Welcome to DAWN, Pakistan's most widely circulated English language newspaper
Updated round-the-clock, with a major update before 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
FC chief, deputy injured in firing
QUETTA, Dec 15: Inspector-General Frontier Corps Major-General Shujaat Zamir Dar and DIG Brigadier Saleem Nawaz were injured when their helicopter was fired upon on Thursday from mountains in Kohlu....
Water plan for two provinces approved
ISLAMABAD, Dec 15: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Thursday approved a plan to divert water supplies to Sindh and Balochistan during an eight-week period when repair work will be carried out on Taunsa barrage starting from Jan 1, 2006....
Furore in NA over high oil prices
ISLAMABAD, Dec 15: The opposition in the National Assembly on Thursday was joined by the ruling PML’s forward bloc in expressing resentment over government failure to reduce oil prices which have been reduced by 20 per cent in the international market....
Sindh PA opposes KBD plan
KARACHI, Dec 15: In a great show of unity, the treasury and opposition benches in the Sindh Assembly on Thursday unanimously voiced their opposition to the Kalabagh dam project and the...
Uplift of remote areas pledged
RAWALPINDI, Dec 15: President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday expressed resolve to carry forward process of socio-economic development in remote areas, irrespective of disruptive attempts by anti-development elements....
ADB approves $1.33bn quake aid package
MANILA, Dec 15: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday it had approved $1.333 billion in grants and loans for Pakistan to rebuild quake-hit areas and for other infrastructure and development projects....
Fazl allowed by party to attend NSC meeting
LAHORE, Dec 15: The shoora (consultative body) of the JUI-F has allowed its president and opposition leader in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani to attend next National Security Council meeting(s)....
Senior Bush accepts post of UN relief envoy
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15: Underscoring that the earthquake in Pakistan was a ‘disaster of enormous proportions and the recovery is going to be a long and difficult task,’ former US President George H....
UN sets up $500m emergency fund
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15: The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday set up an emergency fund, expected to total $500 million, to bring immediate relief in natural and man-made disasters and...
Huge voter turnout in landmark Iraq polls
BAGHDAD, Dec 15: Iraqis turned out in force on Thursday for a landmark poll to choose a government many hope will heal a nation wracked by violence and sectarian feuding since the fall of Saddam Hussein....
SC wants meal ban strictly enforced
ISLAMABAD, Dec 15: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the federal and provincial governments must ensure strict implementation of a ban on serving meals at wedding ceremonies....
Nepali soldier kills 14 in festival crowd
KATHMANDU, Dec 15: A Nepali soldier killed at least 14 people and wounded 19 others when he opened fire on a crowd at a Hindu festival near Kathmandu before taking his own life, the army said On Thursday....
Peace bus resumes
SRINAGAR, Dec 15: A bus linking Indian-occupied Kashmir and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) halted by the devastating Oct 8 earthquake resumed on Thursday, Indian officials said....
Afghan parliament meets after 30 years
KABUL, Dec 15: Afghanistan’s parliament convenes on Monday for the first time in 30 years, signalling the return to the political foreground of warlords responsible for decades of ruinous conflict and the arrival of women....
Local councils set up in S. Arabia
RIYADH, Dec 15: Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday the long-awaited formation of local councils in the kingdom, ending a 10-month hiatus after Saudi men voted for the partly elected bodies....
Pakistan to attend CPA conference
NEW DELHI, Dec 15: Pakistan will attend the Second India and Asia Regions Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference, commencing here on Dec 17.—APP...
Tent prices explained to Senate body
ISLAMABAD, Dec 15: The sub-committee of Senate standing committee on textiles industry has sought input from the representatives of various organizations dealing with tent manufacturing and export and other stakeholders engaged in providing shelter to the earthquake survivors....
Founder: Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Editor: Tahir Mirza
BAGHDAD, Dec 15: Iraqis turned out in force on Thursday for a landmark poll to choose a government many hope will heal a nation wracked by violence and sectarian feuding since the fall of Saddam Hussein....
