Islamabad - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday his country was planning to raise an additional 80,000 police to fight terrorism, as he welcomed US President Barack Obama's new policy on al-Qaeda as a "positive change."
Addressing Pakistan's parliament, Zardari said a national counter- terrorism authority has been set up with the help of Friends of Pakistan, a group of rich Western and Arab countries, plus China, that is sponsored by the United Nations to provide financial assistance to Pakistan.
Washington, Mar 29 : The United States fully supports the elected leadership of Pakistan and will work with them closely to ensure that the enhanced American assistance is used toward socio-economic uplift of the people as part of efforts to deal with violent extremism afflicting the country.
Islamabad, Mar. 29 : The deliberately reserved style of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Kiyani, experts and critics believe is compounding Islamabad's myriad problems.
Lahore, Mar 29 : A petition has been moved in the Lahore Registry of the Pakistan Supreme Court to put former President Pervez Musharraf's name on the Exit Control List (ECL).
Islamabad, Mar 29 : Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed concern over reports of possible US drone attacks in Balochistan, and said such attacks will not be allowed.
Islamabad - Pakistani troops on Saturday destroyed several Taliban hideouts in a restive tribal region and killed at least 26 militants, a day after a suicide bombing at a mosque left 53 people dead, including 15 security personnel, intelligence official said.
