Lahore, Apr. 21: Responding to top US commander in Afghanistan, General David McKiernan's comments that Pakistan must do more to dismantle the terror safe havens operating on its soil, Pakistan has also asked NATO to `do more' in Afghanistan.
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told a private television channel that the Pakistan Army is `doing enough' in the war on terror, and asked NATO forces to intensify its operations in Afghanistan.
Sana'a, Yemen - A Pakistani man serving a 25-year jail term for trafficking drugs into Yemen has died in a hospital in the Yemeni capital Sana'a, Interior Ministry reported on Monday.
The ministry said in a statement that Nabi Bakhish Ibrahim, 52, died on Sunday after a long struggle with cancer.
It said the inmate was rushed to hospital a few days ago after he developed breathing problems.
Islamabad - Twenty-two Taliban militants and two civilians were killed as Pakistani security forces carried out aerial and artillery strikes in two districts of country's lawless tribal region by Afghan border, officials and residents said on Monday.
Pakistani jets and helicopter started targeting locations of Islamist insurgents in Orakzai tribal district on Sunday, and continued the strikes by Monday noon.
New Delhi, Apr 20: Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony on Monday said that the grim security scenario in Pakistan is not only a cause of worry for the region but also for the international community.
Addressing the top brass of the Army on the first day of the four-day Commanders’ Conference here, Antony said the terror attacks in Mumbai have gravely undermined peace and security in the region.
Islamabad, Apr. 20: Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that normalcy is returning in Swat, and that no one including the US should be worried about the situation.
“Pakistan knows well how to safeguard its national interests and the US special envoy Richard Holbrooke should not be worried about situation in Swat,” the Daily Times quoted Gilani, as saying.
Islamabad, Apr. 20: Former Pakistan President General (r) Pervez Musharraf has said that the United States should not attach any preconditions to its anti-terror aid to Pakistan.
The Daily Times quoted Musharraf, as saying that the armed forces and the Pakistan Government should jointly devise a strategy to fight terrorists in the country.
Speaking on the Swat peace deal with the Taliban, he said the deal would be good for the country only if it brought peace and justice, but it could not be supported if it infringed the sovereignty of the state.
Lahore, Apr. 21: Responding to top US commander in Afghanistan, General David McKiernan's comments that Pakistan must do more to dismantle the terror safe havens operating on its soil, Pakistan has also asked NATO to `do more' in Afghanistan.
Sana'a, Yemen - A Pakistani man serving a 25-year jail term for trafficking drugs into Yemen has died in a hospital in the Yemeni capital Sana'a, Interior Ministry reported on Monday.
Islamabad - Twenty-two Taliban militants and two civilians were killed as Pakistani security forces carried out aerial and artillery strikes in two districts of country's lawless tribal region by Afghan border, officials and residents said on Monday.
New Delhi, Apr 20: Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony on Monday said that the grim security scenario in Pakistan is not only a cause of worry for the region but also for the international community. 
Islamabad, Apr. 20: Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that normalcy is returning in Swat, and that no one including the US should be worried about the situation.
Islamabad, Apr. 20: Former Pakistan President General (r) Pervez Musharraf has said that the United States should not attach any preconditions to its anti-terror aid to Pakistan.
