CBM talks focus on notification of tests: Up gradation of hotlines discussed
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The second round of Indo-Pakistan talks on nuclear confidence-building measures (CBMs) that began here on Tuesday zeroed in on formalization of pre-notification of missiles' flight testing and effective communication
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Talks focus on steps to curb drug smuggling
NEW DELHI, Dec 14: India and Pakistan exchanged memorandums on plans to combat drug trafficking via the notorious "Golden Crescent" region and plan to meet again in June 2005 on the issue, the Indian government said on Tuesday
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Media can promote peace: Musharraf
RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said here on Tuesday the media in South Asia could serve as a catalyst in promoting peace and harmony for the collective well-being of one-fifth of humanity living in the region.
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Aziz in China on mission to boost ties
BEIJING, Dec 14: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz arrived here on Tuesday for talks with Chinese leaders on bilateral and regional issues and to explore possibilities of greater economic cooperation.
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LHC seeks details in Naeem Khan case
RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: The Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday admonished a senior bureaucrat and directed the interior ministry to furnish details relating to whereabouts of Naeem Noor Khan
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Technical body on water meets tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The sixth three-day meeting of the technical committee on water resources will begin here on Thursday. Minister of State A.N.G Abbasi will preside over the meeting.
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US urging Pakistan to give India access to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Dec 14: Soon after the fall of the Taliban regime three years ago, the United States started urging Pakistan to grant India transit facilities for Afghanistan, diplomatic sources told Dawn.
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Kashmiris from two sides hail peace process
KATHMANDU, Dec 14: The Pug wash meeting on the disputed territory of Kashmir ended in the Nepalese capital on Tuesday with a call to continue such meetings in the future and welcomed the present Indo-Pakistan dialogue.
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50 dead as trains collide in India
MANSAR, Dec 14: Two trains collided head-on in northern India on Tuesday, killing 50 people and injuring around 150, Punjab's chief minister said, as rescue workers scrambled to free trapped passengers....
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Mulla Omar's top aide arrested
QUETTA, Dec 14: US and Afghan forces have arrested Mullah Toor Naqibullah, the Protocol Officer and Chief Security Officer of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar in Kandahar....
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Turkish engineer kidnapped
KABUL, Dec 14: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Turkish engineer in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a government official said. "I confirm that one Turkish engineer has been kidnapped in Kunar province today," said Gen Abdul Jalil Junbish...
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Saddam, key colleagues to be tried next week
BAGHDAD, Dec 14: Iraq will put senior members of Saddam Hussein's toppled Iraqi government on trial from next week, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Tuesday....
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UN hopeful of holding polls in Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 14: UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Iraq, Mr Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, has expressed confidence that the Independent Electoral Commission for Iraq (IECI) will be able to hold a credible, transparent and fair ballot
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Egypt, Israel sign trade pact with US
CAIRO, Dec 14: In a partnership hailed as a major boost to often chilly ties, Egypt and Israel on Tuesday signed a first joint trade accord with the United States since their historic peace treaty 25 years ago.
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