Lahore, June 30 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that foreign elements hailing from Central Asian Republics (CAR) were behind the current unrest and spike in violence in the tribal belt, and that his government was adopting a three-pronged strategy, viz. political dialogue, development in the region and use of force as a last resort, to counter militancy in these restive areas.

Lahore, June 30 : Pakistani women are considered inferior beings and men here believe that it was their right to beat them, Dr Shoaib Shahid, a Pakistan-based psychologist, has said.

Islamabad, June 30 : Pakistan runs the risk of not getting a 280-million-pound health aid from the UK, following the detection of ‘misuse’ of funds meant for procuring polio vaccines.

Washington, June 30: The United States has reportedly urged Pakistan not to repatriate Afghan refugees, saying it would have a “destabilising effect” on the Afghan government.

This is contained in a report after Pentagon’s first assessment of the Afghan situation since 9/11, 2001.

The assessment deals with the refugees’ issue from the Afghan perspective, completely ignoring Pakistan’s concern that the Taliban militants use the camps to hide and recuperate, reported the Dawn.

“A worst-case scenario based on Pakistan unexpectedly and precipitously closing and clearing multiple camps and expelling Afghans could result in up to 400,000 refugees trying to return to Afghanistan,” the paper quoted the Pentagon report as warning.

Karachi:

New York, June 30: After the 9/11 air attacks on the US, the Al Qaeda has successively organized itself in the Pashtun-dominated tribal areas in Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, with its current str