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Awaz Apni ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said Pakistan wants peace and stability in the region and wants to promote friendly ties with all its neighbours including India. The President was talking to the visiting Special Envoy and Vice Foreign Minister of China, Mr. He Yafei, who called on him here and exchanged views on the current situation in the region. President Zardari said Pakistan wishes to resolve all its disputes with India in a peaceful manner. “Pakistan offered assistance and cooperation to India to investigate the Mumbai incident and displayed restraint and conciliation. Our constructive proposals were aimed at sustained and pragmatic cooperation to deal with the problem of terrorism”, he added. The President agreed on the need to avoid further vitiation of the atmosphere, adding, Pakistan and India need to engage in dialogue to address their differences. He, regretted that instead of responding to Pakistan’s positive gestures, India had engaged in a blame...

LONDON: Describing the unresolved Kashmir issue as a threat to global peace and security, British parliamentarians have called for general elections in both parts of the divided Himalayan region under a neutral supervision for electing a genuine leadership reflecting the people aspirations. A number of British MPS expressed their views at the House of Commons last evening where the former Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Barrister Sultan Mahmud Chaudhary was the chief guest. The host was hosted by Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmud and chaired by Lord Nazir Ahmad. Among the MPS who spoke on the occasion included Humphrey Millan, Fiona MacTaggat, David Hemming, Paul Rowan, Stewart Jackson, Rob Flellof and David Lemmington. The British parliamentarians spoke of the serious human rights situation prevailing in the held Kashmir Valley and the continuous denial of the right to self determination by the Indian authorities. They urged the UK Government to use its good of...

CNews SRINAGAR: Central leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said detentions and house arrests are part and parcel of a freedom movement adding that Indian authorities could not suppress the movement by force. Talking to media, Mirwaiz said that India has stepped up atrocities in Kashmir during last two months to suppress the freedom movement with brutal use of force. Mirwaiz said Kashmiris with peaceful protests have raised the issue on global level. Thousands of people attended protest rallies in the valley throughout last month, he added. To a question, Mirwaiz said the movement couldn't be crushed now as it has also gained support from the Indian Intelligentsia which is stressing for peaceful solution of the longstanding dispute. He stressed the need to engage people of Kashmir in the ongoing composite dialogue between India and Pakistan to work out the solution of the dispute.

CNEWS Karachi:Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain on Wednesday welcoming Indian Minister for External Affairs Parnab Mukherjee's visit to Pakistan, has expressed hope that this visit will be a stepping stone towards establishing peace and friendly relationships not only between the two countries but a long lasting peace in South Asia region.He said that MQM wants better ties between Pakistan and India and both countries should jointly struggle to eliminate poverty, unemployment and for the restoration of peace in South Asia region, a statement issued by MQM here said.Altaf Hussain said that friendly relationship between Pakistan and India is vital for the prosperity and betterment of the People of both countries.He also called for opening of consulates of Indian and Pakistan in Karachi and Mumbai by both the Governments immediately.He said that opening of consulates in Karachi and Mumbai would facilitate issuance of visas for the people of Sindh who have to go t...

Benazir withdraws from NA-204LARKANA: Former Prime Minister and PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has announced to withdraw candidature for contesting election at NA-204 Larkana.This decision was taken after the seat adjustment reached between Chairperson PPP (SB) and PML (Q) leader Haji Ali Hussain Unnar.Now she will contest the forthcoming general elections only from NA-207 Larkana from where she had won the election four times and this time she is contesting from the same co .... 5 killed in India train blastGAUHATI: A bomb tore through a moving train in India's remote northeast Thursday, killing five passengers and injuring four others, an official said. The New Delhi bound super-fast Rajdhani Express, which started from the eastern town of Dibrugarh in Assam state, had just crossed a station near Chungajan, 270 kilometers (170 miles) east of statecapital Gauhati when the bomb exploded, jolting passengers out o ftheir sleep, an Indian Railway spoke .... Textile sector loan vo...

CNews Latest Stories: Musharraf denies rumours of house arrest ISLAMBAD: Pakistani President PervezMusharraf denied rumours sweeping Pakistan on Monday that he had been placed under house arrest by subordinates unhappy with his decision to impose emergency rule. "It is a joke of the highest order," Musharraf told foreign news agency from the Presidency building in Islamabad where he had just met more than 80 foreign diplomats to explain his decision. "It's nonsense, sheer baseless rumour," Musharraf's spokesman Rashid Qureshi said. "It's a complete hoax, totally baseless and malicious. People will treat it with the total contempt it deserves," said deputy information minister Tariq Azeem. "The president has just administered an oath to the federal sharia (Islamic law) judge and before that he briefed foreign diplomats on the situation," Azeem added. Oath under PCO unconstitutional: Bhagwan Das ISLAMABAD: Justice Rana Bhagwas Das has...

CNews ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao said Pakistan and India would jointly work out a strategy to eradicate the extremism. Aftab Khan Sherpao said this while talking to the journalists at Islamabad airport on Saturday as he returned after attending the SAARC conference. The interior minister said the member states of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) agreed on developing a mechanism for exchange of information to eradicate the curse of terrorism and drugs. He said the recommendations regarding the information mechanism were discussed during the conference and the participants agreed upon the need for collective efforts to combat terrorism. He went on to say that the issues including human trafficking, money laundering and fake currency were discussed in the conference and it was decided that the SAARC states would hold three meetings next year in Islamabad in which police chiefs, law experts and experts working against terrorism, present ...

CNews ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan pledged Thursday to maintain a ceasefire after resuming talks as part of their slow-moving peace process but reported no specific progress on issues under discussion. A joint statement said a meeting between mid-ranking diplomats here was "cordial and constructive," despite fresh accusations from India ahead of the talks of Pakistani support for terror groups. "Consultations continued with the aim of strengthening the ongoing process of confidence building," the statement said. "The two sides reiterated their commitment to uphold the ceasefire." The nuclear-armed neighbours have observed a ceasefire since November 2003 along the Line of Control, the de facto frontier dividing the region of Kashmir, the trigger of two of their three wars since 1947. The Indian foreign ministry said earlier the day-long meeting would focus on reducing tensions along maritime borders and the repatriation of people who inadvertently stray ac...

KARACHI: ‘Pakistan Idol’ program for the music-lover youths kicked off here from the Geo platform, aims at hunting out the talented youths from all across the world and help them achieve their right place in the society.This was announced here in a Pakistan Idol inaugural function marked by a colorful musical night studded with the renowned trendy vocalists winning the hearts of the audience at the PAF Museum and making Pakistan Idol a milestone in the promotion of music talents here.A British television program Pop Idol telecast on October 5, 2001 touching the height of success transcended to the different countries and the Geo Television Network in collaboration with the Pop Idol’s franchise company Fremantle Media laid the foundation of Pakistan Idol. This unique program aims at exploring talented singers and giving them their rightful place.Prior to Pakistan Idol, this program has successfully proved its worth in over 41 countries including Britain, US, Canada, Germany, United Arab...