Islamabad, Feb. 4 : The Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the terror outfit which supposedly planned and executed the November 2008 Mumbai attack, has claimed that it has no links with the Mumbai attacks or with the Al-Qaeda.

According to the Dawn, the banned terror outfit (JuD) has released a letter saying that it has no role in the Mumbai carnage, and neither has any links with the other terror groups such as Al-Qaeda or the Taliban.

"We categorically make it clear and declare that Jamaat-ud-Dawa is neither an associate of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden nor the Taliban, hence the embargo imposed is materially in contradiction to that set out in their rules and highly unjustified under the international law of human dignity and freedom," the letter said.

Karachi, Feb. 4: Just when the international cricketers of Pakistan who sided with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) were looking for making a comeback in their national squad after being cleared from the ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), there seems to be more problems brewing up, with reports suggesting that Cricket Australia may not allow its team to play against Pakistan if any ICL cricketer is a part of the Pak team.

Islamabad, Feb 4 : A man from Bahawalpur has been arrested by the Punjab police after it was discovered that he did not bury his dead wife for 14 months `out of love'.

According to a private TV channel report on February 3, Mushtaq Masih told the police that his wife, Naziran Bibi, had been killed by unidentified men when she was alone at home and had not buried her as he loved her a lot.

"I just thought that she was sleeping and would wake up some day," the Daily Times quoted him as saying.

Washington, Feb. 4 : The United States may change its strategy on Afghanistan, and focus more on dismantling the terror training camps in Pakistan.

According to The Nation, the Pentagon's top military officers have recommended to President Barack Obama that the US should focus more on eliminating Taliban and Al-Qaeda safe havens in Pakistan, rather than on achieving lasting democracy and a thriving Afghan economy.

Islamabad, Feb. 4: Pakistan is ready with its response to the Indian `dossier' of evidences regarding the Mumbai terror attacks, and it could dispatch the findings to India soon.

Pakistan's Ambassador to India, Shahid Malik met Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and other top officials at the Foreign Office here and discussed the details of Pakistan's version of the probe of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Islamabad - Pakistan on Tuesday decided to import 0.2 million tons of sugar to meet shortages in the domestic market, officials said.

The economic coordination committee of the cabinet approved the purchase during a meeting chaired by Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin, a press release said.

"The sugarcane production is expected to fall short of the envisaged target by 20 percent this year, forcing the government to allow import of sugar to meet domestic requirements," a senior government official said after attending meeting.