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Trade gap widens by 141.52pc: 10-month figures released
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Pakistan’s trade deficit rose by 141.52 per cent in 10 months (from July-April 2004-05) against the same period of the last fiscal year. Official figures released here on Saturday...
President says country’s security impregnable
RAWALPINDI, May 21: President General Pervez Musharraf has said that the policies followed in the past five years have ensured Pakistan’s security, safeguarded its strategic assets and resulted in an economic turnaround....
PM underlines media role in uplift
KARACHI, May 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that media can play a significant role in the uplift of a nation and urged journalists to keep national interest supreme. Speaking at the launching ceremony of a private TV channel ‘Aaj’ here on Saturday,...
White House wants to keep track on mail: report
NEW YORK, May 21: A Bush administration proposal would grant the FBI broad authority to track the mail of people in terrorism investigations, The New York Times reported in its Saturday editions....
AI seeks information on torture, weapons
RAWALPINDI, May 21: Human rights watchdog Amnesty International is probing Pakistan’s alleged involvement in the global supply of equipment that could inflict torture and aid inhuman treatment of prisoners, Dawn has learnt....
‘Singh open to talks with APHC’
NEW DELHI, May 21: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was open to talks with the All Parties Hurriyat Conference but a mechanism had to be in place for holding the dialogue, Home Secretary V. K. Duggal said on Saturday....
Strike in Kashmir to remember leaders
SRINAGAR, May 21: Shops, schools, banks and offices shut on Saturday in held Kashmir in a strike called in memory of the slayings of two separatist leaders that occurred on the same day a dozen years apart. “Sacrifices made by the people and leaders will not go in vain,”...
Marathon for civil liberties held in Lahore
LAHORE, May 21: The Joint Action Committee for People’s Rights managed to organize a mixed ‘Marathon for Civil Liberties’ here on Saturday as the administration decided not to intervene or stop...
Consensus emerges for Saarc summit
ISLAMABAD, May 21: There are positive indications that the twice-postponed 13th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) will now be held in mid-November, diplomatic sources told Dawn...
Wapda gives relief to public sector
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has decided to withdraw late payment surcharges for public sector consumers. According to a press release, late payment surcharges in the...
Annan to host G-4 meeting tomorrow
UNITED NATIONS, May 21: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has agreed to host a meeting on Monday between G-4, the aspirants to the permanent seats in the UN Security Council, and the...
War on terror not yet won, says Bush
WASHINGTON, May 21: The “war on terror” is advancing but not yet won, US President George W. Bush said on Saturday. “Our strategy is clear: We will fight the terrorists abroad...
Pakistan win one-day series
GROS ISLET, (St Lucia): Pakistan clinched the one-day series against the West Indies on Saturday, racking up their second victory against their hosts here. West Indies batsmen stumbled in their effort...
Iran rejects Russian plan
TEHRAN, May 21: Iran said on Saturday it had not considered a proposal that Russia enrich uranium for it — an idea floated as a way out of a deadlock in...
Iran bans Afghan DPs’ entry
TEHRAN, May 21: Iran banned Afghans from residing in the country’s eastern border provinces for unspecified security reasons, a senior Interior Ministry official announced on Saturday. Ahmad Hosseini, head of the...
Chechens kill more Russians
VLADIKAVKAZ (Russia), May 21: Four Russian soldiers have been killed in fighting with separatists in Chechnya, a member of the pro-Russian Chechen administration said on Saturday. The body of a Chechen...
The Child wins Cannes top honour
CANNES (France), May 21: “L’Enfant” (The Child), a gritty urban tale by Belgium’s Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, won the Cannes Film Festival’s top honour on Saturday, six years after the duo...
PPP MNAs summoned to London
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has summoned all party office-bearers, MNAs, senators and ticket-holders in the 2002 elections to London for a grand meeting in the...
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
LAHORE, May 21: The Joint Action Committee for People’s Rights managed to organize a mixed ‘Marathon for Civil Liberties’ here on Saturday as the administration decided not to intervene or stop...
