Washington, Mar. 23 : While the political leadership in Pakistan is making an effort to reconcile and stabilise the country, the United States still feels that danger looms large over the country collapsing completely within the next six months.

The top Advisor to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), David Kilcullen has expressed serious concern over the rising extremism in Pakistan, and said that it could prove detrimental to the world peace.

Karachi, Mar. 22 : Noted Pakistan lawyer Omer Soomro has asked the district administration to re-erect the statue of Harchandrai Vishindas at the Municipal Building here.

Soomroo, in his letter to the Karachi city Nazim Mustafa Kamal said that the statue of Vishindas must be relocated to its rightful and original place.

Vishindas's statue was earlier removed from the Karachi Municipal Building, however, it was later restored and kept at the Mohatta Palace Museum.

Harchandrai Vishindas is considered as the father of modern Karachi. He was the president of the Karachi municipal corporation from 1911 to 1921.

Karachi, Mar. 22 : Legendry ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan may soon be discharged from the hospital, but would require a 24 hour nursing care at home too.

While Pakistan Government has shown concern over the health of the sick `Shahenshah-e-Ghazal' Mehdi Hassain with President Asif Ali Zardari and the Chief Minister of Sindh providing one million rupees and 250,000 rupees respectively for the treatment, his family members said they are finding it hard to pay the medical bills, Dawn reports.

Karachi, Mar. 22 : Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has arrested 31 Indian fishermen along with their five fishing boats on charges of violating the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the country in the Arabian Sea.

"Indian fishermen and their five fishing vessels were caught by the Maritime Security Agency when they were fishing illegally on eastern side of the Pakistani EEZ," MSA spokesperson Lieutenant Commander Shakeel Ahmed Khan said.

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Islamabad, Mar. 22 : Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took over the charge as Pakistan’s Chief Justice (CJP) on Sunday here.

According to The News, a statement released by the Supreme Court has confirmed that Chaudhry has officially taken the charge.

Chaudhry, right after taking the charge approved setting-up of a five-member bench in Principle Seat in Islamabad, and also a Shariat Appellate Bench.

According to sources, the Supreme Court will mostly hear petitions related to criminal and civil cases.