Some new faces in cabinet likely: Outgoing ministers may be retained
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Most members of the outgoing federal cabinet are likely to be inducted into the new cabinet to be headed by the prime minister-designate, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, sources said on Sunday.
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MMA wants Hashmi as opposition's candidate
ISLAMABAD, June 27: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has decided to strengthen coordination with the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy in view of the situation arising out of the 'forced' resignation of prime minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali, sources said.
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PPP nominates Amin Fahim
ISLAMABAD, June 27: The People's Party Parliamentarians has decided to contest the election for the office of the prime minister to be held on Tuesday and nominated Makhdoom Amin Fahim as its candidate against Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.
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Qazi sent to Islamabad
KARACHI, June 27: Acting president of the Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal and chief of Jamat-i-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, was not allowed entry into Sindh on Sunday
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Local govt polls on party basis proposed
LAHORE, June 27: A high-level inter-provincial meeting which met here on Sunday recommended that the local government elections should be held on party basis and district nazims be elected directly. It recommended internal recall of district nazims and powers to local government commissions (LGCs) to initiate penal action against them ...
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Pakistan, India to announce more CBMs
 NEW DELHI, June 27: India and Pakistan were believed on Sunday to have agreed in principle to a clutch of measures to boost confidence building on both sides after their foreign secretaries met in what were described as positive talks.
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Khokhar to cut short India visit
NEW DELHI, June 27: Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar will cut short his visit to New Delhi to assist in preparations for Pakistan's representation at the ARF meeting in Jakarta. The sources said Mr Khokhar would leave for Islamabad on Monday evening. He was scheduled to visit the Taj Mahal on Tuesday....
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No change in foreign policy likely
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Mr Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri will continue as foreign minister in the new cabinet to be announced this week, and there will be no departure from the country's current foreign policy, Dawn has learnt through sources close to the presidency.
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Pakistan, China to cooperate in anti-terror war
BEIJING, June 27: Pakistan and China have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in non-traditional security to combat terrorism and check drug trafficking.
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Islamabad to sign amity treaty with Asean
JAKARTA, June 27: Pakistan is scheduled to accede to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in South East Asia here on July 2, to ensure that it enters a process where confidence-building measures are given priority.
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Pakistani taken hostage in Iraq
DUBAI, June 27: An armed group is holding a Pakistani hostage and has threatened to behead the captive within 72 hours unless prisoners are released in Iraq, a video footage aired by Al Arabiya television showed on Sunday.
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Murder suspect evades arrest
RIYADH, June 27: A Filipino man who allegedly killed two Pakistani women in Riyadh is still to be apprehended, according to the Pakistani mission in Riyadh.
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APHC lauds Pakistan's stand on role of Kashmiris
NEW DELHI, June 27: Kashmiri leaders welcomed on Sunday remarks made by Pakistan's spokesman that Kashmiris constituted the principal party to the dispute.
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Taliban kill 16 Afghans with voter cards
KABUL, June 27: Taliban guerrillas kidnapped and then killed 16 people in an Afghan province after finding them with voter registration cards for the country's September elections, officials said on Sunday.
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Turkey rejects Iraqi militants' demands: Hostage issue
BAGHDAD, June 27: Turkey rejected on Sunday the demands of militants threatening to behead three Turks held hostage in Iraq during US President George W. Bush's visit to Turkey and on the eve of the formal start of Iraqi self-rule.
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Six killed in attack
BAQUBA, June 27: Six National Guardsmen were killed on Sunday in an attack on a checkpoint northeast of the Iraqi capital by unknown gunmen armed with anti-tank rockets, a provincial police chief said.
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Russia vows to press ahead with Iran N-deal
MOSCOW, June 27: Russia's top nuclear official vowed on Sunday to avoid any further delays in the launch of a Russian-built atomic reactor in Iran by speeding up talks with Tehran on a key bilateral deal.
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Nato not welcome in ME: Iran
TEHRAN, June 27: Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said on Sunday that Nato was "not welcome" in the Middle East region, ahead of the alliance's summit in neighbouring Turkey.
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