Pakistan

Cracking down on terror in Pak beyond Zardari:WSJ

Washington, Dec. 5 : The crack down on suspected terror organizations and elements in Pakistan is beyond President Zardari because of the fact that he lacks the means to break their back, says a Wall Street Journal report.

According to Bernard Henry-Levy of the WSJ, if the Lashkar-e-Taiba was involved in last week’s terror attacks on Mumbai, as claimed by India, then it is a fact that the group is Pakistan based.

Levy says the Lashkar-e-Taiba is an all-terrain group and has great political influence in Pakistan. It has militants in every city of the country be it Peshawar, Muzaffarabad, Lahore or even Karachi.

Names of ''bigwigs'' figure in Pak money scam: Pak PM''s interior adviser

Names of ''bigwigs'' figure in Pak money scam: Pak PM''s interior adviserIslamabad, Dec 5 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani''s Adviser on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, has said that the government would disclose the names of all ''bigwigs'' involved in the country''s biggest financial scam.

"Names of some important personalities are also coming up in investigation and they will also be disclosed when time comes," Malik said.

Pak Army chief pledges to maintain peace in South Asia

Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez KayaniIslamabad, Dec 5 : Pakistan''s Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has vowed to maintain peace and security in the South Asian region.

The ''Pakistan Army stands for peace and security,'' General Kayani said in a statement that released after the 113th Corps Commanders'' conference held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Thursday.

The Commanders'' conference was the first since last week''s terror attack in Mumbai, the Dawn reports.

India has sought only three suspects, not 20, says Pak PM’s interior adviser

India has sought only three suspects, not 20, says Pak PM’s interior adviserIslamabad, Dec. 5 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s Adviser on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, has that India has only sought three terrorist suspects and not twenty as has been reported by the media.

He also said that the list submitted by the Indian Government does not include the name of Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the head of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, which is being accused of masterminding last week’s terror strikes in Mumbai that claimed nearly 200 lives and caused injuries to nearly 300.

Pak-based terror group opens its gates to protest innocence on Mumbai attacks

Muridke (Pakistan), Dec. 5 : A Pakistani terrorist group blamed for last week’s attack on Mumbai that killed nearly 200 people and injured nearly 300, opened its gates to outsiders and reporters on Thursday in order to protest its innocence.

The Telegraph quoted Abdullah Muntazir, a spokesman of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the political wing of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, as saying that he wanted to ''clear up some misconceptions'' about the group’s headquarters and activities, including the Indian Government’s charge that it had masterminded the terrorist attack in Mumbai.

Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan focused on threats

Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan focused on threatsISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 4  -- The Pakistani government is focused on terrorist threats and understands its responsibility to respond, U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday.

In a news conference after meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zadari, Rice said she and Zadari had "extensive discussions" in Islamabad about continuing cooperation "against our joint enemies in the war on terror."

Pages