Aziz unveils plan for progress: •Economic independence stressed •dialogue offer made to opposition
ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday announced an economic roadmap "to lift Pakistan to new heights and to rid it of dependence on international financial institutions".
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Opposition rejects talks offer
ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: The opposition has turned down Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's offer for dialogue made in his address to the nation, saying that his speech was devoid of substance, credibility and conviction.
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Signals from India not encouraging: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is not encouraged by the signals coming from India over its efforts to solve the half-a-century-old dispute over Kashmir.
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All eyes set on Aziz's India visit
ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will embark on the second leg of his tour of three South Asian capitals on Sunday morning leading a high-powered delegation.
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US experts want to quiz Dr Khan
WASHINGTON, Nov 19: The United States and the European Union should use their influence on Pakistan to allow international nuclear experts to interview Dr A. Q. Khan, US nuclear experts told a congressional briefing in Washington.
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Fast progress on KMTP ordered
RAWALPINDI, Nov 19: The Planning Commission of Pakistan was asked on Friday to undertake the processing of a plan for a modern Mass Transit System for Karachi and its completion on a fast track basis.
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KESC seeks permission to build 350-mw plant
ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has sought permission from the federal government for setting up a 350-mw gas-fuelled power project in the Korangi locality to partially offset the increasing power shortage in the city.
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Seven die as bus falls from bridge
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 19: At least seven people were killed and 26 others injured when a passenger bus fell from a bridge on the Indus Highway on Friday. The Peshawar-bound bus coming from Karachi, fell down from the Buzdar Bridge on the Indus Highway due to over speeding, killing seven people on the spot.
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US arms sale plan irks India
NEW DELHI, Nov 19: India has conveyed its strong concern to the United States over its proposed arms sale to Pakistan, an Indian foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday. Spokesman Navtej Sarna was asked if Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, on a visit to the United States, had raised the issue of the reported arms sale with Washington.
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Musharraf-Bush meeting likely
WASHINGTON, Nov 19: The White House is looking positively at a request from Pakistan for a meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and US President George W. Bush early next month, diplomatic sources told Dawn on Friday.
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Osama isolated, claims US
WASHINGTON, Nov 19: A top US commander in the war on terror has said that said that Pakistan's unprecedented decision to deploy forces in the tribal region has cut off Osama bin Laden from his terrorist operatives. Also on Thursday afternoon, the top US Marine commander in Iraq told a briefing at the Pentagon that the US victory in Fallujah has "broken the back" of the Iraqi insurgency....
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Proposal for six more permanent members: Security Council expansion
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19: A United Nations panel considering reforms in the working of the 15-member UN Security Council is expected to submit two proposals on the contentious expansion of the most powerful organ of the world body in December, diplomats and officials here told Dawn on Friday.
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US paper disputes Powell's Iran remarks
WASHINGTON, Nov 19: Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell's announcement earlier this week that Iran could be developing nuclear-capable missiles was based on an "unvetted, single source," The Washington Post said on Friday.
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Iran ready for N-enrichment, say diplomats
VIENNA, Nov 19: Iran is preparing large amounts of uranium for enrichment, a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons, days before its promise to freeze all such activities takes effect, Western diplomats said on Friday.
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