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Lahore, April 21: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has ruled out any unilateral withdrawal of Pakistani soldiers from Siachen, saying troops could be called back from the Himalayan glacier only if India agrees to do the same. "The withdrawal of Pakistani troops is possible provided India also agrees. It will not be a unilateral decision," he said while addressing a convention of workers of his

Islamabad, April 21: A total of 127 people were killed when a Boeing 737-200 of Bhoja Air crashed a short distance from the international airport in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi, the second such accident in less than two years. Bhoja Air's flight B4-213 from Karachi to Islamabad lost contact with air traffic control shortly after 6.30 pm on Friday as it was coming in to land at the

Juba, (South Sudan), April 21: South Sudan will withdraw its troops from the disputed oil town its forces took over last week, the president announced on Friday, pulling back from offensive military action that pushed the south closer to all-out war with its northern neighbor, Sudan. The statement from President Salva Kiir said the south still believes that the town of Heglig is a part of South

Kathmandu, April 21: A total of 6,574 ex-Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the (UCPN-M)'s People's Liberation Army (PLA) combatants, have opted for voluntary retirement, a report said. The step came at the end of the timeline specified for the second round of regrouping of the ex-Maoist combatants Thursday, Xinhua reported. Founded in 1994, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a

Islamabad, April 20: A Pakistani airliner with 127 people on board crashed in bad weather as it came in to land in Islamabad on Friday, scattering wreckage and leaving no sign of survivors. The Boeing 737, operated by local airline Bhoja Air, was flying to the capital from Pakistan's biggest city and business hub Karachi. It crashed into wheat fields more than 5 miles (about 9 km) from the airport

Cartagena (Colombia), April 20: A Secret Service agent preparing for president Obama's arrival at an international summit meeting and a single mother from Colombia who makes a living as a highpriced escort faced off in a room at the Hotel Caribe a week ago over how much he owed her for the previous night's intercourse. "I tell him, 'Baby, my cash money,' " the woman said in her first public

Islamabad, April 19: Pakistan army chief general Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday underlined the need for resolving all disputes, including Siachen , with New Delhi and said his country believes in "the doctrine of peaceful coexistence with its neighbours , especially India''. Kayani said Siachen "consumes a mammoth portion of national exchequer that must be diverted to the people of the two

Washington, April 19: The world condemnation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent visit to the UAE's Abu Mousa island and his provocative remarks continued to escalate on Wednesday with the United States and Arab forums joining the chorus. The US urged Iran to enter talks with the UAE over the territorial disputes as it criticised President Ahmadinejad for visiting a contested island

Islamabad, April 19: Three Pakistani Hindu women, who had married Muslim men after 'converting' to Islam, opted to live with their husbands on Wednesday following the supreme court's decision they should be free to decide what they want to do and which religion to opt for. The apex court was hearing a Pakistan Hindu Council's petition that alleged that the three - Faryal (Rinkle Kumari ), Hafsa

Lahore, April 18: Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed has moved the High Court here, asking it to stop Pakistani authorities from taking any “adverse action” against him under pressure from the U.S. and provide security to him as his life was “not safe” and any “mishap” could happen. Acting on the petition of Saeed for whom the U.S. has offered a 10 million-dollar bounty, Lahore High Court Chief