Musharraf says stand on UNSC principled
 ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday that Pakistan had a principled stand on the expansion of the UN Security Council and did not support to the idea of increase in its permanent members
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ARD's round-table conference today: Doors for cooperation open to all
LAHORE, Oct 10: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy on Sunday made an offer to all democratic forces, including the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, to wage a joint struggle to take the country out of what it called autocracy
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Bill to outlaw honour killing approved by committee
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: A government bill to amend the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) to curb 'honour killing' has been approved by the house committee on law and is ready for tabling in the current session of the National Assembly.
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Schroeder in favour of talks among civilizations
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Sunday called for dialogue among different civilizations and creating economic stability the world over to win the war on terrorism.
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Terrorists trying to shatter sectarian harmony: Rashid - No Shia-Sunni rift in country
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: There is a complete sectarian harmony in the country and the fresh wave of violence is the work of terrorists who are on the run and are trying to shatter peace, says federal Minister for Information
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4 killed in Lahore mosque blast
LAHORE, Oct 10: Four people, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed and 10 injured when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the entrance of Jamia Masjid Kashmirian in Mochi Gate here on Sunday.
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Al Qaeda seeking new recruits in Pakistan: report
WASHINGTON, Oct 9: Al Qaeda, which once only recruited Arabs, is now also seeking recruits from other ethnic groups and many new Al Qaeda operatives are from Pakistan, says a report published in some US newspapers on Saturday.
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Captors threaten to kill Chinese: Govt warned against attack
PESHAWAR, Oct 10: The kidnappers of the two Chinese engineers and their two Pakistani escorts have threatened to blow themselves up along with the hostages if attacked, sources told Dawn on Sunday.
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Kidnappers demand release of foreigners
ISLAMABAD, Oct 10: Kidnappers of two Chinese engineers have demanded the release of some 'foreign militants' held by security forces, Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao told Dawn on Sunday.
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Mufti Jameel laid to rest
KARACHI, Oct 10: The funeral prayer of Mufti Jameel Ahmed Khan was offered at the Binnori Town mosque here on Sunday afternoon and he was laid to rest in a local graveyard.
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Assam rains, flash floods kill 150
NEW DELHI, Oct 10: Torrential rains followed by flash floods and landslides in Assam have swept away entire villages and killed at least 150, officials said on Sunday.
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Afghan polls largely fair, say observers
KABUL, Oct 10: Afghanistan's first presidential vote, which ended in turmoil after most candidates announced a boycott, was mostly fair, independent observers said on Sunday.
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US urges Afghans to accept results
WASHINGTON, Oct 10: The United States on Sunday described the complaint that the Afghan presidential election was rigged as a technical problem and hoped that authorities will address this problem.
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Two blasts leave 18 dead in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Oct 10: Two blasts killed up to 18 people, including an American soldier, in Baghdad on Sunday hours before US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited Iraq to gauge efforts to calm violence ahead of January elections.
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Rice defends invasion of Iraq
WASHINGTON, Oct 10: US national security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defiantly defended the invasion of Iraq, saying the United States would have taken the same decision
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US supports steps against sectarianism
WASHINGTON, Oct 10: The United States has said that it strongly supports Pakistan's efforts to end sectarian violence in the country.
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