Karachi, Feb 17 : Leaders of the ruling coalition parties in Pakistan have expressed their anger towards terrorists and also on the violation of Pakistani territory by the United States.

Leaders of the Pakistan People's Party, Muttahidda Qaumi Movement and the Awami National Party said that the sovereignty of Pakistani territory should be observed, while strongly condemning the terrorists who have destroyed Pakistan.

Lahore, Feb 17: The Pakistan Army has said that the situation in Swat is not satisfactory and is ready abide by the deal between the North West Frontier Province Government and the Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM).

Inter-Service Public Relations spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the military had been asked to back off, but it would only respond if attacked.

He said Swat situation was not satisfactory, but the government had adopted another strategy.

Islamabad, Feb 17: Pakistani Information Minister Sherry Rehman has said that an agreement between a provincial government and an Islamic group to set up Islamic courts has not been signed by President Asif Ali Zardari yet.

Dawn News TV quoted Sherry Rehman as saying that President Zardari would not sign the agreement unless the peace was restored in the district.

At the 7th Kara Film Festival in Karachi, two Indian movies including Nandita Das’s directorial debut ‘Firaaq’ and a documentary Superman of Malegaon have won the Ciepie awards.

Bollywood, which has been an important part of ‘KaraFilm Festival’ each year since its beginning, did not attend this year’s celebrations because of Mumbai attacks. But, Nandita Das, who is famous in Pakistan for her character in ‘Ramchand Pakistani’, along with ace film maker Mahesh Bhatt, attended the festival.

Islamabad, Feb 17 : Former President Pervez Musharraf has strongly rejected allegations levelled by the New York Times journalist, David E Sanger, saying such allegations are part of a malicious campaign to defame the Pakistan Army and the country's intelligence agencies.

"I never said to late Benazir Bhutto that her security was dependent upon her relations with me", he said at a press conference at the residence of his friend Brigadier
(retired) Niaz.

Lahore, Feb 17: There is nothing new in the news about Predator drones operating from a base inside Pakistan and attacking tribal areas, They have been based there for long, contrary to the impression being created by the media and the Los Angeles Times in particular, a US-based website has claimed.

The blogger points to the following news stories accessible on the Internet:

New York Times, 6 November 2002: "In any offensive against Iraq, the air force would probably use Predators flying from Ali Al-Salem Air Base, Kuwait, military officials said. The Predators flying over Afghanistan have operated from an air base in Jacobabad, Pakistan."