Peshawar, July 11 : The Bara operation was a futile exercise and mere eyewash simply launched to appease the Americans, former NWFP chief minister Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi said here last evening while speaking to reporters.

He said his party was not taken into confidence on the operation, but they were still morally bound to support it.

Referring to the performance of the PPP-led federal government, he said that the government in four months could not resolve all the problems it was facing.

He said that majority of members of Musharraf''s team, including Shaukat Aziz, had left the country and the Pakistan People''s Party (PPP) was running the affairs of the country with the “assistance of the remaining members of his clique”, reported The News.

Peshawar, July 7: Following threats from a terrorist group affiliated to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the barbers in the Dir district of NWFP have reportedly stopped trimming beards or shav

Washington, July 4 : A US daily has warned that if the Pakistani Taliban can dare infest Peshawar, though temporarily, there is reason to worry about extremist elements taking control over Pakistan thereby affecting the long-term stability of the nuclear-armed state.

It also said that the most immediate danger US was facing was from the sanctuary that Al Qaeda enjoys in the tribal areas of Pakistan, especially in the wake of media reports that nearly 2000 Qaeda recruits are being trained in these sanctuaries.

Peshawar, July 1 : The ongoing operation to “protect” Peshawar from the wrath of mi

Peshawar, June 30 : Pakistan has reportedly stepped up security around