Gilani, Singh to salvage peace process: Qureshi
COLOMBO, July 31: The premiers of India and Pakistan will thrash out a plan this weekend to improve ties strained by clashes along LoC and bomb attacks on Indian targets, Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Thursday....
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18 civilians killed by mortar shells
MINGORA, July 31: Mortar shells killed 18 civilians, including seven members of a family, and wounded 34 others in Swat’s Kabal tehsil on Thursday amid reports that the NWFP government has sought more troops to combat militancy in the area....
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Blast near Pakistan consulate in Afghanistan
KABUL, July 31: An explosion outside a Pakistani consulate in western Afghanistan wounded at least one person on Thursday, officials said. The explosives were attached to a bicycle outside the gates of the consulate in the city of Herat, said Naeem Khan, spokesman for the Pakistan’s Embassy in Kabul. He said a policeman was wounded.....
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Ambassador summoned to Foreign Office
ISLAMABAD, July 31: Afghan Ambassador Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai was summoned to the Foreign Office on Thursday to convey Pakistan’s concerns about security of its diplomats in Afghanistan after a bomb explosion outside its consulate in Heart....
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Talks focussed on respect for sovereignty: PM
ISLAMABAD, July 31: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani returned here on Thursday after his official visit to the United States. He was received at the PAF Base Chaklala by Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Tariq Majeed, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani,...
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CIA chief conveyed concerns over ISI
WASHINGTON, July 31: CIA chief Michael V. Hayden had an exclusive meeting with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during his visit to Washington this week, presenting him with a “charge-sheet” on Pakistani intelligence agencies’ alleged involvement in jihadi activities....
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FC fort to be converted into hospital
PESHAWAR, July 31: The Frontier Corps is handing over its British-era fort in Luddah in South Waziristan to the political administration for its conversion into a hospital....
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Ogra seeks powers to change basic structure of IFEM
ISLAMABAD, July 31: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) wants powers under the law to change the basic structure of Inland Freight Equalisation Margin (IFEM) to allow actual transportation cost...
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South Asian states agree to jointly fight terrorism
COLOMBO, July 31: Eight South Asian countries, most of which are facing violent insurgencies, agreed on Thursday to pool efforts to fight terrorism, a Sri Lankan government minister said....
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Kuwait deports more than 300 workers
KUWAIT CITY, July 31: Kuwait has deported more than 300 Bangladeshi workers accused of instigating labour unrest in the country....
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Pentagon plan calls for shift from conventional to ‘irregular’ warfare
WASHINGTON, July 31: The Pentagon’s new national defence strategy calls for a shift in focus from conventional warfare to mastering the complex threat of global extremism, a report said on Thursday....
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Belgian crisis on hold as king extends mediation period
BRUSSELS, July 31: Belgium’s King Albert extended the mandate on Thursday of three senior politicians charged with ending a deadlock that led the prime minister to tender his resignation and sparked talk of the country’s dismemberment....
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Israeli opposition leader calls for election
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, July 31: Israel’s right-wing Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu responded on Thursday to Ehud Olmert’s decision to resign as prime minister by calling for new elections, a move that could paralyse Middle East peace talks....
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Karadzic appears at war crimes tribunal
THE HAGUE, July 31: Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared at the UN’s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal for the first time on Thursday, telling the judge he would defend himself against charges of genocide and crimes against humanity....
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Fata MNAs meet Musharraf
RAWALPINDI, July 31: President Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that peace and development in the backward areas of Fata should be in line with the wishes of tribal people....
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Bomb defused
SRINAGAR, July 31: Indian troops defused a bomb on Thursday on a key Kashmir highway used daily by people to reach a cave-shrine high in the Himalayas, officials said....
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Beijing pollution index improves
BEIJING, July 31: Beijing’s pollution levels are at their lowest since authorities took measures to address athletes’ concerns about air quality ahead of the Olympic Games, and officials on Thursday outlined additional plans if skies don’t clear up further....
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Ibrahim may be indicted soon
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31: Malaysian police have finished investigating a complaint against opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim, the government said on Thursday, and a security official told Reuters he will soon be formally charged....
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Liquids found on Saturn’s moon
PASADENA, July 31: At least one of many large lake-like features on Saturn’s moon Titan studied by the international Cassini spacecraft contains liquid hydrocarbons, making it the only body in the...
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Polio-stricken governor wins Magsaysay award
MANILA, July 31: A woman Philippine provincial governor who dislodged a local political clan and a couple from India who built a hospital and a school for a remote tribe are...
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