Sharif to discuss Charter of Democracy with PPP
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said that talks would be held with the Benazir Butto led Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to chalk out and adopt a single Charter of Democracy. ANI
British envoy in Pak meets Benazir
British High Commissioner to Pakistan Robert Brinkley held a meeting with former premier Benazir Bhutto here on Wednesday, during which the PPP chief shared her concerns about the prospects of free elections under emergency rule in the country. ANI
India initiates process for nuclear safeguards pact with IAEA
Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar today initiated the process of talks with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohammad ElBaradei on India-specific safeguards agreement related to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal. ANI
Imran Khan released from jail
Cricketer-turned-politician and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan was released from the prison on Wednesday evening, according to jail officials. ANI
Pranab holds bi-lateral talks with Sri Lankan counterpart in Uganda
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee met his Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagama here on Wednesday ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) beginning tomorrow. ANI
PM to highlight Indias socio-economic transformation at Commonwealth meet
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he would use the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kampala, Uganda as the platform for highlighting the major socio-economic transformation that is underway in India. ANI
Sharif may return to Pakistan next week
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said that he might return home from his exile in Saudi Arabia next week, following talks between President Pervez Musharraf and the Saudi government on the issue. ANI
Obama admits experimenting with drugs and alcohol in school
Democrat presidential contender Barack Obama has admitted to a group of high school students that he experimented with drugs and alcohol when he was in school. ANI
Pakistan urges Commonwealth to delay suspension decision
Pakistan today urged the Commonwealth to delay a decision on suspending it from the group over the declaration of emergency in the country. ANI
BBC courts controversy through film on hijab-wearing white girl
The BBC is courting controversy through a season of programmes about a white working class under siege. ANI
U.S. officially asks Iran to attend talks on Iraq
Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki has that the United States has officially submitted a note requesting that Iran attend talks on Iraq, and Tehran has agreed. ANI
Stone inscription find may add five new words to ancient Persian
The recent discovery of a stone inscription on Khark Island may add five words to our knowledge of the ancient Persian language, the Persian service of CHN has reported. ANI
Pak forces kill Baloch leader Balash Khan Marri(Flash Flash Flash)
Pakistani security forces today notched up a major success against the Baloch nationalists when they shot and killed senior Baloch leader Balash Khan Marri. ANI
Mills cuts off news media outlet for making fun of her
Heather Mills and her publicist are on a rampage to bring a halt to the news media outlets which dare to make fun of former model. ANI
Bringing six jobs to London will cover costs of my India trip, says Mayor
Rebutting criticism of his 740,000 pound trip to India, Londons Mayor Ken Livingstone has said he would just have to bring six jobs to the British capital to cover the expense. ANI
Brit kids fear new database will fall into paedophiles hands
A new report has revealed that the safety of a new Government database, containing details for every child, has become a major issue of concern among Brit kids as they fear that their house addresses could fall into the hands of paedophiles. ANI
Bill Clinton didnt ride a bicycle until he was 22!
Bill Clinton is surely an accomplished politician, but the former US president was a late bloomer when it came to sports. ANI
Manmohan Singh meets Malaysian Prime Minister
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, met his Malaysian counterpart, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, here on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 6th ASEAN Summit. ANI
Cutty Sark restoration work to be opened for public viewing
One of Britains greatest maritime attractions, the Cutty Sark, will be opened to show off the beginnings of restoration work which had to be restarted after historic tea clipper was gutted by fire six months ago. ANI
China hints at supporting Indias nuclear progaramme
Chinas response to Indias request for support on the U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation agreement has been positive, said official sources privy to Wednesdays meeting between Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Wen Jiabao. ANI
Pakistani girls now want to marry emergency help line operators!
PakistanI girls are reportedly calling the emergency help line (Rescue 15) and asking operators to marry them over the telephone because they are bored. ANI
Lets make ASEAN a peoples movement: Manmohan Singh
Terming Indias relationship with ASEAN countries as the pillar of its Look East policy, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today urged participating leaders to make it a peoples movement. ANI
65 percent Brits are cyberchondriacs
What do the British do when they are unwell? No, they dont call for a doctor. Instead they diagnose their illnesses on the Internet. ANI
Pro- Taliban militants at the gates of Islamabad
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf may have justified declaring emergency on the pretext of growing insurgency in the Swat Valley, but so far, the only threats he has been able to curb are those of an independent judiciary and a free press. ANI
Man scoffs down 26 mince pies in 10 minutes!
A Somerset man scoffed down 26 mince pies in 10 minutes during a national extreme eating competition. ANI
Bush, a hypocrite for not pressurising Pak like Iraq
US President George W Bush has been labelled a hypocrite for not applying his agenda of democracy vigorously enough on Pakistan, as he did with Iraq, a US paper has said. ANI
Oman lifts ban on Indian poultry products
Oman has lifted the import ban on poultry and poultry products from India, according to a statement from the Indian Embassy in Muscat. ANI
Overweight women, men dont want to be thin enough
A Cornell study has revealed that most normal-weight and underweight women yearn to lose more weight, but another finding of the same study is that most overweight women just do not have any urge to be thin enough to achieve a healthy weight. ANI
In Pakistan, Negroponte courted Kiyani
When Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte visited Pakistan last weekend; he held three meetings with Pakistans Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ashfaq Kiyani, and ony one with President General Pervez Musharraf. ANI
Pak-Taliban decree forces school students to wear veil
Over eighty per cent students of the higher secondary girls school in a town of Maneshra wear veil (burqa) before going to school following a threat issued by the local Taliban, a media report has said. ANI
Experts express incredulity over Bushs emphatic backing of Musharraf
Several outside analysts and a key Democratic lawmaker have expressed incredulity over U.S. President George W. Bush emphatic support to and backing of Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf. ANI
India-China to take their strategic partnership to a new level
India and China on Wednesday reiterated their readiness to take their strategic and cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity to a new level. ANI
IAEA warns of Dirty Bomb threat to a major world capital
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned that terrorists might detonate a dirty bomb in a major city sooner than later. ANI
Pak Govt makes special arrangements for Guru Nanaks birth anniversary
Pakistani authorities have made special arrangements to commemorate the 538th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak with great zeal. ANI
Failure of assemblies has always led to martial law: Pak Chief Justice
Pakistans Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has observed that the failure on the part of assemblies to perform their function has always led to martial law in the country. ANI
Bush greets Sikhs ahead of Guru Nanaks 538th birth anniversary
U.S. President George W. Bush has sent his warm greetings to Sikhs in America and India ahead of the 538th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. ANI
Manmohan Singh meets Japans Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, met his Japanese counterpart, Yasuo Fukuda, here on Wednesday. ANI
Churchills great grandson pleads guilty in `Ecstasy drug racket
Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchills great grandson has pleaded guilty to taking part in a multi-million dollar ecstasy racket and is facing 20 years in jail. ANI
Bush pardons two turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving dinner
U.S. President George W. Bush pardoned two turkeys from Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday. ANI
Musharraf calls high-level meeting to take crucial decisions
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has cut short his visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to Islamabad today to preside over a high level meeting that will take some crucial decisions, sources have revealed. ANI
India not in loop on Pakistans likely suspension from Commonwealth: Pranab
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that India is out of the loop on the Commonwealth threat to suspend Pakistan from its membership. ANI
US lawmakers demand normalcy in Pakistan
Pressure is building up in the US Congress for the return of constitutional normalcy in Pakistan. ANI
PPP to decide on poll boycott by Nov. 23 says Benazir
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that her Pakistan Peoples Partys will take two days to decide whether it will boycott the elections slated for January 8 or not. ANI
Emergency in Pak will not affect military ties with US: Admiral Mullen
Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said that the emergency in Pakistan will not affect military to military relations with the United States. ANI
Imran not on hunger strike, he had bread, eggs and fruit: Jail official
The Deputy Superintendent of Dera Ghazi Khan Jail, Bakhsh, has denied that jailed cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan had stopped eating, and said that Imran had bread, eggs and fruit for breakfast. ANI
Musharraf likely to give up uniform by weekend: Pak Attorney General
President Pervez Musharraf is set to step down as Chief of the Army Staff and swear a new oath of office as a civilian President by the weekend, Attorney General Malik Mohammad Qayyum has said. ANI
Riyadh keen to send Sharif back to Pakistan to stem anti-Saudi feelings
In their attempt to stem the growing anti-Saudi feelings in Pakistan, authorities in Saudi Arabia are drawing a strategy to send former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to his home country before the elections scheduled for January 8 next year. ANI
Musharraf is a man of his word, says Bush
US President George W Bush has said that President General Pervez Musharraf is a man of his word. ANI
Musharraf back from Riyadh without meeting Sharif
The reported meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and former premier Nawaz Sharif at the latters exile home in Jeddah could not take place, as the General returned back to Pakistan cutting short his visit to Saudi Arabia after performing Umra. ANI
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