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Zardari, Karzai agree to jointly fight terrorism
* Islamabad, Kabul seek global support but ‘can look after ourselves’ * ‘New relationship’ to include enhanced ties in energy and trade

KABUL: Afghanistan and Pakistan have a ‘new relationship’ and the determination to jointly defeat terrorism and extremism, President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said after talks... Full Story
Pak ‘official agencies’ linked to Mumbai attack, says Singh
Pakistan rejects accusations
Terror, not India, the enemy, says ISI chief
Israeli shelling on three UN schools kills 48
IRI award for Sherry Rehman
Sardar Yaqub takes over as new AJK PM
Sharifs’ eligibility case: SC questions federation’s competency
‘Pakistan to professionally analyse information’
Pakistan demands access to Mumbai crime scene
Dawa says banning it a ‘big mistake’
Why was Kasab ‘confession’ written in Hindi?
Pakistan may outsmart India in Mumbai diplomatic poker

National
Gilani orders uninterrupted fuel supply to IPPs
‘Gas shortage to worsen if domestic usage not controlled’
Indian exporters may cut 10m jobs
Pak hackers planning attack on Indian cyber networks: Intel
NA body wants forceful action to blunt Indian diplomatic campaign
US urges India, Pakistan to cooperate
CJ takes notice of 4 sisters’ abduction
JI shura names three leaders for next party chief
Air chief briefs Zardari on PAF’s preparedness
PAF jets fly over twin cities
Hangu sealed for Muharram
Taliban occupy rest house in Orakzai
Taliban kill ‘US spies’ in North Waziristan
Saifullah meets Nawaz, discusses reunification
PPP forms bodies for Senate polls
Kashmir leading Obama into first ‘tar pit’
Power cuts cripple textile sector
Sherry chairs meeting on Wage Board Award
Ambassador-at-large and British MPs meet Robert Brinkley
Female robber gang busted
‘Taliban’s sharia paving way for army operations in FATA’
Walking on fire to prove innocence continues in Balochistan
KESC asked to ensure power supply after Maghrib on Ashura
Khyber elders warned against harbouring Afghans
SHC adjourns plea for quashing of FIR against Mumtaz Bhutto
6,000 CGI shelters provided to Balochistan quake victims
SC adjourns state plea against Unar’s bail until 19th
Ex-caretaker Sindh CM passes away
Notices to owners of 15 plazas
No load shedding on Ashura
SC displeased with judge for issuing bail in rape case
Pakistan checking ‘material’provided by India, says Pak envoy
End of ceasefire raises many an eyebrow
300th birth anniversary of Shada Ram : 50 Hindu pilgrims to arrive on 8th
PTA install 350 telecentres across country
Holy Family Hospital will get 30-bed burn unit: Shahbaz
Reference against six for Rs 91.74 million fraud
LHC to take up plea against ‘Benazir coin’
Biden to head to Asia for congressional trip
Manmohan criticises CMs defending intelligence failures
IHK chief minister cautions on implementing anti-terror laws
CJ’s daughter case: Abid Sher seeks clarification for not convening meeting
Pakistani says he was tortured in US custody

Islamabad
Technical faults: Installation of 6,000 water meters delayed
Senate body directs housing societies to expedite work
Servants beat up ex-diplomat
Muharram security arrangements: Police bomb disposal units asked to sweep procession routes
SDPOs asked to remain extra vigilant
SC displeased with judge for issuing bail in rape case
Arrest warrants for crime scene expert
Three libraries established in Capital’s suburban area
Notices to owners of 15 plazas
Risky roads of Rawalpindi: 130 killed in 3,500 accidents last year
Fruits of slack laws

    Editorial
Editorial: Next steps after evidence from India
INSIGHT: Balochistan needs a rethink —Ejaz Haider
WASHINGTON DIARY: Education and the State —Dr Manzur Ejaz
opinion: Bold steps needed —Brian Cloughley
analysis: A new beginning? —William B Milam
comment: Looking forward to 2008 —Munir Attaullah
LETTERS:
ZAHOOR'S CARTOON:

Karachi
‘Ibad snubbed edu boards transfer bill’
NFC Award issue: ‘Fresh census needed if population sole criterion’
Computerised database of prisoners being prepared: Gabol
Orangi, SITE worst hit by tanker mafia
Police recover 2 bodies from separate areas
Smooth power supply on Ashura urged
KBCA rules
Gang of robber ‘housemaids’ busted
Minor girls recovered from custody of human traffickers
Historical building eaten away by encroachments
M A Jinnah Road | Guardian angel

Lahore
PPP discriminated against in development schemes
PPP-PMLN rift likely to widen
12-hour hostage crisis claims one life: Three ‘robbers’ killed in police encounter in EME society
Luminites stage protest against Israeli aggression
Suspects still at-large in Rs 3m Model Town robbery
City crematorium to have first cremation today
Inquiry ordered against PHA task force chairman
Man killed outside school
Expansion of Civil Secretariat: Students protest against demolition plan
Cricket players hit service lanes, footpaths for fun
Safety first

Business
Textile industry in deep quagmire
‘Load shedding will be curtailed for textile industry’
PIAF to launch strikes against power shortage
MoF revises GDP growth at 3.4 percent
‘Govt’s CNG policy to prove harmful’
Global economic recession: Call centre business down as outsourcing dries up
LNG Mashal project enters new phase
PM urges using certified seeds to narrow yield gap
Incentive based legislation through parliament: Govt decides to protect investments for next 10 years
Obama demands ‘bold’ action on stimulus plan
Senate body dissatisfied with coal board
‘Industries to be consulted for VAT re-formulation’
Construction spending shows gains but outlook grim
Hong Kong 2008 property deals fall
China to set up real estate investment trusts
Organisations continue with Oracle database
NCEL launches 3-month KIBOR contract
KCCI criticises KESC’s role
PSO receives ISMS certificate
US CG visits SITE Association
Eurozone inflation drops to 26-month low
Manila annual inflation falls to lowest level
US auto sales drop in 2008, recovery unclear
Fresh investments in push KSE index 157 pts up
ISE index gains 58.40 points
LSE index adds 73.46 points
Kuwait, Iran join OPEC peers with supply oil cuts
Oil hits 1-mth high above $50
Gold slips 2% as dollar strengthens
Allan Goldstein
Rupee regains strength against dollar
Euro hits 3-week lows versus dollar
Asian stock markets extend new year optimism
Nikkei up 0.3 percent on yen
Dull trading at cotton market

Briefs
T.I.M.E.O.U.T

Foreign
Syria can help end Gaza war: France
Israel keeps media ban in place
Guatemalan mudslide kills 35
Abused detainees’ IDs can be kept secret, US court rules
Bush to establish three marine monuments in Pacific Ocean
FBI plans large hiring blitz
Six countries lose Russian gas
‘Israel has a habit of closing its eyes to hard facts’

Region
Democracy restored — Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM
2,000 Afghans ready to defend Palestinians
Sri Lankan troops seize key Tamil rebel line, kill several fighters
India truckers’ strike pushes up commodity prices
British forces check report on Afghan civilian deaths
Afghan peace calls stem from battle losses: Taliban
Nepal bans protests around temple over priest row
Former Nepali ‘slave girls’ demand rehabilitation
Bangladesh to send kidnapped Turkish girl back home
Thick fog hits northern India
Iran wants to show regional power over Gaza crisis

    Sport
Dilshan fires Sri Lanka to record Test win
PCB announces central contracts, ignores talented cricketers : Shoaib Akhtar and Danish Kaneria in Category A
PCB chairman denies visiting facilities in Kuala Lumpur: Ijaz Butt hopeful of hosting Australia
National Bank are leaders in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
National Hockey Championship begins from 23
Dutch hockey consultant arriving today
Blocking the funds by PSB: PABF to lodge complaint with President and Prime Minister
Malik remains captain for indefinite period
Mushtaq gets green light for coaching role at Sussex
Brisbane International: Djokovic crashes out, Tsonga through
Azarenka, Bartoli enter quarter-finals
New Zealand captain Vettori supports adding Indian Test
Cycling: Boonen cocaine trial decision set for February
Dokic back in Australian Fed Cup team
Top seed Davydenko thumps Koellerer in Chennai
Italy upset France at Hopman Cup
Athletics: Golden League organisers seek big expansion from 2010
Skiing: Grange leads men’s World Cup slalom
Welcome mat set for Woods as US golf season opens

Infotainment
Seven Pounds
Launch of Ratnani’s calendar
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
Annual Befana parade
Twitter accounts of Obama, Britney Spears hacked
Festive balloons spark alien invasion fears
Malaysian man sues over text message break-up
I do, I do, I do, I do...
Convict prefers jail to parents
 
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