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)
EC to disqualify corrupt nazims
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The Election Commission would soon issue criteria to keep corrupt nazims out of the upcoming local government elections and ensure that the polls were transparent, free and fair, the acting chief election commissioner said on Wednesday....
Musharraf offers to hold women victims’ meeting
ISLAMABAD, June 29: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday offered to organise a conference for female victims of injustice and invite them to narrate their ordeals and recommend remedial measures....
‘Internet to be restored in 3-4 days’: PTCL gets satellite space
ISLAMABAD, June 29: Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) president Junaid I. Khan has said it will take three to four days to completely restore Internet service which is down since Monday after...
ADB approves $1.2bn for Pakistan: official
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has finalized $1.2 billion financial help for Pakistan, including $200 million for a mega uplift plan in Karachi....
Talks on Wullar barrage to continue
NEW DELHI, June 29: Pakistan and India on Wednesday agreed to continue discussions on Wullar barrage to resolve the issue in accordance with the Indus Water Treaty....
Islamabad accused of sheltering Taliban
ISLAMABAD, June 29: Afghan Transport Minister Inayatullah Qasmi has reiterated his government’s allegation that Pakistan is providing refuge to Taliban and is involved in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan....
LB polls schedule today
ISLAMABAD, June 29: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar will announce the schedule for the next local government elections here on Thursday....
I’m still terrified: Dr Shazia
ISLAMABAD, June 29: A lady doctor whose rape in the southern province of Balochistan last year sparked tribal clashes says she is still terrified. “I was threatened so many times in Pakistan that I still feel scared,” Dr Shazia Khalid told the BBC...
Troops in Nowshera put on high alert; Flood situation
PESHAWAR, June 29: Troops were put on high alert on Wednesday after raging torrents in Kabul river threatened to inundate Nowshera city and its adjoining areas, officials said....
Irsa places Sindh, Punjab on flood alert
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Wednesday put Punjab and Sindh on alert to take precautionary measures against a looming medium-to-high flood along the River Indus owing...
US, India sign 10-year pact
WASHINGTON, June 29: The United States and India have signed a 10-year agreement to strengthen defence ties between the two countries. The landmark agreement will help facilitate joint weapons production, co-operation...
17 US troops believed killed in copter crash
KABUL, June 29: All 17 US troops aboard an American helicopter that crashed on Tuesday after being hit by ground fire in an anti-militant operation in Afghanistan are believed to have died, a US official said....
Rs5 note to become trash on Friday
LAHORE, June 29: The burgundy coloured Rs5 note is all set to become a thing of the past on July 1 (Friday) after being replaced by small, solid and tingling coin of same denomination....
Pakistan urges UN to close rich-poor gap
UNITED NATIONS, June 29: Pakistan said on Tuesday that any UN reform would be hollow so long as mass poverty, hunger and disease stalked many nations as the ‘world remains pervasively...
Balochistan to get 3 more ministers
QUETTA, June 29: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has said that three more ministers would be inducted into the provincial cabinet. Talking to newsmen after the budget session of...
Death toll in water-borne disease rises
LAHORE, June 29: The death toll from Tuesday’s ‘water contamination’ that affected a large number of residents of Ravi Road area rose to seven on Wednesday....
Man sentenced
NEW YORK, June 29: A New Jersey court on Tuesday sentenced Phillip Counts to 25 years in jail for the murder of a Pakistani student Nabeel Siddiqui.—Correspondent...
New CJ takes oath today
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The new Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, will take the oath of office on Thursday at the Aiwan-i-Sadr. President Gen Pervez Musharraf...
Joint naval drill in Arabian Sea ends
KARACHI, June 29: The Pakistan-US joint naval exercises ‘Inspired Union 2005’ concluded on Wednesday in the north Arabian Sea. The week-long exercise was a combination of inspired siren...
Founder: Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Editor: Tahir Mirza
