Opposition demands removal of flaws in honour killing bill
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Opposition senators on Friday pointed out several 'loopholes' in the honour killing bill and demanded that the legislation should be referred to the standing committee for improvement.
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PPP, PML-N invited to MMA rallies
LAHORE, Dec 3: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Friday extended a formal invitation to the PPP and the PML-N to attend its public meetings to be held as part of its campaign against President Pervez Musharraf in Multan
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Plea to disqualify three MMA MNAs
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: A citizen moved a reference to the National Assembly speaker on Friday, seeking disqualification of three senior Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal legislators for allegedly defaming the armed forces
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Fahim leaves for Dubai
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim left for Dubai to meet PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, a source told Dawn here on Friday.
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Banking with China, India discussed: PM addresses bankers
KARACHI, Dec 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told top bankers on Friday that during his recently concluded visit to India, the idea of reciprocal banking between the two countries also featured.
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Mexico, Pakistan back UN chief
MEXICO CITY, Dec 3: Mexican President Vicente Fox and President Pervez Musharraf, who arrived here on a 24-hour visit to Mexico on Thursday, joined in expressing support for embattled UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
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Accord on restoring rail link reached: Khokhrapar-Monabao route
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Pakistan and India have agreed to an early resumption of rail link between Khokhrapar and Monabao suspended since the 1965 war. The agreement was reached here on Friday
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First phase of Gwadar port completed
QUETTA, Dec 3: The first phase of the Gwadar port has been completed and a formal announcement about its operation will be made on the birth anniversary of the Founder the Nation, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah, on Dec 25.
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Nepra rejects tariff review
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) rejected on Friday the federal government's advice to reconsider its tariff determination for consumers of eight distribution companies of Wapda, it is learnt.
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Two activists of banned outfit held
SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 3: Two alleged activists of a banned organization were arrested in a village here on Friday during a major operation which also yielded explosive devices and related gadgets.
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Bandits kidnap sessions judges
SHIKARPUR, Dec 3: Three judges were kidnapped by bandits from the Ratodero-Ghari Yasin road near the Ibn Odho village in the Dakhan area on Friday night.
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Russia opposes veto powers for India
NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed his opposition to veto powers for India or any other country seeking to become member of a revamped UN Security Council.
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26 killed in Iraq attacks
BAGHDAD, Dec 3: The terror network controlled by Iraq's most-wanted man, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, launched a devastating show of force in Baghdad on Friday just weeks after US forces razed its Fallujah stronghold.
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Enrichment resumption in 6 months, says Iran
TEHRAN, Dec 3: Iran will resume enriching uranium after a maximum of six months, powerful former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani vowed on Friday, reaffirming that Tehran's freeze on nuclear fuel cycle work is only temporary.
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Ukraine court annuls poll
KIEV, Dec 3: Ukraine's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a disputed presidential election officially won by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, was invalid.
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UN panel urges action to settle festering disputes
UNITED NATIONS Dec 3: Former Thailand prime minister Anand Panyarachun on Thursday said members of the UN reforms panel wanted to underscore that the world body should undertake serious efforts to resolve
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