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US allows shipment of F-16s to Pakistan
WASHINGTON, July 30: The Bush administration has approved an initial shipment to Pakistan of two F-16 fighter jets, a down payment on what is expected to be a larger sale of...
128,140 file papers for second phase polls
ISLAMABAD, July 30: As many as 128,140 candidates have filed nomination papers for second phase union council level local government elections being held in 56 districts on August 25....
Opposition’s bid to form grand bloc
ISLAMABAD, July 30: Some fresh overtures have been made to forge a grand opposition alliance between two major opposition blocs — the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) and the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD)....
ARD discusses poll strategy today
ISLAMABAD, July 30: A meeting of the heads of the component parties of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will be held here on Sunday (today) to discuss the strategy for the local government elections....
Musharraf seeks people’s support against militants
SAIDU SHARIF, July 30: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday urged the masses to reject retrogressive elements, stressing that Pakistan needed progressive and prudent policies to move forward as a strong and dynamic Islamic state....
Baglihar inspection completed
NEW DELHI, July 30: Pakistani experts and engineers have completed comprehensive inspection of the controversial 450MW Baglihar Hydel Power project being constructed by India over Chenab River in held Kashmir besides a maiden study of the project model....
Manmohan, Musharraf discuss NY meeting
NEW DELHI, July 30: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf have discussed their plan to meet in New York in September, according to the Indian version of their conversation on Friday....
Blasts rock Jacobabad, Sukkur
JACOBABAD, July 30: Three explosions rocked Jacobabad and Sukkur on Saturday night. Two bomb blasts in Jacobabad injured two passersby and one of them created a four-foot crater on a road....
Paramilitary fort attacked in Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH (North Waziristan), July 30: Militants targeted the Tochi Scouts Fort with missile attacks in Miramshah, North Waziristan Agency, on Friday. Official sources said that assailants fired at least six missiles...
Blast kills Afghan official, two guards
KANDAHAR, July 30: An Afghan district governor and two of his bodyguards were killed Saturday when a remote-controlled roadside bomb hit their car in south-central Afghanistan, an official said....
Curbs tightened on Taliban, Al Qaeda: UNSC’s resolution
UNITED NATIONS, July 30: The UN Security Council on Friday through a resolution adopted unanimously expanded the UN sanctions against Al Qaeda and the Taliban to their affiliates and splinter groups and clamping down on terrorist financing....
Sherpao says expulsion not to affect ties
KARACHI, July 30: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said that visas of the foreigners studying in madressahs of the country will be cancelled after proper investigations....
Saddam attacked in Baghdad court
AMMAN, July 30: An unidentified man attacked ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein during a court hearing in Baghdad on Thursday and the pair exchanged blows, his defence team said on Saturday....
India not to cut forces along border
NEW DELHI, July 30: Expressing hope that the ongoing peace process would not be disturbed by the spurt in “militant activities” in Kashmir, Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday ruled out any reduction of forces along the Indo-Pakistan border....
UK teenager killed in racist attack
LONDON, July 30: A teenager was beaten to death by a gang of men in a racist murder in northern England, British police said on Saturday....
US shifts emphasis to ideology: War on terror
WASHINGTON, July 30: The White House is indicating a major shift in the US approach to the war against terror, with emphasis now moving from ‘just a military effort’ to an...
