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Pakistan says information on Mumbai attacks shared with CIA

Pakistan says information on Mumbai attacks shared with CIAIslamabad - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday said the country's premier spying agency had shared the findings of its investigation into the Mumbai terrorist attacks with the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

"Indians have handed over a 52-page information (dossier) to the CIA. Our ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) has given its feedback to the CIA that has been passed on to India," Gilani told reporters in Islamabad.

Transporters'' strike affects cross border trade with Pakistan

Transporters'' strike affects cross border trade with PakistanWagah, Jan 9 : The ongoing transporters'' strike affected the cross border trade with Pakistan, as goods worth thousands of rupees lie at Wagah in Punjab, waiting to be transported to Pakistan.

A large number of trucks are standing at Wagah loaded with perishable goods like vegetables, all waiting to be transported to Pakistan.

The truck movement between the two countries has reduced considerably.

Pakistan holds high level meet to discuss foreign policy post Kasab’s acceptance

Islamabad, Jan. 9: The Pakistan Foreign Office called a high level meeting to discuss the country's foreign policy, especially in regard the situation arising after its acceptance that its soil was used in the November, 2008 Mumbai attacks, the News reported.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and other Security officials discussed the foreign policy of Pakistan keeping in view the Ajmal Amir Kasab issue, and the rise in tension between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai carnage.

Al Qaeda’s chief of operations in Pakistan killed in US missile strike

Washington, Jan 9: Two top al Qaeda terrorists have been killed in a US missile strike on a building in northern Pakistan on New Year's Day.

The men were high on the FBI's "most wanted" list, identified by agency officials as Usama al-Kini - also known as Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam, al Qaeda's chief of operations in Pakistan - and his lieutenant, Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan.

Senior US officials said that the two men, both Kenyans, were believed to have been responsible for the September suicide bombing at the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan.

39 dead in Karachi fire

39 dead in Karachi fireIslamabad - A blaze in the slums of the Pakistani port city o

Shias observe Ashura across Pakistan

PakistanIslamabad, Jan. 8 : Thousands of Shia Muslims held peaceful Ashura processions amid tight security across Pakistan on Thursday, commemorating the death of the Prophet Mohammed''s grandson Imam Hussein.

Police and paramilitary soldiers escorted the Shia community''s parades in several major cities, and commandos were perched on some rooftops along the routes in a bid to prevent violence, the Dawn reported.

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