Multifaceted strategy must to deal with Taliban : MusharrafISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said a multifaceted strategy is needed to deal with the Taliban effectively. Secret US military training camp just 30 kms away from Islamabad?ISLAMABAD - The United States has reportedly established a secret military training camp just a few kilometers away from Islamabad. Pak govt says US drone strikes won’t be allowed in BalochistanISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Malik Ammad Khan has assured senators that drone strikes won’t be allowed in Balochistan. Pak Army Chief secretly meets Punjab CMISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General, Ashfaq Kayani, secretly met Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif fuelling speculations of all kinds in Islamabad’s political circle. ‘Frustated’ Taliban vow to avenge Mehsud’s deathISLAMABAD - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has vowed to carry out large-scale suicide attacks across Pakistan in revenge for the death of Baitullah Mehsud. Pak jails have no place to accommodate surrendered Taliban fighters: GilaniISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has admitted that the country’s jails are so full, that they have no place to accommodate Taliban fighters who have surrendered before security forces. Top Taliban commanders hiding in Quetta: USISLAMABAD - The United States has reiterated that top Afghan Taliban commanders, including Mullah Omar, are hiding in Quetta and creating trouble for the US led NATO forces in Afghanistan. Pak senators say Kerry-Lugar Bill targets nuke arsenalISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s senators have slammed the Kerry-Lugar Bill saying that it targets the country’s nuclear weapons. Pak can steal US aid from their own backyard and you’ll never know, says expertISLAMABAD - As the Obama administration mulls over the channels to deliver economic aid to Pakistan, a Pakistani expert has warned that sending money directly to the Pakistan government would be a bad idea. New chief of Pakistani Taliban may be deadISLAMABAD - US intelligence agencies believe the newly named leader of the Taliban in Pakistan, Hakimullah Mehsud, might have been killed in a gunfight with a rival faction weeks ago. Pakistan Taliban vow more suicide attacksISLAMABAD - The Taliban militants are planning to carry out suicide bombings across Pakistan to avenge the death of their chief Baitullah Mehsud who was killed by the security forces in April, a media report said citing intelligence sources. Pakistani troops kill 27 Islamist militantsISLAMABAD - Pakistani troops Friday killed 27 militants in the ungoverned north-western tribal district of Khyber that borders Afghanistan, a security official said. Pakistan’s army said ready for a big push against al-Qaida, Taliban in South WaziristanISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s army is readying itself for a major offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban in their stronghold in South Waziristan, intelligence officials said Friday, an operation likely to win U.S. praise — yet face steep challenges. Pakistani officials say army preparing for offensive in militant bastionISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s army is ready to launch a major offensive in the al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan, but is waiting approval from the government and first wants to reach deals with local warlords to support the operation, intelligence officials said Friday. Disconnect between Washington and US Embassy in Islamabad: Pak officialISLAMABAD - Pakistani Government officials have expressed ’surprise’ over the comments made by US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W Patterson in an interview and said that there was a huge disconnect between Washington and its embassy in Islamabad. Kerry-Lugar Bill a straitjacket to straiten insane Pakistan?ISLAMABAD - The recently approved Kerry-Lugar Bill, which will provide Pakistan economic aid worth 1.5 billion dollars per year for the next five years, is a ’straitjacket’, as it has many restrictions attached to it, The Nation opines. Pak Supreme Court’s detailed verdict binds govt to prosecute MusharrafISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Supreme Court’s detailed judgement on Pervez Musharraf’s emergency declaration binds the Gilani government to prosecute the former president under Article 6. Video appears to show Pakistani troops punching, whipping militant suspectsISLAMABAD — Video apparently showing Pakistani soldiers beating men detained in anti-militant operations has surfaced on the Internet, drawing criticism from a leading rights group and possibly undercutting support for the army’s fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban. Qureshi worried about India’s nuke submarineISLAMABAD - Expressing concern over India’s new nuclear-powered submarine, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that New Delhi should observe nuclear restraint to maintain stability in South Asia. Officials say al-Qaida-linked Uzbek militant believed killed by US missile in PakistanISLAMABAD — The al-Qaida-linked leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is believed to have been killed by a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan’s northwest, intelligence officials said Friday. The Taliban denied the claim. Poll says 80 percent of Pakistanis are against helping US fight militantsISLAMABAD — An overwhelming number of Pakistanis believe their leaders should not cooperate with the U.S. fight against terrorism, according to a poll released Thursday, amid a spate of American missile strikes aimed at Islamist militants that have also killed civilians. Introduce multi-lingual channel to improve image of Islam: PTV officialISLAMABAD - An official of Pakistan’s national broadcaster PTV has called on the federal government to use the substantial aid at its disposal to improve the image of Islam which has been badly tarnished by the militants. Pakistan issues stamp to honour ChinaISLAMABAD - Pakistan issued a commemorative postage stamp Thursday to mark the 60th anniversary of Communist China, and Beijing’s envoy described Sino-Pakistani relations as “higher than the Himalayas, deeper than the Arabian sea and sweeter than honey”. Mullah Omar, Osama bin Laden present in Pak, operating from Quetta : USISLAMABAD - The United States has reiterated that top Taliban leaders including Mullah Omar are hiding in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan and carrying out their nefarious activities from there. Turk terrorists may hijack Chinese airplanes: Pak intelligenceISLAMABAD - Pakistani intelligence authorities have warned that extremists may try to hijack Chinese airplanes and kidnap Chinese nationals working in the country. Hakeemullah Mehsud’s close aide arrested in NWFPISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces have nabbed a close aide of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud from Duaba, Hangu. Doubts persist in West over Pak’s willingness to fight terror: French SenatorISLAMABAD - France has expressed concerns over Pakistan’s anti-terror efforts, saying all the western countries are skeptical regarding Islamabad’s actions. Bring Mumbai attack culprits to justice, US tells PakistanISLAMABAD - The United States has asked Pakistan to bring the culprits of the November 2008 Mumbai massacre to justice as soon as possible, adding that it would always encourage talks between India and Pakistan to ensure peace in the region. Pak ‘greatest security risk’ for United States: KerryISLAMABAD - US chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Kerry has said that focus of the AfPak strategy is Pakistan, as the country is the ‘greatest’ security risk for the United States. Kerry Lugar bill a recipe for ‘disappointment’ and ‘disillusionment’ for US: AckermanISLAMABAD - The Obama Administration might be hoping to reduce the anti-US sentiments in Pakistan and help the troubled nation to come out of the crises it is facing currently through the tripled non-military aid of 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, but a senior American lawmaker has said that the aid would rather prove to be a recipe for ‘disappointment’ and ‘disillusionment’. |
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