Asif freed after eight years of detention: SC grants bail in BMW case
KARACHI / ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari, jailed on corruption charges on Nov 4, 1996, was released after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the BMW car reference
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Triumph of justice: Benazir
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Former prime minister and chairperson of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto has hailed the Supreme Court verdict granting bail to her husband Asif Ali Zardari as a 'triumph of justice'.
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No new cases against Asif, says NAB
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: A National Accountability Bureau spokesman on Monday said that no new case would be instituted against PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari 'in near future' and that the decision to release him had been taken on political grounds.
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Asif offers to liaise with political forces
KARACHI, Nov 22: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari has offered that he can serve as a bridge between different political forces who, he stressed, must come together to emancipate people from the shackles of the autocratic rule.
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MMA-ARD contact likely today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy are expected to make their first formal contact on Tuesday to workout a formula for cooperating with each other in the forthcoming anti-Musharraf campaign
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Musharraf's phone call to Sharifs not confirmed
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: No official confirmation was available here on Monday of a news report carried by a Washington-based website saying that President Pervez Musharraf had talked with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
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India visit to improve atmosphere: Aziz
COLOMBO, Nov 22: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday reiterated Pakistan's commitment to the composite dialogue with India and said his forthcoming visit to New Delhi would augur well for the ongoing peace process.
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Aziz offers technical aid to Maldives
MALE, Nov 22: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has offered the Maldivian government financial and technical assistance in a number of areas, including education and defence, and sought strengthening of bilateral ties.
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20 militants killed in Waziristan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Twenty militants were killed in clashes with security forces in two areas in South Waziristan. In Lalejai area, a seminary owned by Maulvi Bashir Ahmad had been serving as a hub of terrorist activities
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Mehsuds demand return of weapons: Call to end military operation
WANA, Nov 22: The Mehsud tribe has asked the government to return weapons and ammunition to tribesmen, which had been seized during the ongoing search operation in South Waziristan.
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Two injured in Srinagar attack
SRINAGAR, Nov 22: Two newspaper workers were wounded in a grenade attack on their office on Monday in Srinagar, police said.
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US needs more troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON, Nov 22: Senior US military commanders in Iraq are demanding more troops to put down resistance in other parts of the country after capturing Fallujah, US officials told reporters in Washington on Monday.
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Six US troops killed in Iraq
WASHINGTON, Nov 22: The US Defence Department on Monday announced the recent deaths of a soldier and five marines from its forces in Iraq, including three who died after being transferred out of the country for treatment.
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Israel promises to allow Palestinians in Al Quds to vote
TEL AVIV, Nov 22: Reviving a long-dormant U.S. peacemaking role, Secretary of State Colin Powell won an Israeli pledge on Monday to allow Palestinians living in occupied Jerusalem to cast their vote in an election for Yasser Arafat's successor.
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Iran stops uranium enrichment
VIENNA, Nov 22: Iran on Monday suspended sensitive nuclear activities that could be used to make a bomb in a move intended to thwart US efforts to report Tehran to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.
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Annan wins confidence motion
GENEVA, Nov 22: The top body representing 4,000 staff at the United Nations European headquarters on Monday adopted a motion of confidence in UN Secretary General Kofi Annan following criticism of the world body's senior management.
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