Islamabad, Apr 23 : The Pakistani Army must end its age old anti-India strategy and try to save Pakistan from becoming the caliphate of al Qaeda and the Taliban, according to a leading Islamabad based daily.

The Taliban are linked to al Qaeda and they are counting on such elements in Punjab to help them take their war down to other parts of Pakistan.

The majority opinion which not so long ago favoured the Nizam-e Adl Regulation (NAR) in Swat is now shifting away from a pro-Taliban stance and conceding that Pakistan might have to fight them as Pakistan’s own war after all, the Daily Times says.

Peshawar, Apr. 23 : At least eight platoons of paramilitary troops have been dispatched to North West Frontier Province's (NWFP) Buner district to counter the heavy infiltration of the Taliban.

According to sources, eight companies of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) have been sent to the district to safe guard government buildings and bridges, which the government fears the Taliban could attack.

Islamabad, Apr. 23 : Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman while blaming the former president Pervez Musharraf for the "civil war-like situation" in the country following his decision to join the US led war on terror has said that the fall out of the Taliban's increasing writ in Pakistan could also create trouble for India and China.

Addressing the National Assembly, Rehman expressed fears of the Taliban taking over Islamabad in the near future.

Rawalpindi, Apr. 23 : An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has extended the judicial remand of one of the Mumbai terror attack suspect Shahid Jamil Riaz by six days.

Riaz, a Laskar-e-Taiyaba (LeT) operative, has been sent to Adiala Jail till April 28.

He was brought to the court by the FIA amid tight security, The Daily Times reported.

FIA's Investigation Officer Inspector Zahid asked the court to extend Riaz's remand for further investigations, for which the court agreed.

Lahore, Apr. 23 : The United States while expressing serious concerns over the Pakistan Government's decision to implement Islamic law is Swat Valley has raised questions over Pakistan army's capability to counter insurgency inside the country.

Senator Jack Reed, who accompanied another Senator Ted Kaufman on a visit to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq, said that the increasing writ of Taliban in the country posed the greatest threat to the region.

Islamabad, Apr 23 : Pakistani senators have asked the PPP-led Government to revisit the NWFP Government’s peace agreement with the Taliban in Swat and also review Islamabad’s role in the US war on terror.

Debating on President Asif Ali Zardari’s address to the joint sitting of Parliament, the lawmakers said the federal government should ensure implementation of the recommendations of Parliamentary Committee on National Security.

The members also demanded of the government to review its foreign policy in the light of recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee, The Nation reported.