Parliamentary panel on Balochistan formed
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The Senate secretariat on Wednesday issued a notification announcing the formation of a 29-member parliamentary committee on Balochistan with Pakistan Muslim League (PML) president and former prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as its chairman.
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Qayum's group moves to dislodge PM
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The Muslim Conference on Wednesday refused to accept Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat's government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Through a resolution adopted at its meeting here, the party's central command asked its supreme leader Sardar Abdul Qayum Khan to help dislodge Mr Hayat's government ...
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Musharraf calls for raising Iraqi force
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: President General Pervez Musharraf has called for raising an Iraqi force to deal with its security problems, saying the presence of American or British forces in Iraq was not a solution. In an interview with Newsweek's Lally Weymouth, President Musharraf said, "The visibility of any foreign troops - whether American or British - is not at all welcome in Iraq....
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Pakistan-Italy accord on UN reform
 ROME, Sept 29: President Pervez Musharraf and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi firmly opposed any addition in the number of permanent members on the United Nations Security Council in talks here on Wednesday.
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A.Q. Khan acted for 'personal reasons'
ROME, Sept 29: President Pervez Musharraf suggested on Wednesday one should do "a psychological study" of Dr A.Q. Khan to determine why he was involved in nuclear proliferation
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October 31 deadline given to ministries
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The government has directed all ministries and divisions to submit by Oct 31 approved studies of their development projects and warned that their budgetary allocations would be diverted to other sectors if they did not do so.
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Comprehensive UN reforms urged
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 29: Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri said on Tuesday that vast majority of the United Nations members support expansion of the UN Security Council in the non-permanent category and there was no consensus on the permanent category.
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Soldier dies in Wana attack
WANA, Sept 29: One soldier was killed and 14 people, including six troops, were wounded in attacks by suspected militants and counter-attacks by security forces in South Waziristan on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said.
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Price control move for Ramazan: Cabinet relief for wheat growers
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The federal cabinet on Wednesday enhanced the wheat support price for the 2005 Rabi season to Rs400 for 40kg from Rs350.
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Punjab likely to release wheat
LAHORE, Sept 29: The government of Punjab may start releasing wheat from Friday as the price of flour remains high despite the arrival of a large consignment of Russian wheat.
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PAEC working on high-tech project
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has decided to develop new technologies in the area of advanced materials to be utilized in the field of energy, defence, agriculture and health.
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'Talks on Siachen planned'
NEW DELHI, Sept 29: India and Pakistan will hold talks on the withdrawal of troops from a glacier in disputed Kashmir known as the world's highest battlefield, a defence official said on Wednesday.
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India-US naval exercises
NEW DELHI, Sept 29: Indo-US Joint naval exercises will commence off the Goa coast from October 4, providing an opportunity to Indian Navy for testing its capabilities along with its warships.
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15 Taliban captured in Afghanistan
KABUL, Sept 29: US-led troops in Afghanistan captured 15 Taliban militants when they were trapped on the border with Pakistan after attacking a coalition patrol, a US military spokesman said on Wednesday.
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US to build 5 bases for Afghan army
WASHINGTON, Sept 29: The Pentagon notified Congress on Tuesday of plans to build five bases in Afghanistan for the Afghan National Army at a cost of up to one billion dollars.
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Six Iraqis killed, 10 US soldiers injured
MOSUL, Sept 29: Six Iraqis were killed in violence across Iraq, while 10 US soldiers were wounded in attacks in the country's north, security officials said on Wednesday.
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Israel threatens to attack Iran
JERUSALEM, Sept 29: A military strike is among Israel's options to prevent Iran from producing nuclear weapons, Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Wednesday in the latest threat by the Jewish state against its arch-foe.
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6 Palestinians killed in Israeli raids
SDEROT, Sept 29: Palestinian militants eluding an army crackdown killed two Israeli children in a rocket attack from Gaza on Wednesday and Israeli troops killed six Palestinians in raids in the coastal strip and the West Bank.
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