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N-programme to continue: Iran: No need for ties with US: new president
TEHRAN, June 26: Hardline president-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday Iran would press ahead with its controversial nuclear programme. He also said the Islamic Republic had no real need for ties with arch-foe, the United States....
Rockets hit CM’s house in Kalat
QUETTA, June 26: Four rockets were fired at the house of Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf in Kalat, some 140 km south-east of here, early on Sunday morning....
NWFP flood situation worsens
PESHAWAR, June 26: The flood situation worsened in the North-West Frontier Province with a further rise in the levels of Kabul and Swat rivers caused by more than usual melting of snow in the Hindukush range....
Team leaves for Wullar Barrage talks today
ISLAMABAD, June 26: A five-member delegation headed by Secretary for Water and Power Ashfaq Mehmood is set to leave for Delhi on Monday for talks with India on the Wullar Barrage issue....
Government committed to eliminating drugs: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, June 26: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday said the government was committed to the elimination of drug abuse from the country and rehabilitation of addicts...
14 killed in Layyah accident
DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 26: Up to 14 people were killed and over two dozen others were injured in a road accident in Layyah on Sunday morning. Reports reaching here said that a Kot Addu-bound bus coming from Lahore collided with a tractor trolley at Khizer Abbas Morr, 30 kilometres from the district headquarters Layyah on Chobara road....
Two German troops die in Afghan blast
KABUL, June 26: Two German soldiers serving with the International Security Assistance Force were killed when a stock of munitions exploded accidentally in northern Afghanistan, a police official said Sunday....
HR bodies highlight injustices in US
NEW YORK, June 26: The Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union in a joint report accused the US Justice Department of operating behind a wall of secrecy and...
Six die in Pasni accident
QUETTA, June 26: Six people died and 22 suffered injuries when a passenger coach travelling from Karachi overturned near Pasni on Sunday. No further detail could be gathered immediately....
Soldiers kill 3 in Kashmir
JAMMU, June 26: Three suspected militants were shot dead by Indian soldiers on Sunday while attempting to cross into occupied Kashmir, a defence official said. The heavily-armed militants were shot near...
Anti-terror pact offered to Asean
BEIJING, June 26: Pakistan has offered to sign a joint declaration for cooperation on counter-terrorism with Asean States. Speaking at a two-day symposium on security issues held at Ulaanbaaatar, capital of...
Duststorm brings relief
RAWALPINDI, June 26: A duststorm brought some relief to the people of Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Sunday evening, but along with the tragic news that the oppressive heat of the past...
OIC invites Mirwaiz
ISLAMABAD, June 26: The Chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has highly appreciated continued support by the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to Kashmiris’ cause....
Joint naval exercise completed
ISLAMABAD, June 26: Pakistan Navy ships Moawin and Tippu Sultan conducted successful joint exercise with the French Navy Units of Djibouti in Red and the Mediterranean Sea....
MOSUL, June 26: At least 25 people were killed in three suicide attacks in northern Iraq on Sunday amid reports that US officials had met insurgents, including Al Qaeda linked militants,...
