Pak court doesn’t have a judge to hear Mumbai attack suspect’s case

RAWALPINDI - The gravity with which Pakistan is handling the Mumbai terror attack case can be gauged by the fact that the Anti Terrorism Court here adjourned the hearing into the November 2008 terror attacks case till June 6 due to the unavailability of a judge.

‘Slack visa policies may help foreign Taliban operatives to sneak into Pak’

RAWALPINDI - Slack visa policies and lack of watchfulness by the concerned Pakistan authorities may be utilized by the pro-Taliban elements to enter the country, Pakistan High Commissioner to Britain, Wajid Shamsul Hasan has warned.

Angry Pak man beheads son-in-law over daughter’s love marriage

RAWALPINDI - In a bizarre incident that highlights the effect the Taliban has had on the social set-up of the country, a man in Pakistan beheaded his son-in-law for marrying his daughter against his will.

Lashkar denies involvement in Major General Alvi’s murder

RAWALPINDI - A day after security officials in Pakistan claimed that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was involved in the murder of Major General Aamir Faisal Alvi, the banned terror outfits has denied any role in the case.

Lashkar killed General Alvi for his role against terrorists

RAWALPINDI - The banned militant outfit Laskar-e-Taiba assassinated Major-General Aamir Faisal Alvi to avenge his role against militancy in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Islamabad Police said in a chargesheet.

Pak Army ready to launch ‘decisive operation’ to crush Taliban : Kayani

RAWALPINDI - Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Kayani has said the Army would mobilise all available resources to launch a ‘decisive operation’ to crush and flush out the Taliban from North West Frontier Province (NWFP).

Slack security makes Mumbai suspects housing jail soft target for terror strikes

RAWALPINDI - Inadequate security arrangements in and around the Adiala jail, where certain high profile under trials, including the Mumbai terror attack suspects have been kept, has increased its vulnerability to terror attacks, The Daily Times reports.

Now, Taliban captures Mingora in Swat

RAWALPINDI - Defying the Swat peace accord and calls for truce, the Taliban have now established its control over the largest city of the Swat Valley, Mingora.

US wants Sharif to be Pak PM, Zardari as President: Mushahid

RAWALPINDI - The United States is trying to form a government in Pakistan with Asif Ali Zardari as President and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister, Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Mushahid Hussain Sayed has claimed.

Jihad not compulsory in Kashmir : Sufi Muhammad

RAWALPINDI - : The Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad has said that ‘jihad’ or the holy war was not compulsory in Kashmir as the people there are struggling for freedom and a new state and not for implementing ’shariah’

Two suicide bombers may sneak into Rawalpindi : Pak intelligence

RAWALPINDI - Security has been beefed-up here following intelligence reports about two suicide bombers trying to enter the city.

Pak Army determined to root out terrorism: Kayani

RAWALPINDI - Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, on Friday said the Army is determined to root out the menace of terrorism from the region.

Pak Army committed to thwart militancy from the country: Kayani

RAWALPINDI - Worried by the increasing threat perception from the Taliban and questions being raised over the Army’s capability and willingness to thwart the challenge, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that the military is fully prepared and committed to take on the challenge.

ATC extends judicial remand of Mumbai attack suspect by six more days

RAWALPINDI - An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has extended the judicial remand of one of the Mumbai terror attack suspect Shahid Jamil Riaz by six days.

Pak Mumbai attack suspect confesses providing logistical support to attackers

RAWALPINDI - One of the arrested suspects of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, Shahid Jamil Riaz, has reportedly confessed to his involvement in providing logistic support to the attackers.

Pak police arrest 625 suspects in Rawalpindi and Islamabad

RAWALPINDI - Police in Rawalpindi and Islamabad have arrested 625 suspects during a four-day-long search operation.

Kayani says Pak Army ready to counter “internal and external” threats

RAWALPINDI - Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General, Ashfaq Kayani, has said, the army is fully capable of meeting all “internal and external threats” facing the country.

Mumbai terror suspects’ judicial remand extended for another 14 days

RAWALPINDI - The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC- II) has extended the physical remand of Shahid Jamil Riaz , one of the suspect in the Mumbai attack, by another 14 days.

Historic haveli of Soojan Singh in Pindi on verge of crumbling due to Govt. apathy

RAWALPINDI - The palatial haveli of Rai Bahadur Soojan Singh is in shambles these days due to lack of proper maintenance.

Ex-Pak military personnel want Musharraf to be thrown out from Army House

RAWALPINDI - There seems to be a fresh controversy brewing up for the former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, as the Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Association (PESA) has demanded that Musharraf be stripped-off from all the special privilege he is being receiving from the Pak Army.

Sacked judges restored in line with Benazir’s promise: Aitzaz

RAWALPINDI - Former Supreme Court Bar Association president and leader of the lawyers’ Long March, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan said Wednesday that the restoration of the deposed judges was in accordance with the promises made by slain former Prime Minister and PPP leader Benazir Bhutto.

Three suicide bombers planned to attack Long March

RAWALPINDI - Pakistani intelligence reports have claimed that three suicide bombers were hiding in Rawalpindi and Islamabad respectively to attack the Long March.

FIA gets two days remand of Mumbai attack suspects

RAWALPINDI - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has obtained the physical remand of three Mumbai attack suspects for two more days from the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) here.

Pak intelligence confirms reports about death threat to Sharif brothers’

RAWALPINDI - Pakistan intelligence agencies have confirmed reports about a possible terror attack on former Pakistan Prime Minister and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif during the Long March.

Sharif firing gun at Zardari over Gilani’s shoulder

RAWALPINDI - PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has asked Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to play his role and convince President Asif Ali Zardari to defuse the prevailing tension by restoring the pre-November 3 judiciary.

Yasin Malik weds his Pakistani girlfriend

RAWALPINDI - Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik Sunday married his Britain-born Pakistani girlfriend Mushaal Mullick in this Pakistani garrison city.

JuD leader arrested for Mumbai terror attack

RAWALPINDI - Jamaat-ud-Dawah’s (JuD) Rawalpindi chief Nazir Ahmed has been arrested in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, authorities said Tuesday.

Rawalpindi crime rate spikes in 2008

RAWALPINDI - The crime rate in this garrison town adjacent to Pakistani capital Islamabad spiked alarmingly in 2008 with 288 people killed, 300 kidnapped and 1,500 deprived of their vehicles.