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Indian team due on Friday for LoC talks
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Pakistan said on Monday an official Indian delegation would arrive in Islamabad on Friday to discuss procedures holding up a proposed softening of the military control line in...
President calls for continuous relief supply
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Appreciating the dedication and spirit of the armed forces in carrying out unprecedented relief operations in the earthquake-stricken areas, President General Pervez Musharraf on Monday emphasized the need...
EU proposes major aid package: Pakistan, India urged to step up cooperation
BRUSSELS, Oct 24: The European Commission on Monday called for an aid package worth 80 million euros to help survivors of Pakistan’s devastating earthquake, saying part of the resources must be earmarked for reconstruction assistance for the country....
UN warns time running out for quake survivors
MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 24: More help arrived in quake-hit on Monday as the United Nations warned that time is running out for survivors of the worst catastrophe in the country’s history....
UN expects more funds at donors’ conference
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24: A top UN official on Monday regretted that member states have not responded urgently to the UN Flash appeal for Pakistani earthquake victims, but expressed hope that...
Relief camps in Valley opposed
SRINAGAR, Oct 24: A top Kashmiri leader criticised India’s plans to operate three relief camps for Pakistani earthquake survivors along the ceasefire border. India says survivors in Azad Kashmir can cross...
US ship with 140 tons of relief goods arrives
KARACHI, Oct 24: A US Navy vessel carrying 140 tons of relief goods for the earthquake survivors arrived at the Karachi Port on Monday. The USS Pearl Harbour ferried the relief...
Karzai assures all-out support
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday agreed to closely coordinate with each other in developing their disaster preparedness plans. Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai while addressing a joint press...
White House to launch fund drive today
WASHINGTON, Oct 24: The White House is expected to announce on Tuesday a public-private partnership for raising funds for the earthquake victims in Pakistan, diplomatic sources told Dawn....
Two children evacuated from tent blaze
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The army pilots have evacuated two child survivors of the earthquake who were badly burned when their tent caught fire, a statement said on Monday....
Soldier killed, 11 hurt in blast
WANA, Oct 24: A Pakistani soldier was killed and 11 were wounded on Monday when a bomb blast hit their truck in a tribal area near the Afghan border, an official said....
Indian troops kill five in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Oct 24: Indian troops have shot dead five Kashmiri militants, officials said on Monday. Three were killed late Sunday in northern Kupwara district, an Indian army spokesman, Vijay Batra said....
27 killed in Iraq attacks
BAGHDAD, Oct 24: Three suicide bombers staged a coordinated attack on a Baghdad hotel complex used by foreign journalists on Monday, killing 15 people. In northern Iraq, guerillas attacked key oil...
Wilma pounds Florida, floods Cuba
NAPLES (Florida), Oct 24: Hurricane Wilma furiously cut across Florida on Monday, killing one person and leaving more than three million homes without power after churning huge waves that flooded Cuba’s capital Havana....
Adjustments in budget likely
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The government has decided to make some adjustments in the budget for 2005-6 in the wake of damage caused by the October 8 earthquake and the Public Sector Development programme (PSDP) is being revised, says an official....
Man shot dead in UK violence
LONDON, Oct 24: An 18-year-old man was shot dead on Monday, police said, as Britain’s second city of Birmingham suffered a second night of violence involving members of its ethnic communities....
UK Muslim of Indian origin held for links with bombers
LONDON, Oct 24: A 27-year-old British Muslim of Indian origin has been arrested by the anti-terrorist units, Scotland Yard confirmed on Monday. According to Scotland Yard, the 27-year-old man, Imran Patel,...
Delhi calls for action against N-proliferators
NEW DELHI, Oct 24: India on Monday urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to take action against illegal proliferators of nuclear weapons technology such as Pakistan’s scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan....
FBI conducts clandestine surveillance of citizens
WASHINGTON, Oct 24: Previously classified documents released on Monday show that the FBI has conducted clandestine surveillance on US citizens and legal residents for as long as 18 months at a time without proper paperwork or oversight....
222 business groups donate Rs7.1bn for quake victims
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The cabinet committee on fund-raising from business community for earthquake relief has so far received Rs7.1 billion from 222 business groups....
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Appreciating the dedication and spirit of the armed forces in carrying out unprecedented relief operations in the earthquake-stricken areas, President General Pervez Musharraf on Monday emphasized the need...
KARACHI, Oct 24: A US Navy vessel carrying 140 tons of relief goods for the earthquake survivors arrived at the Karachi Port on Monday. The USS Pearl Harbour ferried the relief...
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday agreed to closely coordinate with each other in developing their disaster preparedness plans. Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai while addressing a joint press...
