Pakistan among most corrupt nations: Transparency InternationalISLAMABAD - The lack of anti-graft laws makes Pakistan one of the most corrupt nations in the world and is coming in the way of foreign investments in the country, global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) says. Thousands flee as Pakistan hits militant strongholdISLAMABAD - Thousands of people have fled Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border, believing the recent surge in military strikes marks the launch of an expected offensive against the Taliban fighters. India sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan, alleges Rehman MalikISLAMABAD - Pakistan Wednesday again appeared to be speaking in twin voices on improving ties with India, and accusing New Delhi of promoting terrorism in this country. India pitches for Afghan settlement, says ISI-Taliban nexus on (Roundup)NEW YORK/NEW DELHI - With the results of the Afghan elections still uncertain, India has pitched in for a “political settlement” by the Afghan people in the war-ravaged nation and warned about the continuing links between Pakistani spy agency ISI and the Afghan Taliban. Indian foreign minister to only discuss terror with PakistanNEW DELHI - Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will only discuss the issue of terror with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi when the two meet in New York Sep 27, authoritative sources said Wednesday. Pakistan’s spy agency still aiding Afghan Taliban: KrishnaWASHINGTON - India has accused Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of playing a disruptive role in the Taliban insurgency by continuing to provide aid to the Afghan Taliban to complicate the military situation there. Indian role in Afghanistan may invite Pakistan reaction: USNEW YORK - India’s growing influence in Afghanistan could exacerbate regional tensions and encourage Pakistani “countermeasures” in Afghanistan or India, a top US military commander says. US general warns against growing Indian influence in AfghanistanNEW YORK - The top US commander in Afghanistan has warned against the effects of increasing Indian influence in that country, saying this could escalate tension in the region. Zardari asks US to reimburse $1.6 bn spent on combating extremismNEW YORK - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the US to reimburse the $1.6 billion dollars spent on fighting extremism in his country’s tribal areas. Reimburse $1.6 bn spent on combating extremism: ZardariNEW YORK - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the US to reimburse the $1.6 billion dollars spent on fighting extremism in his country’s tribal areas. Pakistan, Taliban still together: KrishnaWASHINGTON - New Delhi has charged that Islamabad’s disruptive role in the Taliban insurgency alongwith aid for the Afghan Taliban provided by Pakistan’s spy agency has complicated the military situation in Afghanistan, with India’s foreign minister asserting “they are still together”. Nine drown in PakistanISLAMABAD - Nine people were drowned while bathing on the coast of Gaddani in southern Pakistan Tuesday, officials said. Pakistan wants improved ties with India: President, PMISLAMABAD - Pakistan appears to be setting the tone for the first high-level contact with India in two months, with its top leadership asserting it wanted improved sub-continental ties in the interest of peace and development. Evidence will decide action against Saeed: Pakistani PMISLAMABAD - Pakistan Tuesday confirmed that Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, had been arrested, with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani saying the evidence against him would decide what action needs to be taken. Resume Pakistan-India dialogue: ZardariNEW YORK - The resumption of the subcontinental composite dialogue is in the best interests of the region, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said. US approves $2.37 bn aid for PakistanWASHINGTON - The US Congress has approved aid of $2.376 billion for Pakistan, a media report Tuesday said. Sikh pilgrims in Lahore for Guru Nanak’s death annivesaryLAHORE - A group of 379 Sikh devotees from India have arrived here for ceremonies to mark the 470th death anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, the world’s youngest religion. Quiz Saeed for 26/11, says India ahead of Krishna-Qureshi meet (Roundup)NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD - With Islamabad arresting suspected Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in New York Sep 27 to review Pakistan’s action against the 26/11 terrorists. Pakistani, Indian foreign secretaries to meet Sep 26ISLAMABAD - Hoping to resume the stalled peace process and discuss “the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir”, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said Monday that he would meet his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao in New York Sep 26. Pakistan must question Hafiz Saeed: ChidambaramCHENNAI - Pakistan must interrogate alleged 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed as all the evidence against him was “on Pakistani soil”, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Monday after reports that the chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) had been placed under house arrest in Lahore. I will return to Pakistan when situation improves: MusharrafISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said he would return to the country “when circumstances improve”. Pakistan puts Hafiz Saeed under house arrestLAHORE - Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa group, has been put under house arrest at his residence here, a media report said Monday. Benazir asked Khan to give Iran n-know-how: reportLONDON - Late former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto had asked the country’s now-disgraced nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan to provide nuclear weapon know-how to Iran, a British newspaper reported Sunday. US wanted safe exit for Musharraf: US envoyISLAMABAD - The US ambassador to Pakistan has said Washington wanted a safe exit for former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, a media report said Sunday. I live in daily dread of another 26/11, says NSANEW DELHI - National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan has said that he lives in “daily dread” of a repeat of the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks, though he added that now India is better prepared. India, Afghanistan aid Pakistan militants: mediaISLAMABAD - India and Afghanistan have covertly aided the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Geo TV reported Sunday quoting an official report. Zardari to attend UN conference in New YorkUNITED NATIONS - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is heading a high-level delegation to New York to attend the UN General Assembly, the Online news agency reported Sunday. Pakistan extends Taliban leader Sufi Mohammed’s detentionPESHAWAR - The Pakistani government has extended the detention of Taliban leader Sufi Mohammed by 30 days, the Online news agency reported. Pakistan-India peace forum urges dialogue resumptionNEW DELHI - India and Pakistan have no alternative to serious dialogue to end the atmosphere of suspicion between them, said speakers at a public meet organised here by the Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) Saturday. Pakistan police raid firm providing security to US embassyISLAMABAD - Following a raid here early Saturday, the police claim to have recovered 61 illegal guns and nine pistols from the offices of a private security firm providing security to the US embassy. |
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