Pakistan

Indo-Pak relations to normalise in time: Gilani

Islamabad, Dec 13 : Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that global diplomacy has helped to normalise tension between Pakistan and India.

Pak Frontier Constabulary avoiding postings at NATO terminals

Peshawar, Dec. 13 : Personnel of Pakistan's Frontier Constabulary have expressed reluctance to postings at terminals in Peshawar that contain trucks/lorries with supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan.

"FC didn't possess enough personnel that could enable it to post its men for the security of terminals," the Deputy Commandant of the Frontier Constabulary, Rahmat Khan was quoted by The News, as saying.

"The FC's main responsibility is to safeguard the borders of the tribal and administered areas, and with its existing strength, FC personnel cannot be posted for the security of the terminals," he added.

The FC is striving to help the police in this regard, The News said in a report.

Brown to visit India, Pakistan to ease tension in South Asia

Gordon BrownNew Delhi/Islamabad - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will make an unscheduled visit to India and Pakistan as ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours came under severe strain following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, officials said Saturday.

Brown will hold talks Sunday with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, during which New Delhi is expected to share evidence about the alleged involvement of Pakistan-based militants in the attacks.

"British Premier Brown will arrive Saturday night and will have his main meeting with Prime Minister Singh on Sunday morning," an official in India's External Affairs Ministry said.

Pakistani militants torch NATO supply trucks

Pakistan MapIslamabad - Pro-Taliban militants in north-west Pakistan torched around a dozen trucks carrying supplies to US and NATO forces in Afghanistan Saturday, police said.

A group of masked gunmen targeted the Bilal terminal on the outskirts of Peshawar in the early hours and targeted two dozen parked trucks with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles, police officer Fida Ahmad said.

He said 11 lorries loaded with supplies were destroyed.

Pak Frontier Constabulary avoiding postings at NATO terminals

NATO LogoPeshawar, Dec. 13 : Personnel of Pakistan's Frontier Constabulary have expressed reluctance to postings at terminals in Peshawar that contain trucks/lorries with supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan.

"FC didn't possess enough personnel that could enable it to post its men for the security of terminals," the Deputy Commandant of the Frontier Constabulary, Rahmat Khan was quoted by The News, as saying.

"The FC's main responsibility is to safeguard the borders of the tribal and administered areas, and with its existing strength, FC personnel cannot be posted for the security of the terminals," he added.

Release of SRK starrer ‘Rab Ne Bana De Jodi’ postponed in Pak

Release of SRK starrer ‘Rab Ne Bana De Jodi’ postponed in PakIslamabad, Dec 13: The release of Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s latest film, ‘Rab Ne Bana De Jodi’ has been postponed in Pakistan, according to reports.

An Indian film company has postponed the release of the Aditya Chopra directed film in the country— a private TV channel quoted Indian media as saying.

The channel revealed that the film was scheduled to release on December 13 in Pakistan, but the company decided to postpone the release, reports the Daily Times.

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