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Accord to make peace process meaningful
ISLAMABAD, May 20: Pakistan and India are likely to ink an agreement on consular access to prisoners in each other’s jails after their foreign ministers complete a review of the fourth round of Composite Dialogue on Wednesday....
Constitutional amendment bill ready for cabinet
ISLAMABAD, May 20: Law Minister Farooq H. Naek has said he has finalised the draft of the proposed 18th Constitution Amendment Bill and it will soon be presented to the cabinet for approval....
US objects to talks for peace deal with militants
WASHINGTON, May 20: After watching from the sidelines for a few weeks, the United States on Tuesday finally raised objections to Pakistan’s efforts to negotiate a peace deal with militants in the tribal areas....
No troop withdrawal from Fata: Malik
PESHAWAR, May 20: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Rehman Malik on Tuesday ruled out withdrawal of troops from South Waziristan and other parts of Fata till the government’s writ was established in the region....
Mukherjee meets party chiefs
ISLAMABAD: Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee called on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League leader Nawaz Sharif here on Tuesday and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest....
Six security personnel injured in Kohat blast
KOHAT, May 20: Six soldiers and four civilians were injured when a bomb went off near the division headquarters of the army on Hangu road on Tuesday....
Hundreds watch execution of tribal elder
LANDI KOTAL, May 20: Militant group Lashkar-i-Islam publicly executed an elder belonging to a rival group in Bara tehsil on Tuesday....
Soldier killed in Kabal attack
SWAT, May 20: A soldier was killed and another was injured when militants attacked a checkpost on Matta road in Kabal tehsil on Tuesday....
Qureshi slams India’s terror insinuations
NEW DELHI, May 20: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that though India and Pakistan had come closer together and developed a better understanding of each other through the peace...
Punjab govt to provide full protocol to Justice Iftikhar
LAHORE, May 20: The government of Punjab will provide full security and protocol to deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and other judges during the lawyers’ convention and long march across the province....
Pakistani band to play for peace in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, May 20: Pakistan’s top rock band would take part in a concert this weekend in occupied Kashmir, the biggest musical event in the disputed valley for decades, organisers said on Tuesday....
Amendment needed for reinstatement: PML-Q
ISLAMABAD, May 20: A constitutional committee of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q on Tuesday described the sacking of superior court judges under the November 3, 2007 PCO as unconstitutional and urged the party to support their reinstatement through a constitutional amendment....
Kabul assails ‘Taliban appeasement’
KABUL, May 20: Afghanistan’s foreign minister has said Pakistan’s policy of “appeasing” the Taliban is dangerous, reiterating concerns that peace talks between Islamabad and militants would see more cross-border attacks....
Myanmar begins mourning for cyclone victims
YANGON, May 20: Myanmar launched three days of official mourning at 9:00am (0230 GMT) on Tuesday for more than 133,000 people left dead or missing by the Cyclone Nargis, by lowering national flags to half mast....
Grouping for Indian Ocean ports safety
COLOMBO, May 20: Nine countries have launched a group to help fight terrorism and criminal activity in the Indian Ocean region by improving port and maritime safety, the US Coast Guard said on Tuesday....
High food prices could last three years: World Bank
SINGAPORE, May 20: The prices of staple foods such as rice could stay high for the next three years, hindering the battle against poverty, a top World Bank official said on Tuesday....
AJK finance dept refuses to write off Rs53m loans
MUZAFFARABAD, May 20: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) finance department has disagreed with a proposal from the region’s trade and industries department to write off more than Rs53 million lent...
Man killed in grenade attack
QUETTA, May 20: One man was killed and three others were injured in an attack in the industrial town of Hub on Tuesday night....
ISLAMABAD, May 20: Pakistan and India are likely to ink an agreement on consular access to prisoners in each other’s jails after their foreign ministers complete a review of the fourth round of Composite Dialogue on Wednesday....
