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Pakistan, India urged to take steps for prisoners’ release
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The Senate standing committee on foreign affairs on Friday urged both Islamabad and New Delhi to take adequate measures for unconditional and immediate release of Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails and Indians in Pakistani prisons....
Killings not poll related: CEC
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar said on Thursday that killings on the election day were not poll related as none of the incidents occurred on the premises of a polling station....
Extremists defeated: president
KARACHI, Aug 26: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Friday local body elections had resulted in the victory of moderates and defeat of extremists everywhere in Pakistan - Sindh, Punjab, Frontier and Balochistan....
US reposes trust in Musharraf
WASHINGTON, Aug 26: The US State Department has said that President Pervez Musharraf’s confirmation of Dr A. Q. Khan’s involvement in supplying nuclear technology to North Korea does not alter Washington’s trust in the Pakistani leader....
Diplomats allowed to meet convicted spy
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Pakistan on Friday allowed Indian diplomats to meet a convicted Indian spy on death row amid heightened moves to save the life of the man who, Islamabad says,...
5 get death penalty in Musharraf attack case
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Five men including a soldier, are to be hanged for their role in an Al Qaeda-inspired assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf in late 2003, a military spokesman said on Friday....
PML lawmaker disqualified
GUJRANWALA, Aug 26: A single-judge bench of the Lahore High Court has disqualified PML’s provincial lawmaker Mian Mazahar Javed for possessing a fake certificate....
Singapore takes terror threat seriously
SINGAPORE, Aug 26: Singapore said on Friday that it took a reported terrorist threat to Asian financial capitals seriously even though it had no information of any imminent danger....
Iran in talks with UN nuclear watchdog
VIENNA, Aug 26: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator met the head of the UN atomic watchdog on Friday after announcing a plan to head off European Union preparations to refer Iran to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions....
Shia groups make ‘final proposal’ on constitution
BAGHDAD, Aug 26: Iraq’s Shia negotiators made final proposals on the text of a new constitution on Friday as US President George Bush personally intervened to bring the tortuous negotiations to a head....
Over 3,100 candidates elected unopposed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: As many as 3,174 candidates returned unopposed in the second phase of elections held in 55 districts on Thursday. Of the winners, 203 were nazims and naib nazims and 206 Muslim general councillors....
Peace process making progress: India
NEW DELHI, Aug 26: India said on Friday that there had been “noticeable progress” in the composite dialogue process but warned that to address specific and important issues the process would have to be carried forward....
First phase turnout 46.9pc, says EC
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The Election Commission took more than a week to announce on Friday that the nationwide voter turnout in the first phase of the local polls was 46.9...
Biman flight suspended after bomb scare
DHAKA, Aug 26: A Dubai-bound Bangladesh Biman flight carrying 274 passengers and 14 crewmembers on board was stopped minutes before take-off at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Friday because of a bomb scare....
Aziz says end to Kashmir row vital for peace
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday that a durable peace in South Asia could not be achieved without a resolution of Kashmir dispute, the core issue between India and Pakistan....
3,174 candidates return unopposed in LG polls
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: As many as 3,174 candidates returned unopposed in the second phase of local bodies elections held in 55 districts of the country on Thursday....
NFC award after poll completion: Salman
KARACHI, Aug 26: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Salman Shah said on Friday that President General Pervez Musharraf would announce the National Finance Commission (NFC) award soon after the completion of local government poll process....
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The Senate standing committee on foreign affairs on Friday urged both Islamabad and New Delhi to take adequate measures for unconditional and immediate release of Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails and Indians in Pakistani prisons....
SINGAPORE, Aug 26: Singapore said on Friday that it took a reported terrorist threat to Asian financial capitals seriously even though it had no information of any imminent danger....
