UN team completes gathering evidence in Bhutto killingISLAMABAD - The UN team investigating the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto Wednesday completed its task of collecting evidence related to the December 2007 murder. Pakistan, India at impasse trying to rejuvenate peace process after top diplomats’ talksUNITED NATIONS — Pakistan and India hit a stalemate in their efforts to rejuvenate a stalled peace process after their top diplomats met for nearly two hours Sunday at a New York hotel on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. Officials say 2 missile strikes in Pakistani border regions kill 13 militantsPARACHINAR, Pakistan — Officials say two suspected U.S. missile strikes in northwest Pakistan have killed 13 militants. Greece holds Pakistan responsible for abduction of its citizenISLAMABAD - Greece is holding Pakistan responsible for the abduction of one of its citizens, Athanasius Lerounis, from Chitral earlier this month. Officials: Suspected US missile strike on Taliban base kills 6 militants in NW PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A missile killed six Taliban fighters in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, intelligence officials said, apparently the latest strike in a covert U.S. program that American officials are considering intensifying. Suspected US missile kills 6 in Pakistan, third attack in 24 hoursISLAMABAD — A suspected U.S. missile attack killed six alleged militants in Pakistan just over the border from Afghanistan on Wednesday, intelligence officials said, the third such strike on the al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold in 24 hours. Suicide blasts that killed 17 in NW Pakistan a reminder of the Taliban’s ability to strikeISLAMABAD — The suicide blasts that rocked northwest Pakistan over the weekend signal the Taliban remain a threat despite intensified military operations and unmanned drone attacks targeting the group’s leaders, analysts said Sunday. Pak NA constitutes sub-committee to probe Blackwater operationsISLAMABAD - Pakistan National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights has constituted a five-member sub-committee to investigate the alleged operations of private US security firm Blackwater in the country. PML-Q opposes UN commission probe into Benazir’s assassinationISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League- Quaid (PML-Q) has opposed the investigation of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination case by a UN enquiry commission. UN enquiry commission probing BB’s assassination meets Pak political leadersISLAMABAD - The United Nations Commission, which is probing the assassination of the former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, met several political leaders here to get more information regarding the incident. Gilani’s ’stuck-record’ K-rant, says friendship with India impossible without resolutionISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, it seems, makes a special mention in his diary that he has to rake up the Kashmir issue in each of his speeches, as he has once again linked friendly relations with India to the resolution of the Kashmir issue. Suspected US drone attacks kill 13 militants in PakistanISLAMABAD - At least 13 Taliban militants were killed in two suspected US drone attacks in Pakistan’s lawless region near the Afghan border Tuesday, intelligence officials said. Indian, Pakistani PMs could meet on CHOGM sidelinesISLAMABAD - There is a strong possibility of the Indian and Pakistani prime ministers meeting on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad in late November, a media report Tuesday said. Nothing but freedom from Pakistan would pacify Baloch people : Brahmdagh BugtiISLAMABAD - Baloch Republican Party (BRP) chief rahmdagh Bugti has rejected negotiations with the Pakistan overnment, saying the Baloch people want nothing less than reedom. Kerry-Lugar bill ‘conditionalities’ prerogative of ’sole super power’ US: HaqqaniISLAMABAD - Amid the growing discontent over the conditions attached with the Kerry-Lugar aid bill in the country, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Hussain Haqqani has said that the US’ policies could not be altered. Kerry Lugar bill worth ‘peanuts’: PML-NISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has criticized the PPP government for keeping the people of the country in the dark over the terms and conditions attached with the Kerry Lugar aid bill, and has termed the 1.5 billion dollar annual US assistance as ‘peanuts’. Pakistan to reverse clocks by one hour from Nov 1ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan government has decided to reverse the clocks by one hour from Nov 1, the Online news agency reported Monday citing the interior ministry. Australia doubles counter-terrorism training slots for Pakistani ArmyISLAMABAD - Australia is to double to 140 the number of counter-terrorism training slots it provides to the Pakistani Army besides helping in the reconstruction of the war-torn Malakand division in the country’s restive northwest, it was announced here Monday. Pak senators spent Rs 22 million on foreign trips in four monthsISLAMABAD - Pakistani senators have spent over 22 million rupees to participate in various international events in just four months, it has been revealed. EU to lift ban on Pakistani seafoodISLAMABAD - The European Union (EU) is likely to lift the ban on seafood imports from Pakistan, the Online news agency reported Monday. No ISI safe haven for Mullah Omar: OfficialISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency has categorically rejected a report saying that it was providing a safe haven to Taliban leader Mullah Omar, describing it as a propaganda blitz against an institution which has played pivotal role in the eradication of terrorism. Pakistan yet to decide on Waziristan offensive: MalikISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Islamabad is yet to decide whether it should launch a full-scale military operation in Waziristan to clear Taliban militants from the tribal areas. Zardari Govt government making Pak look like an “international beggar”: PML-NISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has blamed the Zardari Government for failing to achieve any concrete results from the ‘Friends of Democratic Pakistan’ moot. Third UN team arrives to probe Benazir killingISLAMABAD - A third UN team has arrived here to probe the December 2007 assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto. PML-Q says Kerry-Lugar Bill insults PakistanISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid has termed the Kerry-Lugar economic aid bill as an “insult to Pakistan”, demanding an explanation from the government on how it has accepted the language of the bill that weakens Pakistan’s position on the international front. Musharraf says he didn’t quit government on “guaranteed” dealISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has refuted claims made by President Asif Ali Zardari that Musharraf quit the government as part of a secret deal facilitated by international and local’ guarantors. Five killed in Pakistan blastISLAMABAD - Five people were killed Monday in car bomb attack near a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, a TV report said. Nearly 100 killed this month in attacks in PakistanISLAMABAD - Nearly 100 people have been killed in Pakistan so far this month in different incidents of suicide as well as US drone attacks, the Online news agency reported Sunday. Pakistani officials monitoring CCTV footage to nab bombing suspectsISLAMABAD - Investigating officials in Pakistan have received vital information from video footage obtained from close-circuit surveillance cameras about Saturday’s car bombing in northwestern city of Peshawar. Death toll in Pakistan bombings reaches 27ISLAMABAD - The death toll in a pair of car bombings in northwestern Pakistan rose to 27 Sunday, police and hospital authorities said. |
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