Pak Police arrest one with explosives at Benazirs rally
The Peshawar Police today said that they have arrested a teenager who was carrying a small quantity of explosives at an election rally of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto. ANI
US to expand its military presence in Pak
The United Stated is planning to send its Special Forces to Pakistan that will train and support indigenous counter-insurgency forces and clandestine counter terrorism units, US defence officials have revealed. ANI
Indo-Pak judicial committee on prisoners to meet soon
The Pakistan-India judicial committee on prisoners is all set to meet in India to discuss the issue of release of prisoners. ANI
Pak Govt. grants visas to 200 foreign poll observers
The Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday said that the Musharraf regime has granted visas to 200 foreigner poll observers, who will monitor the January 8 elections. ANI
Indo-Pak judicial committee on prisoners to meet soon
The Pakistan-India judicial committee on prisoners is all set to meet in India to discuss the issue of release of prisoners. ANI
Pak Govt. grants visas to 200 foreign poll observers
The Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday said that the Musharraf regime has granted visas to 200 foreigner poll observers, who will monitor the January 8 elections. ANI
Hindus to protest outside RSPCA headquarters over cows slaughter
Hundreds of Hindus have decided to protest outside the RSPCA headquarters here at the slaughter of a sick sacred cow at their temple while they were at worship. ANI
Two-third of e-mails are junk mails
A new research has shown that the proportion of the junk e-mails reaching ones inbox is nearly 70 percent or two-thirds of total mails received. ANI
Mankinds greed responsible for environment menace, says Canterbury Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has held mankinds greed responsible for endangering the environment. ANI
Haneef was a victim of a desperate Howard Government, says lawyer
An Australian Muslim lawyer, who is also a lecturer in politics at Monash University, one of Australias largest and most prestigious law schools, has suggested that Bangalore-based Dr. Mohammad Haneef was the victim of a desperate John Howard Government that dug itself into a hole and proceeded to deepen it. ANI
Sale of historic British Old War Office on anvil
The trapezium shaped British Old War Office building, which is situated in the heart of London would soon be sold as part of the Defence Ministrys cost cutting exercise. ANI
CGEP says the situation in Pak is not conducive for fair elections
The Citizens Group on Electoral Process (CGEP), formed by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT), has observed that the situation is not favourable for conducting fair elections in Pakistan. ANI
Suicide attacks are part of al Qaedas plan to disrupt Pak elections
Pakistans top security brass believe that the recent suicide attacks are part of a vicious campaign launched by al-Qaeda and its allied militant organisations to disrupt the January 8 elections. ANI
Credit crunch driving middle-class Brit teens to shoplift
A financial crunch is driving middle-class British kids to shoplift expensive gifts denied to them by their parents, says a charity. ANI
Robert Falcon Scott sailed with over 1,200 books for Antarctic expedition
British Royal Navy officer and Antarctic explorer, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, was carrying more than 1,200 books with him when he set sail from Dundee, according to a study. ANI
Rajasthani kids stone quarrying for British patios
If one of Britains leading stone importers is to be believed, children as young as five are quarrying stone in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan that is used to build patios and for garden landscaping across the United Kingdom. ANI
Pak radical mullahs using blasphemy to persecute Ahmadis
Pakistans radical mullahs are using the countrys blasphemy laws to persecute members of a small Islamic splinter group on charges that they are not proper Muslims. ANI
Fazl says Benazir is backing Musharrafs policies
Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto is supporting the anti-Islam policies of President Pervez Musharraf. ANI
Japanese monks promote Buddhism in a liquor bar!
A group of Buddhist monks in Japan have reportedly secured a regular spot at a jazz bar to rekindle interest in the religion. ANI
Crackdown on Brit JobCentres sexual offerings
Bosses who entice women into the sex trade using Job Centres will now be facing a crackdown in Britain. ANI
A Christmas truce during World War One
A diary belonging to a World War One British Army captain has revealed some poignant moments relating to Christmas truces on Western Front battlefields in 1914. ANI
Foreign observers will not be allowed to conduct exit polls: Pak EC
International observers coming to Pakistan to monitor the January 8 general elections will not be allowed to conduct exit polls, or make surprise visits or move freely wherever they want to. ANI
Pak Army could be deployed for poll duty
Pakistans caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz has said that the army would be deployed at sensitive places in Pakistan during the January 8 polls. ANI
Yorkshire Ripper may cash in again following another stabbing attack
Peter Sutcliffe, the man known as the Yorkshire Ripper for murdering 13 women in the 1980s, is set to win another handsome amount in cash after a fellow psychopath tried to gouge out his right eye. ANI
British secret agents secretly held talks with Taliban leaders
Despite British Prime Minister Gordon Browns public pledge that his government would not hold any negotiations with terrorists, it has been revealed that British MI6 agents held up to half a dozen meetings with the Taliban in Lashkah Gah and villages in the Upper Gereshk Valley in Afghanistan during this summer. ANI
Dictatorship has always nurtured extremism in Pakistan: Benazir
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has claimed that dictatorships have always nurtured extremism in Pakistan. ANI
Polling stations will be besieged if polls are rigged: Shahbaz Sharif
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif has said that polling stations would be besieged if the elections are rigged in Pakistan. ANI
Australia to build worlds most lethal submarines
Fearing that the naval power balance in the Indian Ocean Region will be altered, the Australian Defence Ministry has approved an ambitious 25-billion-dollar programme to develop worlds most lethal conventional submarine fleet that will be capable of carrying long-range cruise missiles and futuristic midget-submarines. ANI
Pak should learn from India where no martial law has been imposed: Sharif
Former premier Nawaz Sharif has said that the Musharraf regime should learn lessons from India, where martial law has never been imposed nor has any dictator ever held the judiciary hostage to prolong his rule. ANI
If elected, no personal vendetta against Musharraf: Sharif
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif has said that he will not go for any personal vendetta against President Pervez Musharraf as his agenda is to uplift the country. ANI
Pakistani Hindus protest against kidnapping of their children
The Hindu community and Small Traders Union took out a rally against the kidnapping of children and people in Jacobabad district in Pakistans Sindh province on Tuesday. ANI
US would also have built a N-bomb if it were in Pakistans position
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said the US would also have built a nuclear bomb if it were in Pakistans position after Indias first nuclear test in 1974. ANI
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