Lahore, Feb. 27: The United States and Britain have warned their citizens against traveling to Pakistan, saying Al-Qaeda and Taliban may target them during their visit to the troubled region.

The US State Department released a statement saying US citizens should not travel due to grave security risk from terrorist organizations.

"Presence of local Taliban and Al Qaeda in Pakistan's border areas is a real threat to US citizens," the Daily Times quoted it, as saying.

Earlier, the British Foreign Office had advised its citizens against traveling to Lahore and Rawalpindi.

The peace deal with the Taliban in the Swat valley spells doom for the world

There is widespread cynicism in Pakistan in regard to the government’s deal with the Taliban in Swat. They have ravaged the scenic northern valley for over a decade, unleashing a reign of terror. In last year’s election, the people of Swat had rejected all extremism by voting into power the Awami National Party, known for its Pakhtun nationalist and left-of-the-centre, secular politics.

New Delhi, Feb 27: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said India will respond to Pakistan''s questions on the investigation into the Mumbai terror attacks whenever the government will be in a position to do so.

Lahore, Feb. 27 : Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that President Asif Ali Zardari betrayed him and his brother Shahbaz Khan by enforcing a false decision of disqualifying them from contesting elections.

Addressing a public rally for the first time in Sheikhupura, after the Supreme Court's verdict, Sharif said: "We were betrayed not by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), but by President Zardari."

Peshawar, Feb. 27: Iranian Consul General Muhammad Iqbal Asghari has said that talks on the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline are in their final stages.

Asghari said the Iranian government was aware of Pakistan's requirement of gas, had preferred to supply gas to Pakistan, rejecting Swiss and Bulgarian proposals, the Daily Times reports.

Iran boasts of having world''s second-largest gas reserves after Russia but poor management, politics and construction delays are blocking it from becoming a major exporter.

Washington, Feb. 27: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the US reservations on Sharia deal in Swat have been removed.

"There was an allegation that we are actually collaborating with the Taliban and we also had reservations in connection with US presence in Afghanistan. I am returning to Pakistan with a new hope," The News quoted Qureshi, as saying.