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‘Way forward’ to be discussed: president: Kashmir dispute
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday he would promote the cause of peace and discuss a “way forward” on the Kashmir dispute in his meeting with Indian...
Aziz pledges all resources to enhance PAF punch
RAWALPINDI, Sept 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday the government was according top priority to the country’s air defence and would provide all necessary resources to boost its capabilities....
Dam: report’s scrutiny ordered
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: President General Pervez Musharraf has directed three separate institutions to scrutinize within 15 days the technical report of the ANG Abbasi committee on water resources to take further steps towards construction of big dams, it was learnt....
Israel ends military control of Gaza
Al Quds, Sept 11: Israel declared an end to its military rule in Gaza on Sunday, clearing the way to complete its pullout and turn the territory over to the Palestinians on Monday after 38 years of occupation....
Nation pays homage to Quaid
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: The 57th death anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was observed on Sunday with devotion and reverence. Quran Khwani was held in all big mosques across the country....
‘Ties with Brazil to be strengthened’: Cooperation in energy sector
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: Pakistan and Brazil have resolved to expand and strengthen bilateral cooperation in all areas, including the political, economic and defence sectors. The foreign ministers of the two states,...
Eight die in Karachi rains
KARACHI, Sept 11: At least eight people died and many others were injured in rain-related incidents in Karachi on Sunday. Three people had died on Saturday when the rain started....
PAF jet crashes
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: A Pakistan Air Force fighter jet crashed on Sunday during a training mission in Punjab, killing its pilot, a military spokesman said. “It was a Mirage aircraft,” Wing Commander Tariq Mahmood told AFP....
US-India naval exercise begins today
WASHINGTON, Sept 11: Indian and US navies are conducting a salvage exercise off the Kerala coast from Sept 12 to 23. The exercise called Salvex is the first combined diving manoeuvre being conducted by the two navies....
Moment of silence in US on 9/11 anniversary
WASHINGTON, Sept 11: Four years after the Sept 11 attacks, the United States briefly shifted focus on Sunday from its latest disaster — Hurricane Katrina — to memorials for victims of the hijacked-plane strikes in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania....
Threat to attack LA, Melbourne: Al Qaeda video
NEW YORK, Sept 11: A videotape shown on ABC television on Sunday, purportedly from a US member of Al Qaeda, threatened attacks on Los Angeles and the Australian city of Melbourne on the fourth anniversary of 9/11....
Iran to build two more nuclear power plants
TEHRAN, Sept 11: Iran is to build two more nuclear power plants, its new foreign minister announced on Sunday, warning of ‘consequences’ if Tehran is referred to the UN Security Council over its nuclear fuel drive....
Iraqis flee town under US attack
TAL AFAR (Iraq), Sept 11: Sporadic fighting flared in this northern Iraqi town on Sunday as American and Iraqi troops pressed home an all-out assault to recapture Tal Afar from guerrillas, sending thousands of residents fleeing....
Electricity tower targeted in blast
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Sept 11: Three of the four pillars of a high-tension power supply line tower near Sakhi Sarwar on Dera-Quetta Road were destroyed by a powerful bomb on Sunday...
Pakistan, India free prisoners today
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: Pak-istan and India will free 435 and 152 prisoners, respectively, on Monday in accordance with an agreement reached between them last month. Among the prisoners to be released by Pakistan are 64 civilians and 371 fishermen....
Iran relaxes conditions for kinno import
LAHORE, Sept 11: Iran on Sunday relaxed the kinno quarantine requirements, particularly regarding the cold treatment, and agreed to keep kinno at 22C for 16 days against the previous requirement of 20C for 22 days....
Troops leave for Congo
LAHORE, Sept 11: Another batch of 200 peace-keeping troops of the Pakistan army left here for Congo by a special aircraft on UN mission on Sunday....
Tribesmen observe bombing anniversary
WANA, Sept 11: Thousands of people turned up at Dela in South Waziristan Agency to observed the first anniversary of the people killed in aerial bombing by fighter jets on suspected militant training camp....
Al Quds, Sept 11: Israel declared an end to its military rule in Gaza on Sunday, clearing the way to complete its pullout and turn the territory over to the Palestinians on Monday after 38 years of occupation....
WASHINGTON, Sept 11: Four years after the Sept 11 attacks, the United States briefly shifted focus on Sunday from its latest disaster — Hurricane Katrina — to memorials for victims of the hijacked-plane strikes in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania....
