Lahore, Apr. 1 : The Afghan terrorist, Hijrat Ullah, who was nabbed alive during the commando operation at the Manawan Police academy, has revealed that they had several other government run agricultural and educational institutions, and a five star hotel located in Lahore on their hit list too.
According to The Nation, Ullah said that the Pearl Continental Hotel situated on the Mall was the next target of their outfit followed by government-owned agricultural and educational institutions.
Peshawar, Apr. 1 : The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud has said that Monday's attack on the Police Training Academy in Manawan was carried out in retaliation against the continuous US led drone attacks in the tribal region of the country.
"These attacks were in reaction to the US drone strikes in the Tribal Areas," Mehsud said.
He also vowed that such strikes would continue as long as United States keep on targeting tribal areas.
Islamabad - Pakistan will ask the Friends of Pakistan (FoP) forum to provide 30 billion dollars of assistance over a period of 10 years when the group meets in Tokyo on April 17, a senior Pakistani government official said on Monday.
Sardar Aseef Ahmed Ali, the deputy chairman of Pakistan's Planning Commission, told reporters his country would seek 22 billion dollars in financial assistance and another 8 billion dollars in foreign direct investment during the upcoming ministerial level meeting of the FoP.
London, Mar. 31 : The frequency and magnitude of terror strikes within its geographical territory has increased manifold in recent times proving one thing for sure that the extremists groups once nurtured by Pakistan to act against the Soviets in Afghanistan, and carry out the holy war ‘Jihad’ against India to set Kashmir free have now also turned against Pakistan.
The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which has been charged of carrying out the Novenber 2008 terror attack on Mumbai, is considered to have a strong hold in Lahore.
Islamabad, Mar. 31 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the United States to provide them unmanned aircrafts to carry out more drone attacks in the Swat region.
"We have told the US that unmanned aircraft should be provided to Pakistan to carry on hits," The Nation quoted Zardari, as telling senior journalists at his residence.
Zardari has also expressed satisfaction over the performance of the Pakistan Military in the Swat operation.