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Independent analysts yesterday rated the landmark Pakistan-U.S. summit talks,including a five-year $3 billion aid package, as an "impressive success" for President Gen. Pervez Musharraf that would consolidate his hold on power amid the ongoing opposition campaign to dislodge him.

U.S. President George Bush rewarded its key ally in the war against terror with the promise of a $3 billion aid package and a trade pact but did not offer the fighter jets long sought by Islamabad.

An oppositon no-confidence motion agaisnt the speaker of the Pakistani National Assembly fell through without a debate and voting yesterday at a three-hour session marred by rumpus over a procedural tangle.

President Pervez Musharraf, ending his weeklong visit to the United States, has promised to do much more than India to bring peace to South Asia and urged Pakistanis to consider recognising Israel.

Hashmi arrest sparks uproar in assembly

Pakistan yesterday urged India to end "state terrorism in Indian-occupied Kashmir" and engage in bilateral dialogue to resolve the decade-old dispute over the Himalayan state in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiri people.

Tribals arrested

Foreign Ministry team heading for London

Jamali hopes to end LFO row soon

Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali yesterday announced a unilateral ceasefire by Pakistan on the volatile Line of Control in Kashmir, urging India to come up with a positive response in the interest of peace between the two nuclear rivals.

Pakistan reacts strongly to Afghan criticism

Opposition legal team to defend Hashmi