Islamabad, Sep 13: Pakistan faces the potential danger of a schism in the army as there is a growing anti-American sentiment largely fuelled by the indiscriminate missile attacks and cross-border incursions.
The Pakistani military’s top brass finished a two-day summit on Friday that was called to consider how to respond to the US incursions in Tribal Areas bordering Afghanistan.
Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani issued a strong statement before the meeting, calling the ground assault “reckless.”
Washington, September 13: Scientists might have found the skeletal evidence of Australia’s first Tyrannosaurus Rex, a ferocious dinosaur, in the outback of the state of Queensland.
According to a report in www. news. com. au, scientists digging at a secret location in central western Queensland found the fossils about two weeks ago, although it could be years before the bones are positively identified.
Islamabad, Sep 13 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari after getting elected last week has tried to challenge public opinion by declaring the US-led fight against terror as “Pakistan’s own war,” but does not enjoy the support in the country, where there is growing anti-American sentiment largely fuelled by the indiscriminate American missile attacks and cross-border incursions.
New Delhi, Sept 13 : The 123 agreement, when operational, will be a "legal document" in accordance with "well-recognised principles" of international law and the Law of Treaties, the External Affairs Ministry said last night.
The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Navtej Sarna said: “The Indo-U. S. civil nuclear cooperation will be guided only by the 123 agreement which clearly spells out the respective rights and obligations of the two countries. The Governments of India and the United States have agreed upon the text of the agreement. It is a public document”
This statement comes in the wake of American President George W Bush’s contention that the assured fuel supplies to India are "not legally binding".
Washington, Sep 13 : The United States is deploying Predator aircraft equipped with sophisticated new surveillance systems to counter terrorism in Pakistan, US military and intelligence officials have said.
The Los Angeles Times reported that the use of specially equipped drones’ come amid a fundamental shift in US strategy in the area - unilateral American military operations - a gambit that could increase pressure on terrorists but risks alienating a country that has been a key counter-terrorism ally.
In an indication of prioritising the Pakistan campaign, US officials said the specially equipped aircraft were being pulled from other theatres to augment aerial patrols above the Tribal Areas.
Melbourne, Sep 13: The Pakistan Army has issued orders to retaliate against “invading” US forces that enter the Tribal Areas of the country to attack militant targets.
Pakistani corps commanders issued the order last night. The move has plunged relations between Islamabad and Washington into a deep crisis over how to deal with al-Qaeda and the Taliban