Saturday, October 20, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Pakistan mourns its dead in twin blasts at Bhutto rally in Karachi; toll mounts to 139
Benazir blames elements within govt
Islamabad, October 19
Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto today declined to divulge names but said “remnants” of Gen Zia-ul-Haq had masterminded the bomb attacks on her homecoming convoy in Karachi yesterday which left 139 persons dead and over 500 injured.
Benazir Bhutto speaks to mediapersons during a news conference in Karachi. — Reuters photo

Gen’s promise
Editorial: Blast in Karachi
World page: Toll in Karachi blasts mounts to 139
Global condemnation
Zardari blames IB
Advani calls up Bhutto

Pakistani mourners pray during a funeral ceremony in Karachi on Friday for two people killed during a suicide attack targeting former Prime Minister Benanzir Bhutto’s caravan. — AFP photo

‘Bomber ran into crowd & blew himself up’
It is estimated he had 15 to 20 kg of explosives strapped to his body
Karachi, October 19
The Pakistan government blamed Islamist militants for twin blasts early on Friday as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto drove through masses of supporters in Karachi.

PM to Mush — A dastardly act
New Delhi, October 19
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sent a letter to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf wherein he condemned the Karachi bombings and expressed his deep concern.

Gujarat mantra: ‘Chak De Congress’
New Delhi, October 19
The Congress is the latest to join the long list of those inspired by the recent Shahrukh Khan starrer “Chak De India”. Adapting the title for the upcoming crucial Gujarat assembly elections, the party’s new slogan, “Chak De Congress” is set to resonate in its poll campaign to be launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Vadodra on October 30.

Nuke deal put on hold: Basu
Kolkata, October 19
The UPA government was “about to fall” over the Indo-US nuclear deal, according to veteran CPM leader Jyoti Basu, who said today that the government had now “accepted” the Left’s stand to put on hold the deal.

BJP hits back at PM, calls him a weak leader
New Delhi, October 19
Launching a fresh personal offensive against the Prime Minister, the main opposition party countered the charges levelled by him against the NDA-led government yesterday one by one and rubbished them as “a creaky response of a crumbling government.”

Gold at Rs 10,000 as stocks fall
New Delhi, October 19
Gold shot up to a 17-month high of Rs 10,000 per ten grams on the bullion market today on heavy seasonal demand amid funds getting diverted from crashing stock markets.

Rs 250-cr plan for Amritsar Subsidies to stay Amritsar, October 19 Giving clear indications of not rolling back the subsidies given to various sectors, as suggested by finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announced here today that his government was committed to the implementation of the party manifesto.