Move to oust speaker fails: Opposition boycotts vote
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain on Friday survived a second move to oust him in 16 months after opposition parties criticized his attitude but boycotted a ballot to protest against the deputy speaker's decision to cut short a debate on their no-confidence resolution.
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PM hints at inviting opposition for talks
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday hinted at inviting leaders of opposition parties to talks to end the ongoing confrontation in parliament. Talking to journalists at the Prime Minister's House, he said the government was eager to engage the opposition in talks and had constituted a three-member ministerial committee for the purpose.
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Opposition claims success
ISLAMABAD Oct 22: The combined opposition in the National Assembly on Friday claimed that its no-trust move against Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain was a success as the government side failed to produce its members to take part in the secret ballot.
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C'wealth respects parliament's decision on uniform: Mckinnon
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: Commonwealth Secretary General Donald Mckinnon on Friday endorsed President Gen Pervez Musharraf retaining his uniform beyond Dec 31 as long as it was done through parliamentary route and not an executive order.
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Fierce clashes in Waziristan: Two soldiers, 3 civilians killed
WANA, Oct 22: Two soldiers and three civilians were killed in clashes between security forces and militants in different parts of the South Waziristan tribal region on Friday.
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Board reviews today scientist's detention
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The Supreme Court Review Board is likely to meet on Saturday to examine the detention of Director General Science and Technology, Khan Research Laboratories (KRL), Dr Mohammad Farooq, the only scientist under detention for his alleged involvement in the transfer of nuclear technology, an official source told Dawn on Friday.
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Panel formed to revise employees' pay scales
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The federal government on Friday constituted a 17-member Pay and Pension Committee 2004 to recommend revision in salaries and pensions of civil and military employees.
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Machine readable passports from 25th
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: Machine readable passports will be issued by five regional passport offices across the country from Monday (Oct 25). A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting presided over by Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao here on Friday....
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India told to wait for Annan's report on UNSC
New Delhi, Oct 22: China wants India to wait for the report from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on the issue of the restructuring of the Security Council before Beijing could commit to New Delhi's role in it, the United News of India said on Thursday quoting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing.
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India to hold talks with Assam rebels
NEW DELHI, Oct 22: Indian government has given the go ahead for peace talks between north-eastern Assam state and a powerful tribal separatist group, Assam's chief minister said on Friday.
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Russia denies submarine deal with India
Moscow, Oct 22: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov on Friday denied reports of a nuclear submarine deal with India, Press Trust of India said from Moscow. "I can assure you that the information about the submarine is not true," Mr Ivanov was quoted as saying by the ITAR-TASS news agency which on Thursday reported the deal.
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CIA searching for Osama on western border: report
WASHINGTON, Oct 22: The United States sent a special team to the Pak-Afghan border in late August to search for Osama bin Laden, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
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Declaration of Afghan poll results stopped
KABUL, Oct 22: Hamid Karzai's victory in Afghanistan's first presidential election cannot be declared until complaints from all candidates are investigated and the last vote is counted, the United Nations said.
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UK hostage pleads for her life
BAGHDAD, Oct 22: A weeping British-Iraqi hostage pleaded for her life in a video broadcast on Friday as British troops prepared to move nearer Baghdad before an expected US-led offensive against guerillas before January elections.
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French militant killed
PARIS, Oct 22: French authorities have identified the first French Islamic militant killed in Iraq, heightening fears that Islamic networks are recruiting Europeans to fight with insurgents against US-led forces, judicial sources say.
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Hamas vows to avenge leader's death
GAZA CITY, Oct 22: Israel's killing of a top Hamas fighter in Gaza prompted calls for vengeance by the radical Islamic group on Friday, days ahead of a critical parliament vote on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to evacuate the territory.
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Myanmar junta leader plans Delhi visit
YANGON, Oct 22: Myanmar junta leader Senior General Than Shwe will go ahead with a historic visit to India that had been in doubt after a political shake-up in Yangon, state media reported on Friday.
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Toll climbs to 75 in Japan typhoon
TOKYO, Oct 22: As the death toll rose from Japan's deadliest typhoon in two decades, experts warned on Friday that climate change could herald a stormier future.
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