Pakistan not to allow UN inspectors: Kasuri holds talks with Iran leaders
 TEHRAN, Aug 9: Pakistan's foreign minister on Monday insisted his country was cooperating with a UN probe into Iran's suspect nuclear programme, but ruled out allowing inspectors into Pakistan as part of the crucial investigation....
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Desperate Al Qaeda may launch more attacks: Rashid
RAWALPINDI, Aug 9: Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Monday more terrorist attacks may take place in the country as Al Qaeda was on the run this time and was making desperate retaliatory attacks with extraordinary vehemence following the recent arrests of a number of its key leaders....
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3 foreigners picked up in Lahore
LAHORE, Aug 9: Intelligence agencies on Monday picked up three foreigners believed to have links with Al Qaeda in the city.
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Pakistan protests to US over FBI action
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Pakistan has protested to the United States over an FBI sting operation involving a fake plot to kill Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations, describing it as a bizarre mission....
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Islamabad, Delhi swap 6 prisoners
LAHORE, Aug 9: Pakistan and India on Monday swapped six prisoners, including three soldiers arrested during the Kargil conflict, here at the Wagah border....
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Indo-Pakistan talks on drugs, terrorism begin today
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Pakistan and India will hold two days of talks here from Tuesday on terrorism and drug trafficking, after a gap of six years....
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Multan blast claims lives of three children
MULTAN, Aug 9: An explosion in a house situated in the slums of the city on Monday evening claimed lives of three children. The explosion was so powerful that the victims aged between 4 and 14 years died
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Urea price cut, export banned: ECC orders unhindered supply of gas
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Monday banned export of urea fertiliser and approved a Rs18 per bag reduction in urea prices to overcome its prevailing shortage and stabilise domestic prices.
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Airlink with Quetta remains suspended
QUETTA, Aug 9: City's air link remained cut off with the rest of the country for the second day on Monday as no flight could land at the Quetta airport since the valley has been in grip of dusty winds for over 24 hours.
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US lawmaker wants Khan leak explained
WASHINGTON, Aug 9: A US senator asked the White House to explain how and why the name of an Al Qaeda informant was leaked to the press, amid concerns it had hurt the war on terror, a letter from the lawmaker showed on Monday.
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Hurriyat rejects talks offer
NEW DELHI, Aug 9: Kashmir's All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) rejected on Monday New Delhi's proposal to hold talks with the group within the Indian constitution.
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Sadr rejects calls for pullout from Najaf
NAJAF, Aug 9: Shia leader Moqtada Sadr on Monday defied demands from Iraq's interim government that his militia pull out of Najaf and threats from his fighters forced a halt to oil output in the south.
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US asks Iran to abandon N-programme
WASHINGTON, Aug 9: US President George Bush said on Monday that Iran "must abandon her nuclear ambitions" and vowed to stand with United States allies to pressure Tehran to do so.
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N-plant accident claims 5 lives
TOKYO, Aug 9: A steam leak at a Japanese N-power plant killed five workers on Monday, police said, but officials said no radiation had escaped in the accident, the worst ever in terms of deaths at a Japanese nuclear facility.
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