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Indo-US relations not a cause of concern: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday said that the Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation pact and the growing Sino-India relations were not a cause of concern for Pakistan. “Formation of alliances and counter-alliances is a natural process and if the intention is peaceful, there is nothing to worry about,” he said, adding that every action followed a reaction....
Talks held with India on flights, bus services
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, Sept 27: India and Pakistan met on Tuesday to agree details of new bus services between border cities and discuss an increase in flights as a part of a peace process, officials in both countries said....
‘Sizeable’ rise in oil price likely
ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: The federal government is expected to make a ‘sizeable’ increase in the prices of petroleum products on Friday. A senior official told Dawn that the government would resume...
Indian spy’s death sentence upheld
ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the appeal of Indian spy Manjeet Singh alias Surbajeet Singh against the death sentence awarded to him for a Lahore bomb blast in which several people had been killed....
‘Dam: interests of provinces to be protected’
ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have said that interests of all provinces will be protected in any decision about water storage facility....
Runner-up bidder to get Gomal Dam contract
ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: The government has decided to award the contract for construction of Rs13 billion Gomal Zam Dam to Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and a Turkish firm Tekser, it is learnt....
Mirwaiz seeks Kashmir’s OIC membership
WASHINGTON, Sept 27: All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday sought ‘comprehensive membership’ of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) for Kashmir....
Troops kill seven in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Sept 27: Indian soldiers have shot dead seven militants in three separate incidents in occupied Kashmir, the army said on Tuesday. “Three of the militants were killed during a night-long...
Tehran threatens trade action over IAEA vote
TEHRAN, Sept 27: Iran threatened on Tuesday to use trade ties to punish countries that voted against it at the UN atomic watchdog. Officials said they were particularly shocked by India’s...
Zarqawi ‘aide’ shot dead
BAGHDAD, Sept 27: US and Iraqi forces said on Tuesday they had shot dead the second-in-command of al Qaeda in Iraq and the American military called the operation a serious blow to the militant group at the heart of Iraq’s insurgency....
Afghan minister resigns
KABUL, Sept 27: One of the most respected members of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s cabinet resigned on Tuesday, amid widespread reports of disagreements with Karzai over the appointment of factional leaders to provincial posts....
Two US troops killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Sept 27: Two US soldiers were killed in separate attacks in insurgency-hit provinces in Afghanistan, with two suspected militants also killed in return fire, the US military said on Tuesday....
Majeed files appeal in SC today
ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: Lt-Gen (retd) Majeed Malik, senior vice- president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League and a candidate for Chakwal district nazim has decided to file a writ petition in...
Six drown as van plunges into canal
SIALKOT, Sept 27: Six people, including an infant girl, drowned when a Pasrur-bound van plunged into the BRB Canal near Bharokey, Daska, on Tuesday afternoon. A van carrying 28 passengers, including...
Aziz leaves today for S. Korea, Malaysia
ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will leave on a six-day visit to South Korea and Malaysia on Wednesday to foster economic and political ties with the countries and address...
Pakistani dies in US prison
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27: A Pakistani national from Gujranwala has died of heart attack while waiting for his deportation in a New Jersey prison, press reports here said....
India to free 50 detainees in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Sept 27: In the first tangible fall-out of talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Hurriyat Conference, the Union Home Ministry has cleared for release a list of more than...
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RAWALPINDI, Sept 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday urged the United States to support efforts aimed at resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute....
