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Pakistan stance on Kashmir reiterated
NEW YORK, Sept 21: Underscoring that ‘there can be no durable peace in South Asia unless Kashmir dispute is resolved’, Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri said on Tuesday Pakistan had demonstrated...
Pakistan opposes UNSC referral: Iran nuclear issue
ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: Pakistan on Wednesday made it clear that it was against referral of Iran’s nuclear issue to the UN Security Council and called for resolving the matter within the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)....
FPSC Ord laid amid protests
ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: The government on Wednesday laid three ordinances before the Senate, including the controversial Federal Public Service Commission Amendment Ordinance 2005, amid opposition’s protest....
Fireworks blast leaves 5 dead
MULTAN, Sept 21: Five people were killed and 10 injured when a stock of fireworks caught fire in a restaurant in the Serai Sidhu area of Khanewal district on Wednesday....
Governor urges federal govt to renew Durand Line agreement
PESHAWAR, Sept 21: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman on Wednesday called upon federal authorities to renew an agreement on the demarcation of borders between Pakistan and Afghanistan as the same had expired....
Taliban vow to step up war after Afghan poll
KABUL, Sept 21: The Taliban rejected Afghanistan’s elections as a ‘US drama’ and vowed on Wednesday to intensify their war, calling into question President Hamid Karzai’s contention that the need for military force had diminished....
Canada wants strong ties with Pakistan
TORONTO, Sept 21: Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan has stressed the need for “more strategic and fully developed relationship between Ottawa and Islamabad”, describing her recent visit to Pakistan as very useful....
IPPs asked to raise power generation
ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: Expecting a power shortfall of more than 1,200 megawatt next year, the government has approached the independent power producers to expand their generation capacity on an emergency basis, it is learnt....
Hamid Karzai congratulated
ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday congratulated his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai for the successful conduct of Sunday’s parliamentary election....
Iraqi police protest Basra raid
BASRA, Sept 21: Iraqi police staged an angry anti-British protest in Basra on Wednesday as London and Baghdad sought to quell tension over a British raid to free soldiers held by militiamen in the southern city....
Four suspects held in Wana
WANA, Sept 21: Security forces on Wednesday arrested four suspected militants during fresh operations in South Waziristan. A huge cache of arms and ammunition has also been seized from Landhi Noor....
Russia wants ME as N-free zone
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21: Russia on Tuesday called for declaring “Middle East a Nuclear-free zone or free of weapons of mass destruction”, In a statement following a meeting of the Middle...
64 killed in India, BD storm
HYDERABAD (India), Sept 21: At least 64 people have died and hundreds of thousands displaced after powerful storms left a trail of devastation across the Indian and Bangladeshi coasts in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday....
Rita upgraded to category-5 hurricane
MIAMI, Sept 21: Powerful Hurricane Rita was upgraded to a category-five storm early Wednesday as it roared into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, packing winds of 217 kilometers per hour, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said....
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21: Pakistan has told the United States that any military action against Iran would create unprecedented turmoil in the region and that Pakistan seeks a peaceful resolution of...
BASRA, Sept 21: Iraqi police staged an angry anti-British protest in Basra on Wednesday as London and Baghdad sought to quell tension over a British raid to free soldiers held by militiamen in the southern city....
HYDERABAD (India), Sept 21: At least 64 people have died and hundreds of thousands displaced after powerful storms left a trail of devastation across the Indian and Bangladeshi coasts in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday....
