Islamabad, Jan. 22 : Pakistan Interior Advisor Rehman Malik has said that the rise in extremist activities in the tribal regions of the country was due to the help being offered to the extremists groups from some foreign countries.
He said that foreign hands were patronising terrorists in the Swat valley, and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
Addressing a seminar on Pakistan's current political and economic condition here, Malik said: "Terrorism is a cancer, not only for Pakistan but the entire world."
Lahore, Jan 22 : Former premier and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has said that there is no threat to the Punjab Government, and added that he is not going to beg the PPP to save it.
Islamabad, Jan 22 : Pakistan Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar has informed the National Assembly that as many as 518 military personnel have been repatriated to the army since July 2008 whereas 2,451 are still working in civilian departments.
Peshawar, Jan. 22: Pakistan's North Western Frontier province Governor Owais Ahmad Ghani has termed the United States-led allied forces as invaders and hoped that the forces would leave the region sooner or later.
Peshawar, Jan. 22 : Jumping into the politics being played in the country over the terror hit Swat and FATA region, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has offered to play the role of mediator between the government and the militants, but only after the authorities accept its list of demands.
Islamabad - NATO's secretary general was holding talks Thursday in Islamabad on Pakistan's increased cooperation in the fight against Islamic militancy and the security of a key supply route for Western forces in Afghanistan, a Foreign Affairs Ministry official said.
