursday as part of an offensive aimed at stemming a spiral of violence in the lead-up to September elections, officials said.
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11 Chinese workers shot dead in Afghanistan
KABUL, June 10: Eleven Chinese construction workers were gunned down in their sleep on Thursday in a usually peaceful area of northeastern Afghanistan in the worst attack on foreigners since the fall of the Taliban regime.
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Six killed in Najaf fighting; tension rises
BAGHDAD, June 10: The first heavy fighting between Iraqi police and Shia leader Moqtada Sadr's militia killed six people on Thursday after a UN resolution failed to end diplomatic discord over Iraq or brewing ethnic tension in the country.
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US admits it used wrong data in terror report
WASHINGTON, June 10: The United States acknowledged Thursday that it had used incomplete and incorrect data in its "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report, allowing that acts of terror had risen instead of declining
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Riyadh-Tehran extradition treaty likely
RIYADH, June 10: Saudi Arabia and Iran have reached an understanding on the need for a judicial agreement covering extradition of wanted persons and transfer of prisoners to complete their sentences in their countries.
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Saudi Arabia, Qatar discuss discords
DUBAI, June 10: Qatar said it held talks with Saudi Arabia in France on Thursday over differences between the two energy-rich Gulf Arab states. The discords, which led to an open row in 2002, have blocked the building of a $2 billion gas pipeline.
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G8 leaders announce measures to prevent nuclear proliferation
WASHINGTON, June 10: The world's eight leading economic powers issued a policy statement on Thursday aiming to block the spread of nuclear weapons.
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G8 considers inviting China, India into fold
SEA ISLAND, June 10: Leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized nations are considering inviting China and India into their elite club, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday.
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