Welcome to DAWN, Pakistan's most widely circulated English language newspaper.
Updated round-the-clock, with a major update before 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT).
No agreement with PPP on any point yet: Shujaat
LAHORE, March 6: The outcome of the ongoing talks between the government and the PPP will crystallise after the 2007 general elections, president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Chaudhry Shujaat Husain said here on Sunday.
...
All options open: Benazir
WASHINGTON, March 6: Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has indicated that she may soften her opposition to President Pervez Musharraf's dual role in the government if the government also shows flexibility
...
'MMA, ARD agree to launch joint struggle'
KARACHI, March 6: Chief of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmed said on Sunday that the MMA and the ARD had agreed to launch a joint struggle on a three-point agenda.
...
JUI-F calls for end to NSC boycott
PESHAWAR, March 6: The provincial general council of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) on Sunday criticised the continuous non participation of the party's chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani
...
Aziz acts to end Sindh crisis
ISLAMABAD, March 6: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who reached Karachi on Sunday afternoon, is expected to chair a high-level meeting to resolve the crisis which erupted after the sacking of Sindh revenue minister Imtiaz Sheikh.
...
Islamabad, Tashkent vow to fight terror
TASHKENT, March 6: Pakistan and Uzbekistan vowed on Sunday to coordinate their efforts in fighting terrorism as President Pervez Musharraf began a two-nation Central Asian tour.
...
New water projects opposed
ISLAMABAD, March 6: The Planning Commission is reported to have asked the government not to start any new water project for next five years and concentrate on ongoing projects because there is a shortage of funds.
...
Telephone exchange set ablaze
QUETTA, March 6: saboteurs set the telephone exchange in Dera Bugti on fire on Sunday, resulting in suspension of telephone service in the district.
...
Dam develops breach
QUETTA, March 6: A breach in the Ismail Torzai dam in the Toba Achakzai area of Qila Abdullah district on Sunday evening inundated dozens of houses in nearby villages, forcing the villagers to move to hills.
...
New Delhi cancels cricket trains
NEW DELHI, March 6: India's Railway Ministry on Sunday cancelled the two special trains which were to be run between Attari and Chandigarh for the convenience of visiting cricket enthusiasts
...
Operation stepped up to find Zarqawi
SAMARRA, March 6: Iraqi commandos and US soldiers On Sunday stepped up operations in Samarra, north of Baghdad, in search for top wanted militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a senior Iraqi security official said.
...
Declaration on women's rights adopted
UNITED NATIONS, March 6: As the women advocacy groups accused governments of rolling back on their promises made 10 years ago at the Beijing women conference
...
Annan sends envoy to Beirut
UNITED NATIONS, March 6: Secretary-General Kofi Annan is dispatching a senior envoy to the Middle East for talks on the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon, a spokesman announced on Saturday.
...
Syrian pullback after summit
DAMASCUS, March 6: Syria was to start redeploying its troops in Lebanon after a Damascus meeting between their two presidents on Monday in the hope of easing stifling international pressure for a full withdrawal.
...
Founder: Quaid-I-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Editor: Tahir Mirza
