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Musharraf rules out inspection by IAEA
MANILA, April 20: President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that he would never allow foreign inspectors into the country to examine Pakistan’s nuclear facilities. “That is tantamount to...
‘No action planned in N. Waziristan’: US general’s remarks assailed
PESHAWAR, April 20: A senior military commander here on Wednesday described as ‘highly irresponsible’ remarks by a US general that Pakistan was planning an army operation against militants in North Waziristan....
EU objects to Sami’s inclusion in team, calls off talks
BRUSSELS, April 20: The European Parliament on Wednesday cancelled talks with a delegation of the Pakistani senate’s foreign affairs committee in protest at the inclusion of a member of a faction...
Pakistan may protest against detention of Sami in Belgium
ISLAMABAD, April 20: Pakistan would lodge a protest with the Belgian government against the treatment meted out to Senator Maulana Samiul Haq at the Brussels airport, the Foreign Office spokesman said...
PPP moves privilege motions
ISLAMABAD, April 20: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) threatened in the National Assembly here on Wednesday its legislators would court arrest on Thursday if ‘thousands’ of detained party workers were not...
Prisoners get remission
ISLAMABAD, April 20: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday granted special remission to prisoners on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi. The president has granted this relief under Article 45 of the...
Terror, F-16s threaten peace efforts: India
NEW DELHI, April 20: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that terrorist acts could yet harm the fledgling peace process with Pakistan, whereas his senior colleague Defence Minister Pranab...
Sindh seeks Rs500m for LBOD repair
ISLAMABAD, April 20: Sindh has sought Rs500 million from the federal government to urgently rehabilitate weakening structures of the Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) and Kadhan Pateje Outfall Drain (KPOD). Official...
Power link blasted in Barkhan district
QUETTA, April 20: Suspected tribal rebels in Barkhan district blew up four electricity pylons in the early hours of Wednesday as a result of which power supply to Kohlu district was...
Woman in veil sparks security alarm in NA
ISLAMABAD, April 20: A veiled woman stranger intruded into the National Assembly on Wednesday while it was in session, sparking a security alarm and concerns for future precautions. Speaker Chaudhry Amir...
Bodies of 50 Iraqis found in river
BAGHDAD, April 20: The bodies of 50 people, believed to be those of hostages held in a town near Baghdad earlier this week, have been found in the Tigris river south...
Iraqi PM escapes attempt on life
BAGHDAD, April 20: Iraq’s caretaker prime minister Iyad Allawi escaped an assassination attempt on Wednesday night when a suicide bomber in a car attacked his convoy near his home, a government...
President welcomes new pope
MANILA, April 20: Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday welcomed the election of German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as the new pope. Speaking at a breakfast meeting with the Foreign Correspondents Association...
Man ‘declared infidel’ killed by mob
PESHAWAR, April 20: A mob killed a blasphemy accused in Nowshera district on Wednesday after a local cleric had declared him an infidel, police said. According to sources, Ashiq Nabi of...
Bank holiday
KARACHI, April 20: The State Bank of Pakistan and all offices of the SBP Banking Services Corporation will remain closed on April 22 (Friday) being a public holiday declared by the...
NA-271 by-poll postponed
ISLAMABAD, April 20: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Wednesday rescheduled the by-election from May 7 to May 28 to fill the NA-271 National Assembly seat from Kharan-cum-Panjgur...
Israeli army begins removing equipment
AL QUDS, April 20: The Israeli army on Monday began removing equipment from bases in the Gaza Strip in preparation for the pullout from the territory as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon...
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