Nawaz barred from by-poll: LHC allows Shahbaz to remain in office
LAHORE, June 23: The Lahore High Court on Monday disqualified Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif from contesting the June 26 by-election....
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17 guards kidnapped after attack on posts
LANDI KOTAL, June 23: Armed men attacked three checkposts on the main Peshawar-Torkham highway in the Khyber Agency on Sunday night and kidnapped 17 personnel of the Khasadar Force....
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Kashmiris’ voice to be projected, Asif tells APHC
ISLAMABAD, June 23: The Pakistan People’s Party said on Monday it would ensure that the views of the Kashmiri people were projected during talks with the Indian government to resolve the dispute....
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Rice calls Musharraf author of his troubles
WASHINGTON, June 23: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has underlined the Bush administration’s dilemma in dealing with President Pervez Musharraf: continue to support him as a key ally now in trouble or abandon him as someone who cannot be rescued....
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PML-N disowns SC expansion
ISLAMABAD, June 23: Tempers frayed in the National Assembly on Monday as the Pakistan Muslim League-N dissociated itself from a controversial expansion of the Supreme Court through the Finance Bill in...
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PM hints at documenting black economy
ISLAMABAD, June 23: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will launch a massive scheme to document black economy by appealing to the nation for voluntarily declaring untaxed assets....
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8 abducted drivers found dead
PARACHINAR, June 23: Eight drivers, who were kidnapped last week during an attack on a food convoy near Sadda town in the Kurram Agency, were found dead on Monday....
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Baitullah men storm Jandola
TANK, June 23: Nine people were killed when Baitullah’s men clashed with tribesmen in F.R. Jandola on Monday....
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Three ‘key leaders’ among 55 Taliban killed: Afghan operation by US-led troops
WASHINGTON, June 23: US-led forces have killed 55 militants in Afghanistan during a three-day operation near the Pakistani border, the US military reported on Monday....
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Kabul claims arresting two Pakistanis
KANDAHAR, June 23: Afghan authorities paraded two alleged Pakistani militants before the media in chains and handcuffs on Monday in a fresh attempt to highlight cross-border infiltration by militants....
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Delhi sees gas project deal soon
ISLAMABAD, June 23: Indian Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said on Monday that his country would soon sign an agreement with Iran and Pakistan to construct a multi-billion dollars gas pipeline....
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New EU sanctions against Iran likely
BRUSSELS, June 23: European Union states agreed on Monday to impose new sanctions against Iran, including an asset freeze on its biggest bank, over its refusal to meet demands to curb its nuclear enrichment programme....
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Tsvangirai takes refuge in Dutch embassy
THE HAGUE, June 23: Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has taken refuge at the Netherlands embassy in Harare, a spokesman for Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said on Monday....
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India rules out buying Australian uranium
CANBERRA, June 23: India accepts the fact that it cannot buy uranium from Australia without signing the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, the Indian foreign minister said on Monday during a visit to Australia....
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Desperate hunt for ferry survivors under way
ABOARD THE BRP PAMPANGA (Philippines), June 23: Philippine rescue teams battled furious seas and high winds on Monday in a desperate hunt for more survivors of a ferry that sank in a typhoon with 862 people aboard....
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EU puts end to sanctions against Cuba
BRUSSELS, June 23: EU nations on Monday definitively lifted their sanctions against Cuba, in the hope of encouraging democracy on the island in the post-Fidel era....
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Lebanese troops deploy in north after fierce clashes
TRIPOLI, June 23: Lebanese troops deployed in Lebanon’s second largest city on Monday to try to end two days of sectarian fighting that has killed at least nine people and dented a deal to end the country’s political crisis....
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Algeria names new prime minister in reshuffle
ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika reshuffled the government on Monday, naming Ahmed Ouyahia to replace Abdelaziz Belkhadem as prime minister, official news agency APS reported....
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