Hoon discusses cooperation in anti-terror war
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said on Wednesday that he held extremely useful talks with Pakistani leaders on cooperation in the war against terrorism....
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Nationalists set terms for meetings on Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: Nationalist parties have drafted a 10-point charter of demand, including reconstitution of the parliamentary committee on Balochistan, with proper representation from the opposition....
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More wheat to be imported
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: The federal government on Wednesday decided to release in the market one million tons of imported wheat during November and October....
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Port facilities to China offered
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: Pakistan on Wednesday offered China its seaports for trade with Middle East countries....
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Wapda seeks army's help to protect Rs31bn canal
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has sought the support of the army to protect its Rs31.2 billion Kachhi Canal project said to be facing subversion threat....
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29pc women among Afghan DP voters
QUETTA, Oct 6: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has registered 320,000 male and female Afghan refugees as voters in Balochistan during a four-day campaign....
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Kashmiri students hold pro-independence rally
SRINAGAR, Oct 6: Kashmiri students seeking independence for their disputed Himalayan region burst into an uproar at the region's main university on Wednesday during a visit there by a group of Pakistani journalists....
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Natwar says Israel ties not against third country
NEW DELHI, Oct 6: Indian Foreign Minister Kunwar Natwar Singh said on Wednesday that India's ties with Israel were not directed against any third country
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FBI probe offer opposed
NEW DELHI, Oct 6: India's main communist parties on Wednesday opposed any involvement of the FBI in the probe into a Series of blasts that killed 60 people in Assam and Nagaland in the past week.
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Indian PM claims rebels hiding in BD
BOMBAY, Oct 6: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday he was concerned that separatist rebels behind violence in the Assam and Nagaland were sheltering in neighbouring Bangladesh.
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British defence Secretary arrives in Delhi
NEW DELHI, Oct 6: British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon arrived in India from Pakistan on Wednesday for talks with the defence and foreign ministers, British officials said.
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Karzai's running mate escapes attack
KABUL, Oct 6: Afghan President Hamid Karzai's running mate for Saturday's historic presidential poll escaped unhurt on Wednesday when a bomb set off by Taliban guerillas narrowly missed his car as he headed for an election meeting.
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16 killed in Iraq suicide car attack
RAMADI, Oct 6: A suicide car bomb ripped through a queue of young national guard recruits in western Iraq on Wednesday, killing 16 of them as Iraqi and US forces pursued their crackdown on the country's insurgency.
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Baghdad had no WMDs, admits US report
WASHINGTON, Oct 6: The final report of the chief US weapons inspector for Iraq, submitted to Congress on Wednesday, says that former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein did not pose a serious threat to the United States
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US vetoes resolution on Gaza conflict
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6: The United States vetoed an Arab draft resolution in the UN Security Council on Tuesday that would have demanded Israel halt all military operations in northern Gaza
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Iran rejects IAEA demands, ready for talks or confrontation
TEHRAN, Oct 6: Iran said on Wednesday they will not cede to international demands for the Islamic republic to suspend its uranium enrichment activities, saying Tehran was ready for confrontation or negotiation.
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