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Five killed in attack on Karachi mosque
KARACHI, May 30: Two suspected terrorists, a policeman and two worshippers were killed and more than 30 others were wounded in a suicide bombing at a mosque in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Monday evening...
JI naib amir kidnapped, shot dead
KARACHI, May 30: Naib Amir of the Karachi Jamaat-i-Islami Aslam Mujahid was killed here on Monday. Police said Mr Mujahid, with other people, was returning from the funeral of a JI...
Kashmiri leaders to visit Islamabad: FO
ISLAMABAD, May 30: Pakistan said on Monday warm welcome awaited the All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders on their arrival in Muzaffarabad aboard the June 2 trans-Kashmir bus and declared the Kashmiri...
Mirwaiz to come by car on June 2
NEW DELHI, May 30: Kashmir’s spiritual leader Mirwaiz Maulvi Umar Farooq said on Monday he would travel to Pakistan on June 2 by the recently opened Srinagar-Muzaffarabad land route although instead of taking the bus he would use private transport to the Line of Control....
Singh says a major terror attack can undo talks
NEW DELHI, May 30: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday offered proposals to consolidate the ongoing confidence building measures with Pakistan, including joint water resources management in Jammu and Kashmir....
BJP chief Advani arrives
ISLAMABAD, May 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Lal Kishanchand Advani, arrived on a week-long visit to Pakistan on Monday evening. The BJP is India’s main opposition party....
Accord in Bajaur to curb terrorists
KHAAR (Bajaur Agency), May 30: Political administration of the Bajaur Agency and Mamond tribesmen have reached a fresh agreement on denying shelter to terror suspects and Al Qaeda activists in the area. According to the agreement, tribesmen would take action against people...
Bilour elected ANP’s Frontier chief
PESHAWAR, May 30: The provincial general council of the Awami National Party on Monday elected MPA Bashir Ahmed Bilour as president of the party’s NWFP chapter amid a boycott by several members of southern districts of the province. Mr Bilour has replaced Begum Nasim Wali Khan, who along with her entire provincial cabinet,...
Oval Hero Fazl dies
LAHORE, May 30: Legendary fast-medium bowler Fazal Mahmood, who was the first to take 100 wickets in Test cricket for Pakistan, died here on Monday after a cardiac arrest. He was 78. Once a blue-eyed debonair, Fazal Mahmood mesmerized cricket experts and fans alike with his leg cutters....
Workers still control PTCL HQ
ISLAMABAD, May 30: Workers’ control of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company’s (PTCL) headquarters continued for the fifth consecutive day on Monday but ‘disappearance’ of a leading union leader has created fear among...
Eight killed, 18 injured in road accident
DADU, May 30: Eight passengers were killed and 18 injured in a head-on collision between a trailer and a passenger coach on the Indus Highway near Thermal Power House of Jamshoro...
3 suspects held in Sargodha
LAHORE, May 30: Law-enforcement agencies on Monday picked up three men from Sargodha reportedly on suspicion of having links to Islamabad suicide attack. A senior Sargodha police officer confirmed the arrests,...
Sweeping changes proposed in OIC
ISLAMABAD, May 30: The Commission of Eminent Persons (CEP) of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has proposed sweeping changes in the 57-member pan-Islamic body and recommended to change the name...
Team on water leaves for Delhi
LAHORE, May 30: A seven-member delegation of Indus Water Commissioner of Pakistan left here on Monday for New Delhi to hold talks on the Kishanganga Hydropower Project. Led by Jamaat Ali...
Law and order to top Senate agenda
ISLAMABAD, May 30: The government is likely to come under severe criticism over law and order at the start of a Senate session on Tuesday when the opposition plans to raise...
Stranded Pakistanis in Kuwait get relief
KUWAIT CITY, May 30: Kuwait has granted three-month relaxation to over 400 affected Pakistanis to get their residence visa or return home, said a press release issued by the Pakistani embassy....
Rs21.3bn sought for PR rehabilitation
ISLAMABAD, May 30: The government is likely to approve Pakistan Railways’ Rs21.3 billion investment plan in the budget for 2005-06 to make the organization efficient and help reduce its accumulated losses....
Attacks leave 27 dead in Iraq
HILLA (Iraq), May 30: A double suicide attack killed at least 25 people south of Baghdad on Monday as insurgents struck back against a massive operation by Iraq to try to...
Avalanche kills 12 soldiers
SKARDU, May 30: Twelve armymen were killed by an avalanche in the Siachen area on Thursday, sources said, adding that all the bodies except one had been found. Eleven bodies were...
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
ISLAMABAD, May 30: Without changing their positions, provinces on Monday authorized President Pervez Musharraf to work out a formula to end the ongoing deadlock over the sixth NFC award....
KARACHI, May 30: Two suspected terrorists, a policeman and two worshippers were killed and more than 30 others were wounded in a suicide bombing at a mosque in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Monday evening...
ISLAMABAD, May 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Lal Kishanchand Advani, arrived on a week-long visit to Pakistan on Monday evening. The BJP is India’s main opposition party....
PESHAWAR, May 30: The provincial general council of the Awami National Party on Monday elected MPA Bashir Ahmed Bilour as president of the party’s NWFP chapter amid a boycott by several members of southern districts of the province. Mr Bilour has replaced Begum Nasim Wali Khan, who along with her entire provincial cabinet,...
LAHORE, May 30: Legendary fast-medium bowler Fazal Mahmood, who was the first to take 100 wickets in Test cricket for Pakistan, died here on Monday after a cardiac arrest. He was 78. Once a blue-eyed debonair, Fazal Mahmood mesmerized cricket experts and fans alike with his leg cutters....
