Pakistan police say series of raids foils attacks, nets 13 militants, explosives, drugsISLAMABAD — Pakistani authorities arrested 13 Islamist militants in separate raids that police said Monday foiled major terrorist attacks and provided clues to how drug sales to Asia and the Persian Gulf help fund the Taliban. Police say 6 Pakistani Taliban arrested in new raids, several more planned attacks foiledISLAMABAD — Police say they have seized six suspected Taliban militants in an eastern Pakistani city and foiled several attacks that planned to target politicians and places of worship. Police: 7 members of al-Qaida-linked group seized with explosives, heroin in southern PakistanKARACHI, Pakistan — Police arrested seven members of an al-Qaida-linked group and seized suicide vests, explosives and heroin during a raid in Pakistan’s southern commercial center that thwarted planned terrorist attacks, officials said Monday. US technical team arrives in Pakistan to access energy crisisKARACHI - A team of US technical experts is in Pakistan to assess the country’s deteriorating energy scenario and to help it to overcome the problem, the Dawn reports. I am not here to negotiate on Kashmir: HolbrookeKARACHI - US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, who is currently on a visit to Pakistan, has said his visit has nothing to do with the Indo-Pak problem, and that he is not in Pakistan to negotiate on the Kashmir issue. US envoy pledges help for Pakistan overcome energy shortfalls that result in daily power cutsKARACHI, Pakistan — President Barack Obama’s special regional envoy on Wednesday pledged U.S. assistance to Pakistan to help tackle an energy crisis that sees millions go without power each day. Holbrooke arrives in Karachi,to hold talks on economic issuesKARACHI - US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke arrived here on Wednesday and will hold talks on economic assistance being offered by Washington to help Pakistan pull itself out of an impending economic crisis. Post 26/11 India suffers 410 million dollars loss in trade with PakistanKARACHI - India has suffered a massive loss of about 410 million dollars in its exports to Pakistan due to the heightened tension between both countries following the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Once a hub of Buddhism, Pak today bereft of even relics of Gandhara civilizationKARACHI - The Buddhist religion is virtually extinct in Pakistan, as there is not even a single monastery in the country which once remained a hub of Buddhism. Zardari aims to convert barren land into goldmine with proposed ‘Zulfikarabad’ cityKARACHI - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the Sindh government to identify a million acres of barren land near the sea coast in Thatta district where a city named Zulfikarabad would be established. Officials say security forces have captured well-known spokesman for Pakistani TalibanISLAMABAD — Security forces captured the Pakistani Taliban’s top spokesman in an operation near the Afghan border, a government official said Tuesday, dealing another blow to the militants following the reported killing of their leader earlier this month. Manmohan’s remark on attacks uncalled for, says PakistanKARACHI - Pakistan said Monday Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remark about the possibility of another 26/11 - style attack was uncalled for. Pakistani Taliban calls suicide bombs in Swat Valley a ‘gift’ for visiting US envoyISLAMABAD — The Taliban claimed responsibility for two weekend suicide bombings in the northwestern Swat Valley, saying Monday the blasts were a message to a visiting U.S. envoy that the militants remained strong despite recent Pakistani army gains there. Pak FI drops 12 percent in first month of fiscal 2009/10KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has in its latest report revealed that foreign investment in Pakistan has fallen by 12 per cent to 195.6 million dollars in the first month of the 2009/10 fiscal year compared with 222.3 million dollars in the same period last year. Bomb on passenger truck kills 7 in NW Pakistan; riots erupt after sectarian leader slainPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bomb exploded on a truck at a fuel station in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing seven people, police said, while the Taliban claimed responsibility for two weekend suicide attacks in a valley recently retaken by the army. Truck bomb kills at least 6 in NW Pakistan; supporters riot after sectarian leader gunned downPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A truck bomb exploded at a fuel station in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing six people, while gunmen assassinated the leader of a feared Sunni sectarian group, triggering rioting in three southern cities. Massive sugar scam making life bitter for PakistanisKARACHI - Sugar prices in Pakistan have hit an all time high of 52 rupees per kilogram. The prime reason behind the sudden steep rise in the price of one of the most important daily commodity is a calculated strategy chalked out by major players of the sugar industry with help from important government personalities. Pakistan cannot afford another spell of army rule: Asma JahangirKARACHI - Famous lawyer, human rights activist and Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) chairman Asma Jahangir has said that even the worst democracy is better than an army regime and Pakistan cannot afford another spell of army rule politically and economically. Pak has more internal threats than threats from India: SiddiqaKARACHI - Refuting the idea that countries were “after Pakistan” in order to destroy it, a well known political and defence analyst has said that Pakistan had more internal threats than external. FBI expert testifies GPS device carried by Mumbai gunmen shows they traveled from PakistanMUMBAI, India — The gunmen who laid siege to the Indian city of Mumbai carried GPS devices and a satellite phone that shows they traveled from Pakistan to India, an FBI expert testified Wednesday at the trial of the lone surviving suspect. Pak hard-core party’s women wing slams government’s ‘Safe Sex’ workshop for prostitutesKARACHI - Pakistan’s oldest religious party, Jamat-e-Islami’s (JI) women and family wing has criticised the three-day workshop aimed at educating prostitutes to have safe sex . Pakistan receives third tranche of IMF loanKARACHI - Pakistan has received $1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the third tranche of an emergency loan agreed to last year, the central bank said. Pak gangster killed in KarachiKARACHI - Rehamn Dakate, a gangster who orchestrated the Lyari gang war, has been killed in an encounter with the police here. ‘Pak Govt. should take initiative for Musharraf’s trial’KARACHI - A prominent Pakistani legal expert has said the PPP-led government should take the initiative to prosecute former president Pervez Musharraf for violating the constitution. Police: Pakistani provincial minister fatally shot during robbery attemptKARACHI, Pakistan — Police say a provincial minister has been fatally shot during an attempted carjacking in the volatile southern Pakistani city of Karachi. UN team probing Benazir’s murder may contact Musharraf: Pak FOKARACHI - A United Nations (UN) commission probing the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto intends to meet former President Pervez Musharraf as part of investigations into the case, the Foreign Office (FO) has said. 1,000 US Marine commandos deployed at American Embassy in Islamabad
US drone strike kills Baitullah Mehsud’s wifeKARACHI - Pak-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud’s wife was killed by a US missile strike in Pakistan’s South Waziristan on Wednesday, Pakistani military officials said. Al Qaeda linked terror outfit Jundullah has resurfaced again in KarachiKARACHI - Al Qaeda and Taliban linked militant outfit, Jundullah, has resurfaced after a-year-and-a-half, plotting terror activities and target killings in the port city, according to police officials. Swat dancers, artists planning to return to their homelandKARACHI - Artists and dancers, who fled Swat due to fear of the Taliban, are planning to return to their homeland and light up the streets of Mingora with their enthralling performances. |
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KARACHI - US Marine commandoes numbering 1,000 will be deployed at American Embassy in Islamabad under massive expansion work which is nearing completion. Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit Khan has said that 1,000 US Marines will be coming to Pakistan to be deployed at US Mission.
