Musharraf team and Bhutto agree on final dialogue
President General Pervez Musharrafs team, led by ISI chief Lt Gen Ashfaq Kiani, and Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto have reportedly agreed on a final dialogue to sort out their differences ahead of the forthcoming general elections. ANI
Uniform will not be an issue in presidential election: Sheikh Rashid
Pakistans Railways Minister Shaikh Rashid has said that the uniform issue will not be an issue during the forthcoming presidential elections, saying that President General Pervez Musharraf will decide on it according to the Constitution and the law. ANI
Musharraf should announce general amnesty for Sharif and Bhutto: Editorial
A Pakistan daily editorial has suggested that President General Pervez Musharraf should put aside his personal and political animosities against both Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto, and offer both of them a general amnesty to faciliate a sense of order in the countrys administration. ANI
Sharifs secret deal stands void due to Big Powers reluctance: Editorial
A secret deal signed in 2000 by former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif now stands void reportedly because an unnamed guarantor of the agreement is no longer willing to interfere in Pakistans affairs. ANI
Woman celebrates 100th birthday by smoking 170,000th cigarette
A defiant smoker celebrated her 100th birthday by lighting up her 170,000th cigarette from a candle on her birthday cake. ANI
Maldives President condemns Hyderabad blasts
The President of Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, has condemned Saturdays twin blasts in Hyderabad, which claimed 42 lives and caused injury to another 100. ANI
Neutrino emissions behind Suns energy generation observed in lab
A team of US and European researchers have observed the tell-tale signals of neutrinos emitted by thermonuclear fusion reactions that power the Sun deep in its interior. ANI
Internet founding father envisages end of TV
Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the Internet, has predicted the end of traditional television, saying that TV was close to its iPod moment. ANI
19-year-old digs up 500-year-old gold coins!
When Jason Clarke started digging a drainage ditch, little did he realise that he would lay his hands on coins that were in circulation in 1510. ANI
NASAs rovers back in action following lull in Martian dust storm activity
NASAs twin Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have started to move again after being immobilised for six weeks due to severe dust storms on the Red Planet. ANI
Sharifs return can hamper US efforts for Musharraf-Benazir deal
The US media believes that if former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home, then it would have a negative impact on Washingtons efforts to arrange a power-sharing deal between President Pervez Musharraf and PPP chief Benazir Bhutto. ANI
Camilla once again feels like Public Enemy No1
Prince Charles wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, once again feels like Public Enemy No1 due to the furious reaction caused by courtiers decision that she attend the memorial service for Princess Diana. ANI
Sharifs return can hamper US efforts for Musharraf-Benazir deal
The US media believes that if former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home, then it would have a negative impact on Washingtons efforts to arrange a power-sharing deal between President Pervez Musharraf and PPP chief Benazir Bhutto. ANI
Camilla to spend Diana memorial service day at Charles mountain retreat
Prince Charles wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will spend the Princess Diana memorial day alone at his Birkhall estate in Aberdeenshire. ANI
Sharif brothers determined to return home: Aitzaz Ahsan
Pakistans leading barrister and PPP leader Aitzaz Ahsan has said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif are determined to return home at the earliest. ANI
Nanotechnology poised to revolutionise human activity: Kiwi professors
Two professors in New Zealand have said that the use nanotechnology, satellite communications and computer chips will revolutionise all forms of human activity in the near future. ANI
Hong Kong, Macao at 10 pc risk of being hit by tsunami in 100 years
Hong Kong and Macao, both sprawling economic centres perched on the South China Sea stand a 10 percent chance of being hit by a serious tsunami in the next century, geophysicists have said. ANI
Worlds largest diamond found in South Africa
The worlds largest diamond has been found in a mine in South Africas North-West province. ANI
Tibetan official wants tourists to visit in winter
A tourism official in Tibet has said that he is keen for tourists to visit the area in winters. ANI
US troops cant operate in Pakistan, says Aslam
Pakistans Foreign Office has termed a report that Islamabad had reached an understanding with Washington about incursions inside Pakistan as speculative and fabricated. ANI
Our cavemen ancestors 200, 000 years ago were brilliant at barbequing!
Our ancestors 200,000 years ago were perfect at making barbeques, according to a recent study by an archaeologist from the University of Haifa, Israel. ANI
Pakistan will not sign NPT: Foreign Office
Pakistan would not sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), as its atomic capability is essential to maintain a strategic balance of power in the region, said Foreign Office Spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam. ANI
Brit girls more keen than boys to have university degree
British girls are more keen than their male counterparts in securing a university degree, because they see it as an important career enhancing option. ANI
UK Army Chief predicts a generation of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan
Britains Chief of Army Staff, General Sir Richard Dannatt, has reportedly told senior officers of the armed forces that they should prepared for a generation of conflict in the wake of dangers posed by a strident Islamist shadow in Iraq and Afghanistan. ANI
Pak Cabinet Minister resigns over uniformed Musharrafs re-election efforts
Pakistans Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunications, Ishaq Khan Khakwani, has resigned from the Government in protest against President Pervez Musharrafs plans to seek re-election in uniform. ANI
There is a dire need for progress on Kashmir, says Kasuri
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri has once again emphasised the need for progress on the Kashmir issue, saying that both Islamabad and New Delhi are yet to arrive at a final solution in this regard. ANI
Ubiquitous sparrows under threat in UK too
UK has listed the ubiquitous House Sparrow and hedgehogs in an updated list of species that need conservation and protection. ANI
Rainfall in Tropics has risen by 5 pc in 25 years, says study
Tropical rainfall is on the rise, NASA scientists have said. ANI
Musharrafs legal team unable to find a way-out on uniform issue
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf might have to doff his uniform before seeking a re-election, as his legal advisers have reportedly failed to find a way out for him to contest the poll as army chief. ANI
Musharraf may shed uniform in lieu of support from political parties for re-election
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is said to have offered shedding his uniform in lieu of support from all political parties to re-elect him for another five-year tenure. ANI
Musharraf says he wont let eight years work go waste
As the presidential election nears in Pakistan, incumbent Pervez Musharraf has said that he would not let his eight years of hard work of turning the country into a prosperous nation go to waste. ANI
Oldest DNA find may shed light on possible Martian life
Danish researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered DNA from living bacteria that are more than half a million years old. ANI
NRI astronomer observes Einsteins time-space warp around neutron stars
An Indian origin astronomer has pioneered a groundbreaking technique for determining the properties of neutron stars. ANI