Amritsar, September 18 : A Sikh Jatha (group) comprising nearly 500 devotees left for Pakistan on Thursday morning by train for the death anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru.

They will observe the occasion at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, situated in Pakistan’s Narowal district on September 22.

Besides Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, the Jatha would also visit pay respects at various others historical Sikh shrines including Punjab Sahib, Dera Sahib, Nankana Sahib, Sancha Saudah Sahib and Rahra Sahib during their 10-day tour to Pakistan.

Lahore, Sept 18 : Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that it was unfortunate for Pakistan to have a “corrupt person” like Asif Ali Zardari as President. He said that till late Zardari faced heinous charges or murder and corruption.

He said it was unfortunate that the duo of certified criminals - Asif Ali Zardari and Altaf Hussain - were deciding the fate of people and Pakistan. While Asif was facing four murder cases and 11 corruption cases, Altaf Hussain was facing 234 cases including 44 murder cases and 18 cases of torture with drill machines, The News quoted Imran as saying.

Islamabad, Sept 18 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani yesterday convinced US’ top military man Admiral Mike Mullen that American forces should desist from launching strikes on Pakistan from across Afghan border by saying that the US attacks on the Pakistani areas would only help the Taliban to get the sympathies of the local tribesmen.

Islamabad, Sept. 18 : Pakistan’s desire to have a colonial like influence over neighboring Afghanistan is showing no signs of diminishing, believes a columnist for the magazine, Vanity Fair.

According to Christopher Hitchens, important circles in Pakistan have never given up the aspiration to run Afghanistan as a client or dependent or proxy state, and this colonial mindset is especially entrenched among senior army officers and in the Inter-Services Intelligence agency.

Islamabad - Pakistan on Thursday denied that the United States forewarned it of the overnight missile strike in its north-west tribal region that was carried out hours after US assurances of enhanced coordination on critical security issues.

"No Sir! We were not informed," Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told journalists in Islamabad a day after the US aerial attack killed six suspected Taliban militants in Baghar Cheena village of South Waziristan tribal district.

Wednesday's strike came shortly after Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, met Pakistani leadership during his unannounced visit and reaffirmed "the US commitment to respect Pakistan's sovereignty."

Islamabad, Sept 18 : Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the US didn’t inform Pakistan about today’s fresh attack inside Pakistan’s territory.

All countries should respect each other sovereignty. The cross border violations will not benefit US on long-term basis, The News quoted Quereshi as saying.

During talks with Pakistan Army Chief Ashfaq Kayani on Tuesday, top US defence man Admiral Michael Mullen had assured us that Pakistan’s sovereignty would be respected.

However, US launched a fresh attack inside Pakistan today.