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Deadline set to resolve dispute: Kishanganga project
LAHORE, May 8: Pakistan on Friday accepted an Indian proposal to set July 15 as deadline for resolving the Kishanganga hydropower project issue. On the first day of the third meeting...
Two killed in Mirali blast
MIRAMSHAH, May 8: Two people were killed when a bomb in their car went off in the Mirali sub-division of North Waziristan on Saturday night, officials said. Tehsildar Maqsood Hassan told...
Aziz arrives in Thailand, seeks help on Asean
BANGKOK, May 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz arrived here Sunday afternoon on a three-day official visit of Thailand for bilateral discussions with his counterpart Thaksin Shinawatra and have an audience with...
Work on rail link from 10th
LAHORE, May 8: Minister for Railways Mian Shamim Haider will formally inaugurate work on a second rail link between Pakistan and India in Mirpurkhas on May 10. Officials told Dawn on...
UAE to rehabilitate child camel jockeys
ABU DHABI, May 8: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday signed an agreement with the United Nations children’s fund UNICEF to rehabilitate child camel jockeys after banning their use in...
400 militants massed across LoC, alleges India
NEW DELHI, May 8: Indian reports on Sunday claiming that some 400 armed militants were massed across the Line of Control waiting for the snow to melt in the passes, have...
Iran has legitimate right to N-technology: Kharrazi
WASHINGTON, May 8: Iran has a “legitimate right” to nuclear technology and has no plans to permanently halt uranium enrichment, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi told Time magazine. Iran agreed in November...
Islamabad condemns desecration
ISLAMABAD, May 8: Pakistan on Sunday expressed deep dismay and called for an inquiry into reports that copies of Holy Quran were desecrated at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay,...
Washington confirms missile sales
WASHINGTON, May 8: The United States has confirmed the sale of some of the missiles from a package of $1.3 billion of military equipment Pakistan has ordered. Dawn reported on Saturday that the order, placed by the Pakistan navy,...
Europe honours war dead on Victory Day
BERLIN, May 8: Europe remembered the sacrifices underpinning the Allied victory over Nazi Germany 60 years ago, as Berlin said on Sunday that the memory of World War II – ‘the...
NPT conference faces deadlock
UNITED NATIONS, May 8: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review under way since May 2 is bogged down in the proverbial North-South row over the failure of the signatories to the...
Sunni minister rejects Iraq cabinet post
BAGHDAD, May 8: Iraq’s parliament approved six new ministers on Sunday hoping to fill the political void that has stoked the insurgency, but one minister turned down the job, leaving the...
Georgia wants Russian bases shut
WASHINGTON, May 8: The former Soviet Republic of Georgia insists on all Russian troops leaving its territory, but is willing to discuss a “dignified withdrawal and a sensible timeframe” with the...
Manmohan for renewed ties with Russia
NEW DELHI, May 8: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said that New Delhi looks forward to further consolidate its ties with Moscow on strategic partnership. “We attach highest importance...
Jordan, Iraq to bolster border security
AMMAN, May 8: Iraq said on Sunday it had agreed with Jordan to bolster security cooperation to stem the flow of militants crossing the border. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari, who...
Political process moving ahead: Aziz
BRUNEI, May 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told the Pakistani community here on Sunday that the internal situation in Pakistan was better, political process was moving ahead and things were under...
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LAHORE, May 8: Pakistan on Friday accepted an Indian proposal to set July 15 as deadline for resolving the Kishanganga hydropower project issue. On the first day of the third meeting...
BERLIN, May 8: Europe remembered the sacrifices underpinning the Allied victory over Nazi Germany 60 years ago, as Berlin said on Sunday that the memory of World War II – ‘the...
