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Ahmed elected Bangladesh President unopposed
Dhaka: Iaujiddin Ahmed, a retired university teacher who emerged as a dark horse
candidate of ruling Bangladesh National Party (BNP) for the post of Bangladesh
President, was on September 5 declared elected unopposed to the top Constitutional post.
I wondered how to approach Vajpayee: Musharraf
Islamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said his famous handshake with
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee at the January SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) summit in Kathmandu was "an impulsive decision" which he took on the rostrum.
Musharraf ready to be flexible on Kashmir issue
Islamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he is ready to be flexible to resolve the Kashmir issue with India but maintained that the vexed problem could be solved only if the two countries displayed "pragmatism" and "flexibility".
'16 scribes were arrested in Nepal during emergency'
Kathmandu: Sixteen journalists were arrested under the Terrorist and Disruptive
Activities Control and Punishment Act during the nine-month long emergency in Nepal, the Home Ministry said.
No regrets in joining war on terror, says Musharraf
Islamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has no misgivings as he counts the
dead but also the Dollars that have piled up in Pakistan since his pivotal decision a year ago to turn the Islamic republic into the frontline player of the US-led war on terrorism.
'US seeks to re-define bilateral ties with Pak'
Islamabad: The United States no longer views its relations with Pakistan as
a "marriage of convenience" and wants to re-define the bilateral ties without
any "third-party strings" in the post September 11 scenario, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage has said.
US rebuffs Pak assertion on Kashmir polls
Islamabad: In a rebuff to Pakistan's assertion that polls in Jammu and Kashmir was a "futile" exercise, the US has said the free and fair elections would be seen as an "expression of the will" of the Kashmiris.
Bhutto 'troubled' by US support for Musharraf
Islamabad: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has criticised US support for President Pervez Musharraf, arguing he was "trampling on Democracy" in Pakistan, days ahead of his third US trip in under a year.
Boost to peace: Lanka lifts LTTE ban despite opposition
Colombo: Sri Lanka's peace initiative got a major boost with the government lifting a four-year ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), clearing the decks for the commencement of historic talks in Thailand on September 16.
Musharraf embarks for US visit on Sept 7
Islamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf heads to the United States on September 7, where he is expected to receive a cordial welcome for his staunch support of the US-led global war on terrorism.
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