UN announces probe into Benazir murder: ‘Chilean ambassador to head commission’
ISLAMABAD/NEW YORK, Feb 4: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Wednesday that an independent commission of inquiry would be set up soon to investigate the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto....
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Investigators see Bangladesh link in Mumbai terror attacks
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Pakistani investigators probing into the Mumbai attacks are closing in on a Bangladeshi connection to the terrorist strike and are said to have evidence of not only the...
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30 security men freed after ‘promising to quit force’
MINGORA/TIMERGARA, Feb 4: The Taliban in Swat set free 30 police and paramilitary personnel in the presence of journalists in Kotli Dadhara area of Kabal tehsil on Wednesday, after securing written promise from them that they would quit their government jobs....
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9 militants killed in clash near Peshawar
PESHAWAR, Feb 4: Nine militants were killed in a clash with police following their attempt to kidnap a nazim on the outskirts of Peshawar on Wednesday morning....
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IHC sets aside convictions in Gilani corruption cases
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The Islamabad High Court cast aside on Wednesday the conviction of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in two corruption references filed by the National Accountability Bureau and released the surety bonds submitted against bails granted to him....
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Nation renews today solidarity with people of Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The Kashmir Solidarity Day will be observed across Pakistan and in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to renew solidarity with the people of Kashmir....
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10 Nato supply trucks torched
LANDI KOTAL, Feb 4: Ten trucks of a convoy returning from Afghanistan after delivering Nato supplies were torched on the Peshawar-Torkham highway in Khyber Agency....
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UN report slams violation of Indian minorities’ religious rights
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: A UN report has slammed the pervasive climate of fear and intolerance perpetuated by religious mobs in many parts of India, and asked the government to provide...
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US administration moves for approval of aid increase bill
WASHINGTON, Feb 4: The Obama Administration is seeking early congressional action on a proposal for a three-fold increase in US economic assistance to Pakistan, diplomatic sources told Dawn....
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Decision to lift job ban gets cabinet support
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The federal cabinet endorsed on Wednesday Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s decision to dissolve the employment task force and his directive to ministers to ensure that recruitments were made in a transparent manner and on merit....
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PML-N plans global judicial conference: Nawaz’s conviction in plane hijacking case
LONDON, Feb 4: The Pakistan Muslim League-N has decided to hold an international judicial conference soon to revisit the verdict of the Pakistani courts holding former prime minister Nawaz Sharif guilty in a plane hijacking case....
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Obama seeks to recover after ‘screw up’
WASHINGTON, Feb 4: President Barack Obama sought to recover on Wednesday from his toughest day yet in office after admitting he “screwed up” in a storm over taxes that forced his pick to lead health reform to withdraw....
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Power plant accord signed with UAE
ABU DHABI, Feb 4: The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to hand over a 320MW gas-fired power plant to Pakistan to help it meet its immediate energy needs....
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Adversity turns into success — a film about a polio victim
MEERUT, Feb 4: Amid all the hoopla over the Oscar nomination sweep by Slumdog Millionaire, there’s a real-life Indian tale of beating the odds that is also vying for the prized golden statuette....
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Kalyan accepts responsibility for Babri Mosque demolition
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: Kalayan Singh, who was chief minister of the BJP-led government of Uttar Pradesh when the Babri mosque was demolished in 1992, said on Wednesday that while accepting...
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Pakistan must act ‘faster’ on probe: Britain
LONDON, Feb 4: Pakistan must go “further and faster” in prosecuting those suspected of being involved in November’s attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Wednesday....
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Fossils show how early whales evolved
CHICAGO, Feb 4: Fossils from two early whales — a male and a rare pregnant female — shed light on how these ancestors to modern whales made the leap from walking on land to ruling the sea....
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Kayani to visit US this month
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani would hold talks this month with US commanders in Washington on defence and counter-terrorism cooperation, an official said on Wednesday....
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Bosnia issues warning on ‘toxic’ dolls
SARAJEVO, Feb 4: Bosnian inspection services warned consumers on Wednesday of toxic toys after a number of Chinese-made dolls containing a potentially dangerous chemical were discovered in some stores....
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No progress in efforts to trace UN official
QUETTA, Feb 4: Agencies investigating the kidnapping of UNHCR official John Solecki have so far remained unsuccessful in finding any clue to his whereabouts....
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