Govt to brief opposition on Wana
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday the government would soon brief parliamentary leaders of opposition parties about the anti-militant operation in the tribal area as part of a policy to consult them on important issues.
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Sher Afgan apologizes to Senate colleagues
ISLAMABAD Sept 23: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Sher Afgan Niazi was put in an awkward position in Senate by his colleagues on the treasury benches on Thursday
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Al-Khalid tank given to army
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Vice Chief of Army Staff, Gen Mohammad Yousuf Khan, on Thursday presided over a ceremony to equip the Guides Cavalry with state-of-the-art indigenously produced tank Al-Khalid - MBT-2000.
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Pakistan believes in peaceful use of N-energy: PAEC
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Pakistan believes in the enormous potential of peaceful uses of nuclear energy for socio-economic development, says the Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Mr Pervez Butt.
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Musharraf calls for promoting Pakistan interests in US
WASHINGTON, Sept 23: President Pervez Musharraf has said that in the past Pakistan suffered because of America's close relations with India while urging members of the newly-formed Pakistan caucus to protect Islamabad's interests on Capitol Hill.
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Dialogue will lead to progress: Musharraf
WASHINGTON, Sept 23: President Pervez Musharraf has said he hopes his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday would lead to a 'visible' progress to the resolution of all outstanding disputes with India.
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Singh vows purposeful talks with Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday declared India's determination to resolve all issues with Pakistan, including Jammu and Kashmir, which have undermined the relations between the two nations.
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UK claims top figures involved in human trade
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The British government has conveyed to Islamabad that some senior government officials and important political figures were involved in sending people illegally to the UK.
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Irsa sees 37pc less water for Rabi crop
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has estimated about 37 per cent shortage of irrigation water in the early part of the coming Rabi season.
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Tax exemption from 2005
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has clarified that the income tax exemption up to Rs100,000 will be effective from July 1, 2005.
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Noted poet Tabish Dehlavi dead
 KARACHI, Sept 23: Veteran poet Tabish Dehlavi died at a private hospital here on Thursday after a brief illness. He was 93. His funeral was attended by hundreds of relatives, friends and admirers , including senior literary personages and intellectuals. He was laid to rest at the Sakhi Hassan graveyard in North Nazimabad.
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Afghan forces arrest five militants
KABUL, Sept 23: Afghan security forces arrested five Islamic fighters, including a group commander of an outlawed militant group, after a crackdown on their hideouts just south of Kabul, senior Afghan officials said on Thursday. "A group of terrorists have been arrested in Logar province..." Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali told a regular news briefing in Kabul. Mr Jalali said the arrests led police to several other militant hideouts just outside Kabul. ...
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Iraq, UK not to give in to kidnappers
BAGHDAD, Sept 23: The British and Iraqi governments said on Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants threatening to kill a British hostage, despite a video message from the captive pleading for his life.
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Iraqi polls to be held on time, says Allawi
WASHINGTON, Sept 23: Iraq's interim prime minister Iyad Allawi said on Thursday that Iraq was on the path to success and insisted that any delay of elections scheduled for January would be a victory for the insurgency.
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US on high alert for terrorism in skies
WASHINGTON, Sept 23: Homeland Security official Asa Hutchinson on Thursday said the United States was on heightened alert for terrorist threats, particularly involving aircraft, ahead of the Nov 2 presidential elections.
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Israel, PA come under attack for no progress on roadmap
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23: Without offering any new ideas the diplomatic quartet on Middle East on Wednesday criticised both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for lack of progress on the roadmap.
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Three Israeli soldiers killed
GAZA STRIP, Sept 23: Three Israeli soldiers and three Palestinians were killed during clashes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after militants broke into a Jewish settlement.
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Iran warns Israel of most severe reaction
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23: Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi warned on Wednesday his country would react "most severely" to any Israeli strike against its nuclear facilities.
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