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N. Korea agrees to abandon N-arms plan
BEIJING, Sept 19: North Korea agreed on Monday to give up all of its nuclear weapons and programmes in a landmark agreement that caps two years of negotiations aimed at defusing a high-stakes crisis....
Pakistan never seen as enemy, says Shalom
NEW YORK, Sept 19: Israel never participated in any plan with India to take out Pakistan’s nuclear assets because it does not see Pakistan as a threat, says Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom....
More talks needed with Israel, says Musharraf
AL QUDS, Sept 19: Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf told an Israeli newspaper on Monday that Israel and Pakistan should hold further discussions on forging diplomatic relations....
Stand on N-energy issue reiterated
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: In a pointed message to the United States and other Western countries, Pakistan said on Monday that any discriminatory treatment on the question of civilian nuclear technology would not be acceptable to it....
Natwar says talks back on track
NEW DELHI, Sept 19: The Indian foreign minister will be in Islamabad on Oct 3 for a three-day visit to review with his Pakistan counterpart the outcome of the second round of their composite dialogue, official sources said on Monday....
SP suspended in Sonia Naz case
LAHORE, Sept 19: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi ordered on Monday registration of a case against Faisalabad SP (investigation) Abdullah Khalid, the main accused in the Sonia Naz rape case, after suspending him from service....
Benazir appears before Swiss court
GENEVA, Sept 19: Pakistan’s former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, relaunched her defence against Swiss charges of money laundering on Monday, appearing in a Geneva court and said the accusations were politically motivated....
Paramilitary fort in Waziristan attacked
MIRAMSHAH, Sept 19: Two missiles on a paramilitary fort were fired in volatile North Waziristan Agency on Sunday night. The attack did not cause any casualty....
Abizaid briefs Musharraf
TAMPA, Sept 19: President General Pervez Musharraf visited the headquarters of the US Central Command, where he received a briefing about the CENTCOM. Commander of the CENTCOM Gen John Abizaid briefed...
Kasuri, Natwar meet in NY
NEW YORK, Sept 19: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and his Indian counterpart Natwar Singh had a one-to-one meeting on Monday afternoon over lunch hosted by Ambassador Miner Akram at his residence....
Proposal for 5-day week rejected
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The federal government on Monday rejected a proposal for a five-day working week and decided to continue with the existing practice of the six-day work....
India opposes taking Iran case to UN
NEW DELHI, Sept 19: India, facing US pressure to take a tougher line on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, said on Monday it did not want the issue to be reported to the UN Security Council, as sought by Washington....
BD-India talks on water
DHAKA, Sept 19: Bangladesh and India began talks here on Monday on water sharing as opponents of controversial river-linking project staged protests. Scores of protesters shouted slogans and held placards warning...
National water body planned
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The federal government on Monday decided to constitute a National Water Council to implement and supervise the National Water Policy in consultation with the stakeholders, including the provincial governments....
Asian workers protest in Dubai
DUBAI, Sept 19: Hundreds of Asian workers building a luxury off-shore development in the Gulf emirate of Dubai demonstrated on Monday to protest their employer’s failure to pay them for several months....
Algeria seeks stronger economic ties with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Algerian Minister for Small and Medium Enterprise and Handicrafts Mustapha Benbada has stressed on the need for strengthening Pakistan-Algeria relations on solid economic footings....
BEIJING, Sept 19: North Korea agreed on Monday to give up all of its nuclear weapons and programmes in a landmark agreement that caps two years of negotiations aimed at defusing a high-stakes crisis....
