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PPP can work with Musharraf: Mukhtar
LAHORE, March 2: Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, one of the four PPP hopefuls for the office of prime minister, indicated here on Sunday that his party could work with President Pervez Musharraf, in view of the current crisis-like situation....
Lawmakers asked to reinstate judges or meet same fate
LAHORE, March 2: Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan warned parliamentarians on Sunday that if they did not reinstate the deposed judges, they themselves could meet the same fate one day....
Five of a family drown; 20 rescued
KARACHI, March 2: Five members of a family drowned when a boat capsized in the sea, about two nautical miles from the beach on Sunday evening....
Two children among six killed in blast
QUETTA, March 2: Six people, two children among them, were killed and eight others were injured in an explosion in a shop near an Afghan refugee camp in Muslim Bagh area, some 130km north of here, on Sunday....
Abbas suspends peace talks after Israeli offensive
GAZA, March 2: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suspended US-sponsored peace negotiations with Israel on Sunday, demanding it end a Gaza offensive that has killed more than 100 Palestinians, including defenceless women and children....
UNSC slams Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians
UNITED NATIONS, March 2: Expressing concern over the loss of lives in Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Security Council on Sunday asked Israel and Hamas to cease all violence....
Ahmadinejad jabs at US in historic visit to Iraq
BAGHDAD, March 2: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed a new chapter in ties with Iraq and took a jab at the United States over its policies in the Middle East during a landmark visit to Baghdad on Sunday....
Major offensive against militants ‘planned’
WASHINGTON, March 2: Pakistan is planning a major military offensive against suspected Taliban and Al Qaeda bases in the tribal areas, diplomatic sources in Washington told Dawn....
Nato chief worried about fallout from film: report
THE HAGUE, March 2: Nato chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Sunday he was “worried” about the alliance’s troops in Afghanistan because of tensions over an anti-Islam film by a Dutch far-right politician....
PML-Q, MQM agree to continue cooperation
KARACHI, March 2: Leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Q visited the headquarters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday and discussed with MQM leaders the overall political situation and agreed to continue their cooperation in the future....
PPP nominates Raisani for chief minister’s post
QUETTA, March 2: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has formally nominated Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani as its candidate for the post of chief minister of Balochistan....
Safta council meeting in Delhi today
NEW DELHI, March 2: A meeting of the Safta Ministerial Council of Saarc countries will be held here on Monday (today) to discuss matters relating to implementation of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement in the region....
100 foreigners invited, Pakistan ignored: Indian war-games
NEW DELHI, March 2: India has not invited Pakistan to witness military exercises being held in Rajasthan, despite extending invitation to about 100 foreign observers from foreign missions here....
Kurd’s detention extended
QUETTA, March 2: The Balochistan government has extended the detention of former vice-chairman of Pakistan Bar Council Mir Ali Ahmed Kurd for 30 days....
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DARRA ADAMKHEL/ PESHAWAR, March 2: A powerful blast hit a tribal peace jirga near the Zarghunkhel checkpost in Darra Adamkhel on Sunday, killing at least 42 people and wounding another 58....
LAHORE, March 2: Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan warned parliamentarians on Sunday that if they did not reinstate the deposed judges, they themselves could meet the same fate one day....
BAGHDAD, March 2: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed a new chapter in ties with Iraq and took a jab at the United States over its policies in the Middle East during a landmark visit to Baghdad on Sunday....
KARACHI, March 2: Leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Q visited the headquarters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday and discussed with MQM leaders the overall political situation and agreed to continue their cooperation in the future....
