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APHC visit to help resolve issue: PM
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday termed the APHC leaders’ recent visit to Azad Kashmir and Pakistan “a major confidence-building measure (CBM)” that would greatly help in finding
a permanent solution of the Kashmir problem....
Pakistan says ‘no’ to Indian diesel, for now
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Pakistan has refused to import diesel from India for the time being, either through land or sea route, owing mainly to its higher rates. The decision was conveyed to New Delhi during Indian oil minister Mani Shankar Aiyar’s visit to Islamabad early this month...
76 Taliban killed in fierce fighting
KANDAHAR, June 22: Afghan and US troops backed by warplanes blasted Taliban hideouts for a second day on Wednesday, killing scores of militants in one of the bloodiest setbacks for the...
18 die in Baghdad blasts
BAGHDAD, June 22: At least 18 people were killed late on Wednesday when five car bombs exploded in Baghdad, drowning out cheers from an international forum in Brussels that trumpeted support...
Food items’ import allowed
ISLAMABAD, June 22: The federal government on Wednesday allowed import of essential food items, including unlimited quantities of raw and refined sugar, through land, sea and air routes to control rising...
AJK govt in row with president
MUZAFFARABAD, June 22: Serious differences have surfaced between the AJK government and President Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan which have potential to take a worst turn in the coming days, Dawn learnt...
Two killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, June 22: Fifteen people were injured in a grenade blast triggered by suspected militants in occupied Kashmir while Indian troops shot dead two rebels, officials said on Wednesday....
Economic ties to be discussed with Kabul
ISLAMABAD, June 22: The Pakistan-Afghan Joint Economic Commission (JEC) will meet in Kabul next month to discuss economic cooperation and look at ways of expanding trade between the two countries....
17 prisoners to be freed
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Pakistan has decided to free 17 nationals who have been detained since their repatriation from the US Guantanamo Bay detention centre nearly one year ago, officials said on...
G-4 resolution on UN reforms ‘unfair’
UNITED NATIONS, June 22: Pakistan on Tuesday said that the draft framework resolution circulated by G-4 countries –- Japan, Germany, India and Brazil — was “inequitable and unfair” as it sought...
Turkey’s EU bid doubtful
BRUSSELS, June 22: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso sowed fresh doubts on Wednesday about Turkey’s prospects of joining the EU, saying the bloc needed a serious debate about its future...
Iraq urged to ensure Sunni representation
BRUSSELS, June 22: The United States and the European Union on Wednesday rallied global support for Iraq’s quest for recovery and pressed Baghdad to ensure that Sunnis helped shape the country’s...
‘Near-normal monsoon rains likely’
ISLAMABAD, Jun 22: As the country continues to sizzle in a heatwave, weather experts have forecast ‘close to normal’ rain with the likely advent of monsoon in the first week of...
US spy plane crashes at UAE base
ABU DHABI, June 22: A US Air Force U-2 spy plane has crashed during landing at an air base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the state news agency WAM reported...
QUETTA, June 22: Presenting its Rs46.37 billion 2005-6 budget with a record deficit of Rs13.24 billion, the government of
Balochistan...
