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NA assails sacrilege, demands US probe
ISLAMABAD, May 13: Translating a fiery debate into a milder resolution, the National Assembly on Friday condemned the reported sacrilege of the holy Quran at a US prison and called for...
PML remains united as ever: Shujaat
ISLAMABAD, May 13: The heads of various factions comprising the ruling Pakistan Muslim League met here on Friday to vent their reservations about the party’s organization and exchanged views on issues...
Jamali hints at in-house change
ISLAMABAD, May 13: Former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Friday hinted at the possibility of an in-house change but said in the same vein that the Musharraf-led government will...
MMA demands US envoy’s expulsion
ISLAMABAD, May 13: Thousands of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) activists attended demonstrations organized across the country on Friday to protest against the desecration of Holy Quran by US soldiers in the Guantanamo...
Widespread protests against desecration
KABUL, May 13: Angry protests raged across the Muslim world from Gaza to Indonesia on Friday over a report that US interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the holy Quran, with...
US promises ‘appropriate action’
WASHINGTON, May 13: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has assured Muslims around the world that the Bush administration will take ‘appropriate action’ if allegations of desecration of the Holy Quran...
‘Al Libbi to be tried under ATA’
ISLAMABAD, May 13: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said on Friday said that Al Qaeda leader Abu Faraj Al Libbi would be tried under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The minister told...
End to war against terror not in sight: Kasuri
SYDNEY, May 13: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri Friday said that while his country had done much to smash the Al Qaeda network and destroy other militant groups, an end to...
Kashmir violence claims 10 lives
SRINAGAR, May 13: A Muslim man, his daughter and son were killed in a “gift” bomb explosion while troops shot dead seven militants in separate clashes in Indian Kashmir, police said...
US newspaper regrets publishing cartoon
WASHINGTON, May 13: The Washington Times newspaper has expressed regrets for the ‘misunderstanding a derogatory cartoon they published had caused’. In a letter sent to the Pakistani embassy, WT editor-in-chief Wesley...
63 Pakistanis, Bangladeshis held in Kenya
MOMBASA, May 13: Kenyan police on Friday arrested 63 Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals in the port city of Mombasa and said they were investigating them for possible links to terrorism. “We...
Free trade with Sri Lanka from June 12
ISLAMABAD, May 13: Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Friday officially announced that free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries would come into operation from June 12. The announcement came following...
Uzbekistan battles insurgents: Troops shoot at crowd
ANDIJAN (Uzbekistan), May 13: Troops loyal to Uzbekistan’s hardline President Islam Karimov opened fire on Friday on protesters and counter-attacked insurgents who had briefly seized control of central Andijan, the ex-Soviet...
Iran likely to delay resumption of nuclear work
TEHRAN, May 13: Iran appeared on Friday to be backing away from its threat to defy an agreement with the European Union and immediately resume sensitive nuclear work, after being warned...
Israeli forces attack Lebanon village
KFARSHOUBA (Lebanon), May 13: Violence flared on Lebanon’s border with Israel on Friday for the first time in four months as preparations quickened for parliamentary elections in two weeks’ time. The...
Six killed as police fire at mob in India
HYDERABAD (India), May 13: At least six activists of a political party were killed and dozens injured on Friday when police opened fire on a rampaging mob in the southern Indian...
Indian law against proliferation approved
NEW DELHI, May 13: India’s upper house of parliament on Friday passed legislation banning the proliferation of nuclear technology. Foreign Minister Natwar Singh assured lawmakers that the proposed legislation “would not...
Iraq extends state of emergency
BAGHDAD, May 13: Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari announced on Friday that he was extending for 30 days a state of emergency throughout the country, except for the three Kurdish provinces...
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ISLAMABAD, May 13: Translating a fiery debate into a milder resolution, the National Assembly on Friday condemned the reported sacrilege of the holy Quran at a US prison and called for...
KFARSHOUBA (Lebanon), May 13: Violence flared on Lebanon’s border with Israel on Friday for the first time in four months as preparations quickened for parliamentary elections in two weeks’ time. The...
