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)
Pakistan’s role in resolving ME crisis vital: Abbas
ISLAMABAD, May 19: Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said here on Thursday that Pakistan could play a vital role in resolving the Israel-Palestine dispute and bringing peace to the Middle East....
High-level team to visit Palestine
Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Thursday that President Pervez Musharraf had accepted a request by Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas to send a high-level delegation of intellectuals to Palestine....
Efforts on to settle NFC issue: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, May 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz admitted on Thursday that there were difficulties in the finalization of the NFC award before the budget but vowed to continue efforts to bring...
Kasuri says time ripe for Kashmir solution
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19: The time is ripe for a deal between Pakistan and India on Kashmir and the two countries should seize the opportunity to end the long-running dispute, Foreign...
Draft water policy placed before cabinet
ISLAMABAD, May 19: The draft National Water Policy seeking the setting up of a permanent National Water Council led by the prime minister to take decisions on water-related issues and inter-provincial...
Old rivals Jamali and Humayun mend fences
ISLAMABAD, May 19: Commerce Minister and Senior Vice- President of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Humayun Akhtar held an hour-long meeting with former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali...
Siachen talks strategy finalized
ISLAMABAD, May 19: A high-level inter-ministerial meeting was held at the defence ministry here on Thursday to work out a joint strategy for the upcoming Indo-Pakistan talks on the Siachen issue,...
2 American brothers freed after 8 months
ISLAMABAD, May 19: Two American citizens of Pakistani descent have been freed after more than eight months’ detention in Pakistan on suspicion of having links with militants, it was learnt on...
US pledges to respect religious rights of prisoners
WASHINGTON, May 19: The United States has acknowledged that despite Newsweek’s retraction, there may be people in the Islamic world who may not accept the clarification that the Holy Quran was...
Bush admits mistakes in Iraq
WASHINGTON, May 19: US President George W. Bush has acknowledged that his administration did not move civilian workers into Iraq quickly enough to stabilise the country after the military invasion ousted Saddam Hussein...
Aiyar, Advani to seek import by Pakistan
NEW DELHI, May 19: Indian Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar will begin a three-day visit to Pakistan from June 5 to weigh Delhi’s options of getting gas pipelines from Turkmenistan and...
Fourth bus leaves for Srinagar
MUZAFFARBAD, May 19: The fourth trans-Kashmir bus left the AJK capital on Thursday morning with 25 passengers on board, officials said. Separately, another vehicle carried 18 returning residents of held Kashmir...
Iran firm to restart N-activities
TEHRAN, May 19: Iran’s decision to resume some of its sensitive nuclear work is “irreversible” despite the danger of being referred to the UN Security Council, a senior official told AFP on Thursday. His comment followed the European Union exerting pressure on Tehran...
S. Asian MPs seek shared security, more press freedom
BHURBAN (Murree Hills), May 19: South Asian parliamentarians urged their governments at a conference on Thursday to evolve mechanisms for security cooperation among them—ranging from nuclear restraint to water management—and allow...
Qatar seeks Israeli support for UN seat
RIYADH, May 19: In a highly unprecedented move, the Qatari government has asked Israel’s support in seeking a rotating seat on the UN’s Security Council. According to the Israeli foreign ministry,...
Uzbek troops reclaim control of border
KARA-SUU (Kyrgyzstan), May 19: Uzbek troops reclaimed control on Thursday over a key town on the volatile Uzbek-Kyrgyz border and reportedly arrested local Islamist leaders,...
June 30 last date to get rid of Rs5 note
KARACHI, May 19: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked people to surrender their currency notes of Rs5 denomination in exchange for coins of the same value by June 30,...
11 workers killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, May 19: Eleven Afghans working with a US-based company in southern Afghanistan were killed in two ambushes by ‘suspected Taliban militants’, a US official said on Thursday....
2 policemen die
QUETTA, May 19: Two policemen were killed in an attack on their vehicle in Bagh area of Bolan district late on Thursday night, police said. A vehicle of Nasirabad police was...
Senate session summoned
ISLAMABAD, May 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday summoned the Senate to meet on May 31 at 5pm, according to an official notification. The president has summoned the session of...
Founder: Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Editor: Tahir Mirza
ISLAMABAD, May 19: Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said here on Thursday that Pakistan could play a vital role in resolving the Israel-Palestine dispute and bringing peace to the Middle East....
