7 Arabs among missile victims
MIRAMSHAH, Jan 30: Militants retrieved and buried on Wednesday the bodies of 12 foreigners who had been killed in a missile attack on a residential compound in the Khushali Toorikhel area of North Waziristan on Monday night....
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Bodies of 13 troops found
KOHAT/DARRA ADAMKHEL, Jan 30: Security forces found on Wednesday bodies of 13 missing soldiers in a vehicle parked in the Tor Chappar area of Darra Adamkhel....
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New crisis feared if flour hoarders go scot-free
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Haunted by its limited mandate, the Federal Food Committee (FFC) on Wednesday directed the provincial governments to immediately start a crackdown on hoarders and smugglers of wheat flour...
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Justice Iftikhar lashes out at Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has written an open letter to world leaders, rejecting the allegations levelled by President Pervez Musharraf during his recent tour of Europe....
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All-party tribute to Benazir in Senate
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Political rivals in the Senate put their bitter differences aside for a while on Wednesday to grieve and condemn ‘in the strongest terms’ Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, which a joint resolution said meant an ‘irreparable loss’ to the country....
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Edhi gets back his passport
NEW YORK, Jan 30: US immigration authorities have returned the passport of prominent social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi and issued a new green card....
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Suspect was about to blow himself up: Karachi gunbattle
KARACHI, Jan 30: The Special Investigation Unit, which on Tuesday night raided a militant hideout in Shah Latif Town, narrowly escaped disaster as a “suicide bomber was almost ready to blow himself up”, according to police....
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20,000MW coal-based power projects planned
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro on Wednesday constituted a five-member inter-provincial committee to work out in 10 days a plan for international competitive bidding to produce 20,000MW coal-based thermal power by 2019 from coal reserves in Thar....
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Altaf sees conspiracies against Sindh
HYDERABAD, Jan 30: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that international conspiracies are being hatched against the people of Sindh aimed at making the province a part of ‘greater Punjab’....
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Baglihar inspection sought before dam’s commissioning: No proposal to recognise Israel
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Pakistan wants to inspect the Baglihar dam to see if India has complied with the World Bank neutral expert’s verdict regarding the design of the power project....
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Musharraf met daughter of Aitzaz in Davos
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: President Pervez Musharraf had an unannounced meeting in Davos with Saman Ahsan, daughter of Aitzaz Ahsan, the incarcerated leader of lawyers, to persuade her father to give up opposition to his regime, it is learnt....
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Steps urged for uninterrupted energy supply
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday directed to take short, medium and long-term measures to ensure the uninterrupted supply of oil, gas and energy in the country....
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Four Hizb men killed by Indian troops
SRINAGAR, Jan 30: Indian police said on Wednesday that they had killed four alleged members of a militant group....
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Indian oil minister due in Feb to revive project
NEW DELHI, Jan 30: Indian Oil Minister Murli Deora is expected to visit Islamabad in early February to revive the mutli-billion dollar gas pipeline deal, The Hindu newspaper said on Wednesday....
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Law and order for elections discussed
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro met President Pervez Musharraf here on Wednesday and discussed with him the prevailing law and order situation with particular reference to the February 18 elections....
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Four power pylons blown up
QUETTA, Jan 30: Four power pylons were blown up near Goth Mazari on the Balochistan-Punjab border early on Wednesday, disrupting power supply to the entire Dera Bugti district....
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Goodwill walk from Britain to India without using money
LONDON, Jan 30: A British man is planning to walk to India without using money, relying on the goodwill of people along the way or working for bed and board, he said on Wednesday....
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Gaza deal elusive as rivals toughen stand
CAIRO, Jan 30: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Hamas were hardening their positions on Wednesday over ways to control the Egypt-Gaza border as Cairo scrambled for a deal between the rival groups....
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Obama to hold Muslim summit
PARIS, Jan 30: US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has told a French magazine he wants to organise a summit of the Muslim world if he makes it to the White House....
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Lawmakers urge Bush to increase pressure for fair polls
WASHINGTON, Jan 30: US lawmakers have urged the Bush administration to increase pressure on the government in Islamabad to ensure free and fair elections in Pakistan....
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