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Islamabad wants UN group to stay in place
ISLAMABAD, May 2: Pakistan has brushed aside the UN secretary-general’s suggestion that the United Nations Military Observers Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) monitoring violations in Jammu and Kashmir might be...
Opposition doubts govt credibility as NA session begins
ISLAMABAD, May 2: The opposition parties on Monday questioned the government’s credibility on matters like the Balochistan issue and legislation at the beginning of a National Assembly session which was abruptly...
‘Strong defence and vibrant economy needed for security’
NOWSHERA, May 2: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that strong defence and vibrant economy are necessary for ensuring national security and Pakistan has taken major strides in both of the...
Irsa telemetry system goes out of order
ISLAMABAD, May 2: The telemetry system of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa), which was installed at an estimated cost of Rs320 million, has gone out of order at a number...
PM embarks on Southeast Asia tour tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, May 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will embark on a four-nation tour on Wednesday which is part of Pakistan’s ‘Strategic Vision East Asia’ aimed at building comprehensive partnerships with East...
Annan asks Iran to abandon N-plan
UNITED NATIONS, May 2: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday called on non-nuclear states like Iran not to fall prey to nuclear temptation and on the United States and Russia to...
90 killed since launch of bus service: India
SRINAGAR, May 2: The Indian army said on Monday a campaign to hunt down militants in occupied Kashmir had left 90 freedom seekers dead since the launch of the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus...
28 Afghans dead, 70 hurt in arms dump blast
KABUL, May 2: A massive explosion ripped through a secret ammunition dump owned by a warlord in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 28 people and injuring more than 70...
Car blasts leave 13 dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD, May 2: A spate of car bombings in Baghdad killed at least 13 Iraqis on Monday. In Canberra, the Australian government vowed to stand firm in the face of demands...
Sunnis to get six posts in Iraqi cabinet
BAGHDAD, May 2: Iraqi leaders reached an accord on Monday to allocate six ministerial posts and a deputy premiership in Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari’s government to Sunnis. “We have reached an...
31 Omanis jailed for treason
MUSCAT, May 2: Oman’s state security court on Monday handed jail terms of between one and 20 years to 31 persons accused of plotting to overthrow the government and membership of...
Woman pleads guilty in Abu Ghraib case
FORT HOOD (USA), May 2: Reservist Lynndie England of the US, pictured holding an Iraqi on a leash in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, pleaded guilty to seven charges of abuse...
Jobless man kills two daughters
KARACHI, May 2: A man killed his two teenaged daughters here on Monday, making it the third such gruesome act in a span of 11 days in the city. The unemployed...
Missile test
WASHINGTON, May 2: The US on Monday called North Korea’s weekend missile test the latest in “a series of provocative acts,” and urged Pyongyang to return to six-country talks on its...
Geelani against status quo in Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, May 2: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani has expressed apprehensions that steps taken by Pakistan indicate that it has agreed to maintaining status quo in...
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
UNITED NATIONS, May 2: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday called on non-nuclear states like Iran not to fall prey to nuclear temptation and on the United States and Russia to...
