Campaign against uniform MMA, ARD to evolve joint strategy
QUETTA, Sept 25: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Saturday said that the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy and the MMA would form a joint committee that would determine strategy to launch struggle against President Pervez Musharraf's likely move to stay in uniform beyond Dec 31, 2004....
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PM asks tribesmen to crush terrorists Curbs on South Waziristan lifted
PESHAWAR, Sept 25: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday announced lifting of economic blockade on various tribes of South Waziristan Agency so that they could continue their economic activities freely....
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Iraq war has brought more troubles, says Musharraf
WASHINGTON, Sept 25: President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday the US-led invasion of Iraq had made the world a more dangerous place and complicated the war on terror....
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India offers unconditional talks to Kashmiris
NEW DELHI, Sept 25: India will attach no conditions to peace talks with Kashmir's political separatists, the home minister said on Saturday, in an attempt to resume a dialogue stalled due to new terms set by New Delhi....
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Pakistan concerned over Al Aqsa sacrilege
ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: Pakistan on Saturday expressed serious concerns over attempts by Jewish settlers to set ablaze the Al Aqsa Mosque and said the desecration would only deteriorate the situation.
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Pakistan wants aid for Afghan DPs to continue
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25: Pakistan on Friday called on the international community in general and the Islamic world in particular to continue to maintain its support for humanitarian relief and refugee repatriation in Afghanistan.
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Rockets fired at Wana Brigade HQ
WANA, Sept 25: Militants fired rockets on the army Brigade Headquarters and paramilitary scouts camp in South Waziristan, officials and residents said.
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3 policemen, terrorist killed in Quetta
QUETTA, Sept 25: Three policemen and a terrorist were killed and three others injured on Saturday when unknown attackers ambushed the official vehicle of a DSP investigation in Wahdat Colony.
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Irsa indecisive over Rabi water share
ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: A technical committee meeting of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Saturday could not finalize provincial shares but it projected about 37 per cent overall shortage of water during the Rabi season.
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9 Afghan troops killed
KABUL, Sept 25: Suspected Taliban militants launched a string of attacks on security posts in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing nine soldiers, an official said.
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26 Indian fishermen arrested
KARACHI, Sept 25: Pakistani authorities have arrested 26 Indian fishermen and seized their boats for fishing illegally in Pakistani territorial waters, an official said here on Saturday.
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Gaza houses demolished by Israel
GAZA, Sept 25: Israeli forces stormed into a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday, killing one man and flattening rows of houses in a growing cycle of violence that threatens to complicate Israel's plan to withdraw from Gaza.
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Website says UK hostage executed
LONDON, Sept 25: Britain said on Saturday that it was not taking seriously a claim on an extremist website that a British hostage held in Iraq had been murdered, adding the website in question was 'discredited'.
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W. Indies lift Champions Trophy
LONDON, Sept 25: Brian Lara's West Indies held their nerve to beat England in a dramatic Champions Trophy final on Saturday and lift their first major one-day title for 25 years.
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19 dead in Iraq violence
FALLUJAH, Sept 25: US assaults and clashes claimed 19 people in Iraq on Saturday, including five US marines.
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Iran hands over strategic missiles to armed forces
TEHRAN, Sept 25: Iran said on Saturday it has successfully test-fired a strategic missile and delivered it to its armed forces, state-run radio reported.
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