Islamabad, Apr. 10 : More than half of Pakistanis are satisfied with the way their lives are going on, a recent survey has revealed.

“A significant 74 percent of the respondents claim to be a lot or at least somewhat satisfied with their lives. However, the prevailing law and order situation in the country is a source of concern for many,” the Daily Times quoted the survey report of Gallup Pakistan for the Gilani Research Foundation, as saying.

Islamabad, Apr. 10 : Pakistan seems like a Molotov cocktail waiting to explode. It is a country so busy quarrelling, that it is failing to solve its problems, claims David Ignatius, the co-host of PostGlobal, an online discussion of international issues.

Islamabad - Authorities enhanced security Friday in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, after sounding a security alert in the wake of renewed terrorist threats, officials said. The United States embassy temporarily suspended its visa and consular services "due to heightened security" with instructions for US diplomats to avoid unnecessary movement and venturing out in public.

American citizens could contact the embassy in case of emergencies, but routine services would resume Monday, an embassy statement said.

Islamabad, Apr. 10 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari would sign the Swat peace deal only after peace and harmony returns in the region.

Talking to media persons here, Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamaruz Zaman Kaira, made it clear that peace must be established in the valley before putting a stamp on the peace accord.

Islamabad, Apr. 9 : A United Nations team is holding meetings with Pakistan Interior Ministry officials and law enforcing agencies on the progress made in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case.

According to The News, the team also discussed the expenses to be incurred on the proposed UN commission tasked with the responsibility of probing Bhutto's murder case.

Sources told Geo News that the initial estimate of the expenses has been made at Rs. 200 million.

Islamabad - A radical cleric who has mediated a deal between local Taliban and the government in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley announced Thursday he was pulling out of the peace talks, a move that could lead to a resurgence of violence in the region.

Maulana Sufi Mohammad said he was leaving Swat district because the government failed to implement the February agreement under which it promised to establish Islamic courts in return for an end to the militant's insurgency.