Two MQM workers killed in Karachi firing
At least two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists ere killed and two others injured when unidentified gunmen fired shots in the andhi area on Saturday night. ANI
India, S Arabia to give multi entry visa to businessmen
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Saud Al-Faisal on Sunday agreed to grant multi entry visa to businessmen travelling to both the countries. ANI
British foreign secretary arrives in Pakistan, will hold talks on combating terrorism (Lead: UK Foreign Secretary - Update)
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived here on Sunday to hold talks on increasing cooperation in fighting terrorism. ANI
Saudi Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz to visit India in February
Saudi Arabian Prince and Riyadh Governor, Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, will visit India in February next year. ANI
Mexican youth want more cultural, education exchange programme with India
A large number of Mexican youth have expressed their desire to know more about India and want to study in Indian universities, and said that more number of cultural and education exchange rogramme between the two countries would help in fulfilling their aspiration. ANI
Indian envoy to Nepal meets Prachanda
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankhar Mukherjee on Sunday held discussion with Nepal Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) Chairman Prachanda about political developments taking place in the country. ANI
12 Indian fishermen abducted by Pakistan: Gujarat Fishermen Association
At least a dozen Indian fishermen have been abducted by the Pakistan Marine Security Agency from the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat, claims Gujarat Fishermen Association. ANI
Archaeologists uncover remains of medieval castle
A team of archaeologists has uncovered what seem to be the remains of a medieval castle in Maenclochog, UK. ANI
Asbo for disabled man after 10000 council calls
A disabled complainant has been given an Anti- Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) for pestering council staff with 10,000 phone calls in four months. ANI
Free-diving swimmers skinny dip bid for cancer funds
A free-diving swimmer is planning to dive naked into all of Scotlands major lochs to raise money for breast cancer charities. ANI
Sacked Pak judges restoration unlikely by April 30
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders have said that a parliamentary resolution alone would not suffice to have the sacked judges restored within the 30-day deadline set by the Bhurban Declaration. ANI
Eight killed, 60 injured in Pak oil tanker blast
At least eight people were killed and 60 injured in an oil tanker explosion near Abad Kar Sugar Mills in Tando Muhammad Khan late on Saturday. ANI
US commanders in Afghanistan want to attack militants in Pakistan: NYT
United States commanders in Afghanistan have reportedly urged the Bush Administration to allow them to expand the range of their operations into Pakistan, a request that has been promptly rebuffed. ANI
Except for Sarabjit, all Pak death sentences to be commuted to life terms
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillanis Adviser on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, has said that with the exception of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian on death row in Pakistan for the last 17 years, all other death row inmates may have their sentences changed to life imprisonment. ANI
Benazirs niece Fatima to write Bhutto dynasty memoir
Former Pakistan Premier Benazir Bhuttos niece Fatima Bhutto is reportedly in talks with a British literary agent to write and sell a memoir on the Bhutto dynasty. ANI
Zardari says to contest June by-polls and be Pak PM
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said that he would contest the June 3 by-elections and might assume the office of prime minister if needed. ANI
Sarabjit says wants to meet daughter before execution
Sarabjit Singh, the Indian sentenced to death for his alleged involvement in the 1991 bomb attacks in Pakistans Punjab province, has reportedly sent a special request to authorities in Islamabad to be allowed to meet his younger daughter Poonam whom he has never seen. ANI