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Musharraf calls for reciprocal peace gesture
NEW YORK, Sept 14: President Pervez Musharraf told the 60th session of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Pakistan was pursuing a composite dialogue with India in the spirit of conflict resolution....
Musharraf, Sharon in corridor encounter
NEW YORK, Sept 14: Pakistan took another step towards normalization of ties with Israel on Wednesday when President Pervez Musharraf became the first Pakistani ruler to publicly meet an Israeli leader....
Pullout from some Kashmir areas to be sought
NEW YORK, Sept 14: President Pervez Musharraf is going to ask Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to withdraw troops from pre-designated areas in occupied Kashmir when he meets the latter on Wednesday evening....
150 killed in Iraq wave of attacks
BAGHDAD, Sept 14: A suicide bomber in Baghdad on Wednesday lured a crowd of day labourers to his minivan and blew it up, killing 114 people in the bloodiest of a...
Blair welcomes S. Asia dialogue
WASHINGTON, Sept 14: British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Pervez Musharraf agreed on Wednesday that the resolution of differences between India and Pakistan would establish lasting peace and prosperity in the South Asian region....
Pakistan controlling terror flow: Singh
NEW DELHI, Sept 14: Pakistan still controls “the flow of terror” into occupied Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told US President George W. Bush. Dr Singh, speaking in New York...
Terror incitement ban urged
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14: Leaders attending a special UN Security Council session here on Wednesday issued a formal appeal to world governments to adopt laws prohibiting the incitement of terrorism....
Nuclear reactors to be sought from US
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Pakistan will soon start formal negotiations with the United States for acquiring nuclear power reactors to meet its energy needs for the next 25 years....
SC takes notice of New Murree plan: Punjab govt asked to submit details
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has taken suo motu notice of reports on environmental aspect of the proposed ‘New Murree project’ and sought details of the project from the Punjab Government within 10 days....
Benazir in Geneva for SGS hearing
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday arrived in Geneva to appear before a court hearing a money laundering case against her and Asif Ali Zardari, sources in the party told Dawn....
Iranian forces kill three Pakistanis
QUETTA, Sept 14: Iranian border authorities on Wednesday handed over bodies of three Pakistanis to levies officials in Taftan. The three were reportedly shot dead by Iranian forces in Chabar port...
Washington urged to give Tehran last chance
VIENNA, Sept 14: UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei has urged the United States to give Iran one last chance to halt suspected weapons-related nuclear activities, rather than demanding immediate UN Security Council action, diplomats said on Wednesday....
Japan satisfied with reply on N. Korea issue
KARACHI, Sept 14: Japan is reasonably convinced with the reply of Pakistan with regard to the North Korean nuclear programme. Japan’s ambassador to Pakistan, Nobuaki Tanaka said this at a news conference at the Japanese consulate here on Wednesday....
150 houses submerged
HYDERABAD, Sept 14: A large number of mud-houses were submerged in water following a breach in the settlement pond of the Water and Sanitation Agency in Latifabad Unit No....
Taliban kill 7
KANDAHAR, Sept 14: Taliban militants shot dead seven Afghan civilians after finding a registration document for the weekend’s milestone elections in their car, a provincial governor said on Wednesday....
S. African woman held, heroin seized
QUETTA, Sept 14: The Anti-Narcotics Force on Tuesday arrested a South African woman who was about to board a Pakistan International Airlines flight for Dubai at the Quetta airport with heroin in her stomach....
‘5 leaders of banned groups held’
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Wednesday said five top leaders of banned religious organizations had been arrested in different parts of the country on Tuesday and Wednesday....
Afghan killed in madressah explosion
QUETTA, Sept 14: A man was killed and two others were seriously injured in an explosion in a seminary in a village in Pishin on Wednesday....
NEW YORK, Sept 14: President Pervez Musharraf told the 60th session of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Pakistan was pursuing a composite dialogue with India in the spirit of conflict resolution....
