|
|
|
| June 29, 2006 | Thursday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 2, 1427 |
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)
|
|
|
|
|
Talks under way between govt, Benazir, Nawaz
ISLAMABAD, June 28: Federal Minister of State for Information Tariq Azeem Khan has said that top-level talks between the government and former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto are under way.... 
|
|
Tribal militants assessing situation
PESHAWAR, June 28: Militants in the North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday responded cautiously to government’s decision to deploy 10,000 more troops on its border with Afghanistan, saying they would reassess the situation after the expiry of a month-long ceasefire....h-long ceasefire....
|
|
|
||
|
SC freezes jirga ruling on minor girls’ wedding
ISLAMABAD, June 28: The Supreme Court on Wednesday froze a jirga ruling of handing over five minor girls to a victimised family as compensation over a murder in Jacobabad and ordered the police to submit an inquiry report within two weeks....
|
|
Israel attacks Gaza, massive destruction: Palestinians vow more bloodshed
RAFAH (Gaza Strip), June 28: Israel sent forces into Gaza on Wednesday and knocked out bridges and a power station from air in a pre-dawn assault to try to free a soldier held hostage by Palestinian militants....
|
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
Warplanes over Bashar’s palace
AL QUDS: Israeli warplanes buzzed the summer residence of Syrian President Bashar Assad early Wednesday, military officials said, in a message aimed at pressuring the Syrian leader to win the release of a captured Israeli soldier....
|
|
Israeli incursion deplored
ISLAMABAD, June 28: Pakistan on Wednesday expressed concern over Israeli incursions into Gaza and underlined the need for the international community to step in to resolve the crisis....
|
Please Visit our Sponsor (Ads open in separate window) |
|
Iran warns of Israeli N-threat
UNITED NATIONS, June 28: Iran’s foreign minister used a speech to a UN conference on the illegal trade in small arms on Wednesday to take a slap at Israel and the threat he said was posed by its nuclear arsenal....
|
|
Investment in military to ensure peace: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, June 28: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Pakistan possesses both strategic and conventional defence capabilities and was investing in its armed forces to ensure peace....
|
|
|
||
|
US set to notify on F-16 deal
WASHINGTON, June 28: The US administration plans to officially notify the Congress within 24 hours of its intention to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, according to official sources....
|
|
Defence ties with Turkey to boost
ISLAMABAD, June 28: Pakistan and Turkey have resolved to consolidate defence collaboration between the two countries. This was agreed during the fourth meeting of the Pakistan-Turkey high-level military dialogue group held here Wednesday....
|
|
|
||
|
Impact of Indo-US N-deal highlighted
ISLAMABAD, June 28: Pakistan has again cautioned international community about the consequences of the Indo-US nuclear deal for the shared objectives of stability in South Asia and a strong global non-proliferation regime....
|
|
2 books on most wanted criminals prepared
ISLAMABAD, June 28: The government has prepared two red books carrying information about the country’s most wanted terrorists and human-traffickers, sources told Dawn on Wednesday....
|
|
|
||
|
Kabul’s enemies will never win: Rice
KABUL, June 28: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reaffirmed Washington’s support for Afghanistan on Wednesday, saying it would not allow the country’s “ruthless” Taliban enemies to succeed....
|
|
Taliban offering stiff resistance: UK
LONDON, June 28: The Taliban’s resistance against British troops in Afghanistan has been stronger than expected, a British commander said on Wednesday, but he said his forces were equal to the challenge....
|
|
|
||
|
EU-Iran nuclear meeting postponed
BRUSSELS, June 28: A meeting between European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran’s top nuclear negotiator has been postponed until after Group of Eight foreign ministers meet on Thursday, an EU diplomat said on Wednesday....
|
|
Tamils attack two navy boats, five killed
COLOMBO, June 28: Tamil Tiger rebels attacked two small Sri Lankan navy vessels at sea around 165km north of the capital Colombo on Wednesday, setting one alight, the military said....
|
|
|
||
|
President opens renovated Daman-i-Koh
ISLAMABAD, June 28: President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday formally inaugurated the renovated Daman-i-Koh picnic resort. The inauguration ceremony was followed by dinner and a musical programme....
|
|
Senior citizens bill discussed
ISLAMABAD, June 28: The National Assembly’s standing committee on social welfare and special education on Wednesday discussed the Senior Citizens Bill-2006 in the light of recommendations of its sub-committee....
|
Please Visit our Sponsor (Ads open in separate window)
Please Visit our Sponsor (Ads open in separate window)
Founder: Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Editor: Abbas Nasir
The DAWN Group of Newspapers
Haroon House, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Karachi 74200, Pakistan.
Phone:+92 (21) 111-444-777 Fax: +92 (21) 569-3995
webmaster@dawn.com
Contributions
For Marketing: mktg@dawn.com
Make sure to reload these pages so you're viewing the current version.
