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Saudi King, Abbas supported meeting: Musharraf
QUETTA, Sept 1: Defending his government’s initiative of holding talks with Israel at the level of foreign ministers, President General Pervaiz Musharraf said here on Thursday that Thursday’s meeting in Istanbul...
Understanding with India on new CBMs
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Pakistan and India on Thursday agreed to take bilateral ties forward and implement more confidence-building measures such as opening more bus routes between the two countries....
US denies role in Istanbul meeting
WASHINGTON, Sept 1: The US State Department on Thursday welcomed a meeting between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Israel but said the United States played no role in arranging the event....
NFC award by next month: Musharraf
QUETTA, Sept 1: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on here Thursday that he would announce the National Finance Commission Award by next month. Addressing a gathering at the Governor’s House, he...
Two 900mw thermal plants on anvil
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The federal government on Thursday decided to set up two thermal power plants of 900-mw in the Wapda system and provide additional 300-mw power supply to the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation by 2007 to overcome power shortages....
ECC allows cement import in unlimited quantities
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The government on Thursday allowed the import of unlimited quantities of cement without any customs duty and withholding tax through the private sector to augment supplies for price stabilization in the domestic market....
Hurricane-hit US seeks world aid
WASHINGTON, Sept 1: The United States, reeling from the death and destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, will accept any offers of aid from abroad, the White House said on Thursday....
Egypt, Israel sign Gaza border deal
CAIRO, Sept 1: Egypt and Israel signed a historic deal on Thursday for the deployment of Egyptian border guards to patrol Gaza’s southern border, a major step towards Israel’s complete withdrawal from the Palestinian territory....
Mass funerals for stampede victims
BAGHDAD, Sept 1: Mass funerals were held across Iraq on Thursday for the nearly 1,000 Shia pilgrims killed in a stampede on a Baghdad bridge as thousands of grieving people continued the grim search for their loved-ones....
APHC accepts Singh’s invitation
SRINAGAR, Sept 1: Leaders of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) agreed on Thursday to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said they would proceed with courage to...
Nine killed in Kashmir clash
SRINAGAR, Sept 1: Indian troops have shot dead nine suspected militants who allegedly snuck across the heavily militarized Line of Control, the army said Thursday. “The nine were killed during a...
Taliban behead cleric in Helmand
KABUL, Sept 1: Taliban militants beheaded a cleric, saying he was a candidate in the Sept 18 elections. However, a provincial official said on Thursday that the dead man was not a candidate though he had been helping one....
Hizbul Tahrir an emerging threat, says Chinese expert
PESHAWAR, Sept 1: A Chinese expert on counter terrorism has described the Hizbul Tahrir al Islami (Islamic Party of Liberation) an emerging threat to her country’s security....
Air war exercises from Sunday
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The air force will employ strategic and conventional warfare strategies and live ammunition in the month-long war exercises scheduled to commence on Sunday from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea....
Aziz stresses need to settle core issue
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Kashmir is the core issue between Pakistan and India and progress on other issues will move in tandem with progress on Kashmir issue....
‘C-130 delivery delayed because of overhauling’
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The delivery of six C-130 planes from the United States has been delayed as the aircraft are being overhauled. This was stated by the deputy chief of air...
ISTANBUL, Sept 1: Israel and Pakistan held their first-ever high-level talks here on Thursday in a bid to normalize ties. Buoyed by Israel’s pullout from the Gaza Strip and its desire...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Pakistan and India on Thursday agreed to take bilateral ties forward and implement more confidence-building measures such as opening more bus routes between the two countries....
