President, PM urge captors to free hostages: NA adopts resolution
ISLAMABAD July 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday made a joint appeal to the captors of two Pakistani workers in Iraq to release the hostages on humanitarian grounds.
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No decision yet on troops for Iraq: PM
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Tuesday that the government's policy on sending troops to Iraq was very clear and before taking any decision the people and parliament would be taken into confidence.
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Safe operation of N-facilities to be further enhanced
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Pakistan has decided to further ensure safe operation of its nuclear facilities, especially the nuclear power plants, by strengthening the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) under a six-year phased monitoring and evaluation programme.
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Composite talks need timeframe: Pace of dialogue termed satisfactory
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Pakistan has again asserted that the process of composite dialogue between India and Pakistan requires a timeframe and that should be meaningful and result-oriented.
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Treasury benches demand reclamation of Sutlej from India
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 came under fire in the National Assembly on Tuesday when many treasury MNAs called for getting back the Sutlej river.
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Lawmakers criticize gas price hike
ISLAMABAD July 27: The government on Tuesday came under fire on the issue of increase in gas prices as the Opposition criticized the raise and described it as a mini-budget.
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Rs83bn projects approved
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved on Tuesday 17 projects to be completed at a cost of over Rs83 billion.
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Darfur issue: Musharraf contacts world leaders
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Over the past week, President Gen Pervez Musharraf contacted several world leaders to help addresshumanitarian crisis at Darfur, Sudan.
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Wana radio booster attacked
WANA, July 27: A radio booster in South Waziristan was damaged in an explosion on Monday night, residents said on Tuesday. They said unidentified people planted explosives outside the building which houses a low-frequency radio station in Wana.
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2 die as FC members, smugglers trade fire
QUETTA, July 27: Two people were killed and one was injured in an exchange of fire between members of the Frontier Corps and alleged smugglers near Qila Abdullah, some 100 kilometres north of here, on Tuesday.
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Pakistan out of Asia Cup
COLOMBO, July 27: Virender Sehwag shone with bat and ball as India beat Sri Lanka by four runs in their Asia Cup clash on Tuesday to book their place in Sunday's final against the same opponents.
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Curfew relaxed
AHMEDABAD, July 27: A 24-hour curfew was partially relaxed on Tuesday in Veraval town in western India's Gujarat state where two men were killed and several injured in clashes erupted between Hindus and Muslims, police said. -AFP
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No deal with abductors, vows Iraqi president
BAGHDAD, July 27: Iraq's President Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar on Tuesday vowed there would be no compromise with hostage-takers. "We will never give in to their demands or negotiate with them," Mr Yawar told reporters
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Foreign firm quits Iraq
AMMAN, July 27: The employer of two Jordanians held hostage in Iraq announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to halt its operations there in a bid to spare their lives.
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Iraqi PM visits S. Arabia
JEDDAH, July 27: Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on the latest leg of his first tour of the Middle East since taking office on June 28.
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US hands over four suspects to France
PARIS, July 27: The United States handed over to France four of the seven Frenchmen held without charge in the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for more than two years, Paris said on Tuesday.
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