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Islamabad, Oct 6 (PTI) Pakistan today pressed India to release its share of river waters under the Indus treaty as it has documentary evidence that its due share of water had been "stolen" from

T V Sriram Colombo, Oct 6 (PTI) Sri Lankan Air force jets today pounded two LTTE artillery launching pads in the rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi, as 25 Tamil Tigers, three soldiers and two

Anisur Rahman Dhaka, Oct 6 (PTI) Weeks after she was let out from jail on bail, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been charged by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) in a fresh

Islamabad, Oct 6 (PTI) Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan and his family have been moved to the high-security presidential palace in the Pakistani capital four days after he escaped

Lahore, Oct 6 (PTI) Pakistan Law Minister Farooq Naek today said he would examine Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh's case, but at the same time requested New Delhi to consider

T V Sriram Colombo, Oct 6 (PTI) At least 27 people, including a former key army general Janaka Perera, his wife and a number of provincial politicians, were killed and 80 others injured

New York, Oct 6 (PTI) Heaping praises on environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal for launching a campaign to clean up the polluted 'Kali Bein' in Punjab, Time Magazine has profiled the Sikh

Islamabad, Oct 6 (PTI) Pakistani Law Minister Farooq Naek today met Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh at the Lahore's Kot Lakhpath Jail to review his case following the Indian

T V Sriram Colombo, Oct 6 (PTI) At least 22 people, including the opposition leader of Sri Lanka's North-Central provincial council Maj General Janaka Perera, were killed and 35 others

Harinder Mishra Ramallah, Oct 6 (PTI) Describing Indian democracy a "role model" for the Palestinian people, President of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas has said the country can play

Dubai, Oct 5 (PTI) Under pressure over its atomic programme, Iran today warned that the Indo-US nuclear deal has "endangered" the NPT and will trigger a "new crises" for the international

Lahore, Oct 5 (PTI) Ahead of his meeting with Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, Pakistan's Law Minister Farooq Naek today said a final decision on pardoning him would be made by

Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, Oct 5 (PTI) Rattled by a string of audacious suicide bombings across Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari has called a joint session of parliament where lawmakers

Colombo, Oct 5 (PTI) Not ruling out the possibility of V Prabhakaran fleeing the embattled north as troops advance into the rebel-held territory, Sri Lankan Army Chief Sarath Fonseka has said the

Islamabad, Oct 5 (PTI) President Asif Ali Zardari today named Vice Admiral Noman Bashir as the new chief of the Pakistan Navy, the first appointment made by him in the armed forces since he was

New York, Oct 5 (PTI) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said he has no objection to the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal so long as his country is treated "at par.

Harinder Mishra Ramallah, Oct 5 (PTI) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will leave for India on a four-day visit on Monday, during which he will meet President Prathiba Patil Prime

New York, Oct 5 (PTI) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has admitted that India is not a threat to his country and described the militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir as terrorists, a

Washington, Oct 4 (PTI) US President George W Bush will sign the legislation on the Indo-US nuclear deal, approved by the Congress, into a law on Wednesday, the White House said today.

Beijing, Oct 4 (PTI) China today flayed the Bush administration's plan to sell arms worth USD 6.5 billion to Taiwan, saying it would damage Sino-US relations.