Call for efforts to tackle root causes of terrorism: Musharraf, Blair stress judicious resolution of conflicts
 LONDON, Dec 6: Britain and Pakistan agreed on Monday that terrorism was not acceptable whatever the cause and said there was a need for a concerted international effort to tackle the root causes of terrorism
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Bilateralism has last chance on Kashmir: No deal with PPP, says Musharraf
LONDON, Dec 6: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that bilateralism had a last chance for finding a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue. I am giving bilateralism a final chance. Let it not fail," said the president at a breakfast meeting with editors of leading British dailies during which terrorism, Pakistan-India dialogue, Afghanistan, Middle East and Iraq came under discussion....
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No soft-pedalling on Kashmir issue: FO
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: The Kashmir issue was a major talking point in President Gen Pervez Musharraf's meeting with President George W. Bush at the White House on Saturday
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State Dept report criticizes Dr Khan
WASHINGTON, Dec 6: An official report on a State Department Web site quotes a senior Bush administration official as saying that Pakistanis regard Dr A.Q. Khan as a "traitor to Pakistan".
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LHC strikes down juvenile law
LAHORE, Dec 6: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday struck down the federal Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, as unconstitutional
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Education budget to be doubled: minister - Increase in teachers' salaries planned
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: The education ministry is planning to double the national education budget to four per cent of gross domestic product and increase teachers' salaries as ways to enhance literacy and standard of education
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NFC award talks in January
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: The federal government has started consultations with provincial governments to resume the process of finalizing the sixth National Finance Commission award.
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18pc tariff hike for Chashma N-plant
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday increased the tariff for Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (Chashnupp) by 18 per cent to reduce its growing losses.
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Nespak's selection as consultant challenged: Neelum-Jhelum power project
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Wapda has challenged Nespak's appointment as consultant to process international tenders for the Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Azad Kashmir.
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Rupture in pipeline affects gas supply
KARACHI, Dec 6: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has said that its 16-inch diameter Indus Left Bank Pipeline (ILBP), taking gas to Sukkur, was ruptured at a place about 65 km away from Sukkur at 10.30 pm on Sunday.
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'Singh likely to visit Pakistan next year'
NEW DELHI, Dec 6: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is hoping to visit Pakistan early next year, India's envoy to Islamabad said on Monday, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
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Demolition of Babri mosque mourned
LUCKNOW, Dec 6: The 12th anniversary of the demolition of a historic mosque in the north Indian temple town of Ayodhya passed off peacefully, police said, with Hindus and Muslims holding low key functions to mark the day.
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Karzai talks to Qanuni over cabinet post
KABUL, Dec 6: President Hamid Karzai has held discussions with arch rival Yunus Qanuni over a possible position in the next Afghan government, a spokesman for Mr Karzai said on Monday.
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US consulate in Jeddah stormed: 12 die in battle with gunmen
JEDDAH, Dec 6: Unidentified gunmen stormed the heavily fortified US consulate in Jeddah in a brazen raid on Monday and 12 people died in gun battles before security forces regained control.
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Abbas visits Damascus
DAMASCUS, Dec 6: Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization opened a new chapter in their often turbulent ties on Monday, saying they wanted to coordinate their efforts to make peace with Israel.
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Two Russian troops killed
VLADIKAVKAZ, Dec 6: Two Russian soldiers were killed on Sunday and seven others injured in a new wave of rebel attacks in Chechnya that included the kidnappings of two pro-Russian Chechen policemen, military sources said here on Monday.
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