ARD cautious over MMA's cooperation
LAHORE, Sept 19: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy has conditionally welcomed the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal's cooperation for mounting pressure on President Gen Pervez Musharraf to step down as army chief.
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Tribe given wanted men's list
WANA, Sept 19: The government handed over a list of 200 wanted suspects to elders of the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe in South Waziristan on Sunday, officials said. The list does not contain names of foreign militants hiding in various areas of the troubled region, they said.
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Algerian among two held for Al Qaeda links
PESHAWAR, Sept 19: Security agencies arrested an Arab and a Pakistani on suspension of having links with Al Qaeda from a house in Sufaid Dher area on the outskirts of Peshawar, sources told Dawn on Sunday.
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Peace bid likely to get fresh impetus: Musharraf-Manmohan meeting
NEW YORK, Sept 19: President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who will meet here later this week, expressed willingness on Sunday to give impetus to the peace process and a desire to resolve the festering Kashmir dispute.
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Indian PM favours phased approach
NEW DELHI, Sept 19: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who left on Sunday for his first visit to the United States on Sunday, will push for a step by step approach in the resolution of disputes with Pakistan when he meets President Gen Pervez Musharraf later this week
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Natwar to visit Islamabad in February
NEW DELHI, Sept 19: Indian Foreign Minister Kunwar Natwar Singh said on Sunday he would visit Pakistan in February and official sources explained that the context was the winding up of a second round of India-Pakistan Composite Dialogue proposed to begin in December.
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Gas import plan hits snags
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Pakistan is facing difficulties in deciding whether to import gas from Qatar, Iran or Turkmenistan because of the non-availability of basic data.
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More wheat import for Punjab likely
LAHORE, Sept 19: Punjab needs a million tons of wheat to improve its operational reserves and strategic stocks and the federal government may soon place an order for meeting the need.
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Irsa to consider Punjab's request today
LAHORE, Sept 19: The Indus River System Authority has convened a special meeting on Monday in Islamabad to consider Punjab's application for increasing releases in the Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal.
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3 Pakistanis left at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON, Sept 19: With the transfer of 35 prisoners to Pakistan on Saturday, only three Pakistani prisoners have been left at the US Navy's prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Pakistan beat India
BIRMINGHAM, Sept 19: Yousuf Youhana scored an unbeaten 81 to help Pakistan into the ICC Champions Trophy semifinals with a nervy three-wicket win over India at a packed Edgbaston on Sunday.
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Five injured in Gujarat clash
AHMEDABAD, Sept 19: Five people were injured in Gujarat when duelling processions triggered fresh violence between Hindus and Muslims, police said Sunday.
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Call to expand UN council gains momentum: Assembly split over modalities
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19: As the UN General Assembly began its 59th session, calls for the reform and expansion of the UN Security Council have gained new momentum with more nations staking claims
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Two Hamas men killed in Gaza blast
GAZA, Sept 19: At least two Palestinian militants, members of Hamas' armed wing Izel Dein al Qassam, were killed in what appeared to be a car bomb explosion in Gaza City, Palestinian sources said on Sunday.
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'Three Kurd hostages beheaded'
DUBAI, Sept 19: An Al Qaeda-linked group in Iraq claimed it has executed three Kurds taken hostage in Taji, north of Baghdad, according to a statement posted on a website on Sunday.
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Iran rejects IAEA resolution
TEHRAN, Sept 19: A defiant Iran on Sunday rejected a resolution by the UN nuclear watchdog calling for a halt to sensitive nuclear work and threatened to block tough inspections if the issue was referred to the Security Council.
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Protests break out in Germany
BERLIN, Sept 19: Hundreds of demonstrators staged an impromptu protest against the far-right in front of the state assembly in the east German city of Dresden on Sunday after extremist parties made strong gains in two states, NTV rolling news channel reported.
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Hu takes over top military post
BEIJING, Sept 19: Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday replaced ageing leader Jiang Zemin as the nation's highest military chief, the final stage in the ruling Communist Party's first transfer of power.
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