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)
Note: There will be no issue of DAWN - the
Internet Edition on 23rd April 2005
because of newspaper holidays in Pakistan. However, we will update this site
with the latest news.
Strong protest over EU move against Sami
ISLAMABAD, April 21: Pakistan on Thursday lodged a protest with the European Union, Belgium and the Netherlands against mistreatment of Senator Maulana Samiul Haq in Brussels. A Foreign Office press release...
Pakistan, Indonesia to boost trade
JAKARTA, April 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono agreed on Thursday to augment economic and trade relations through a joint business council. The two leaders,...
PML-N lashes out at PPP
ISLAMABAD, April 21: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) received a big jolt on Thursday when the PML-N said it would stay away from all activities of the alliance owing...
Accord to end stock market crisis
KARACHI, April 21: The exasperating issue of COT (carryover trade) mode of financing in the country’s stock exchanges was settled with both the SECP and KSE reaching an agreement on Thursday....
Paramilitary troops hunt for militants
MIRANSHAH, April 21: Paramilitary forces looking for militants laid siege to homes of tribesmen in Mirali tehsil of the North Waziristan Agency on Thursday. Officials said paramilitary forces, backed by armed...
10 more entry points opened on Afghan border
ISLAMABAD, April 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz announced on Thursday the opening of 10 more entry points on the Pak-Afghan border to promote people to people links and trade activities. He...
Eid Milad-un-Nabi today
ISLAMABAD, April 21: Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAWS) is being celebrated throughout the country on Friday (today) with religious fervour. It will be a closed holiday and national flag will be hoisted on...
Aziz asks PML lawmakers to focus on local polls
ISLAMABAD, April 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has asked the lawmakers of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League to focus their activities on preparations...
Second bus run ends safely
PEACE BRIDGE, April 21: The second bus run linking the two parts of Kashmir ended peacefully on Thursday despite threats of violence. Twenty-two Kashmiris from the held valley and 11 Pakistanis...
Govt servants may get 7 to 15pc pay hike
ISLAMABAD, April 21: The federal government is not expected to increase the salaries of public servants by more than 7 to 15 per cent owing to, what government claims, additional financial...
India denies buying N-parts from Israel
NEW DELHI, April 21: India denied on Thursday that it had purchased electronic equipment for its nuclear programme from an Israeli middleman who was recently arrested in the United States. “We...
Seven convicts escape from Mach jail
QUETTA, April 21: Seven convicted prisoners escaped early on Thursday morning from the Central Jail in Mach, some 60km southeast of here. It is learnt that the prisoners took advantage of...
Two injured in Panjgur blast
QUETTA, April 21: Two men were injured in a bomb explosion in Panjgur town, some 600km south of here, on Thursday. “It was a home-made bomb that went off,” police sources...
Border officials meet today
KARACHI, April 21: Border conflicts between Pakistan and India have declined due to confidence-building measures (CBMs) taken by both countries recently. This was stated by Director-General Pakistan Rangers Maj-Gen Javed Zia...
17 die in Indian train crash
SAMLAYA (India), April 21: A passenger train slammed into a stationary goods train in western India on Thursday, killing at least 17 people, police and railway officials said.—Reuters...
Final round of polls completed in S. Arabia
RIYADH, April 21: Saudis in the western region of the kingdom, including Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah, Taif, Qassim, Hail, Tabuk, Al-Jouf and the northern governorate went to polls on Thursday to elect...
Founder: Quaid-I-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Editor: Tahir Mirza
