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Pak hails PM’s decision to attend SAARC summit
Islamabad: Pakistan on October 17 welcomed Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's reported decision to travel to Islamabad in January for the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation (SAARC) summit.
SL re-imposes curfew to prevent Islam-Tamil clash
Colombo: Sri Lankan police on October 17 re-imposed a curfew in an Eastern town to prevent violence after a Muslim man was allegedly kidnapped by Tamil rebels.
Unmanned US spy plane crashes near Pak airbase
Jacobabad (Pakistan): An unmanned US spy plane crashed on October 17 near a US
airbase in Pakistan's Southern Sindh province, a Pakistan Air Force spokesman said.
Pak follows suit, to withdraw troops from border
Islamabad: Pakistan on October 17 announced withdrawal of its troops "shortly" from the border with India to their "peace-time locations," a day after India took a similar step.
New govt is free to alter my policies: Musharraf
Islamabad: As Pakistan's political parties struggled to form a government, President Pervez Musharraf has made it clear he will "respect the wish of the Parliament" and will not object even if the new government is opposed to his Constitutional reforms and controversial referendum.
Sri Lankan government to press for snap polls
Colombo: Sri Lanka's government said on October 17 it would press for a snap election in a showdown with President Chandrika Kumaratunga, who is critical of its peace drive with Tamil Tiger rebels.
Maoist leader pledges to topple Nepal King: Report
Hong Kong: The leader of Nepal's Maoist rebels vowed to wage a relentless war against King Gyanendra for his "coup" against the elected government, a magazine reported on October 17.
Police intercept two more parcel bombs in Karachi
Karachi: Police intercepted two more parcel bombs in Pakistan's largest city Karachi on October 17, a day after three of eight packet bombs sent to security authorities exploded and injured nine people, mainly police.
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