Washington, Jan. 16 : An expert on South Asian affairs has claimed that the defeat of extremist forces in South Asia has not succeeded fully due to Pakistan's ambivalence toward religious militancy, and on its reliance in the past to achieve its aims in Afghanistan and India.

Islamabad, Jan 16: Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani has said the army is ready to deal with any threats to the country's security.

"Pakistan Army is fully prepared to meet the challenges," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) quoted General Kayani as saying while chairing the 62nd Formation Commanders' Conference at the General Headquarters (GHQ).

General Kayani said such a threat could best be defeated through a comprehensive national effort.

Islamabad, Jan 16 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the situation in South Asia will aggravate if India does not behave responsibly.

He warned that India continues to escalate tensions, which is certainly not helpful to the cause of peace, security and stability of the region.

Islamabad, Jan. 16 : The Inter-Services Intelligence agency in Pakistan appears to have launched a coordinated CY-War against the country's former National Security Adviser, Major General (retired) Mahmud Ali Durrani, aimed at proving that he was an American agent in Islamabad working for American and Indian interests.

Miramshah, Jan. 15 : Taliban militants shot dead today a man accused by it of spying for the US security forces.

The deceased was abducted from Miramshah, the main town of the northern Waziristan, a month ago after the US drone attack targeted a militant hideout in the area.

"He was gunned down before dawn and his body was dumped on a roadside near Miramshah," The Dawn quoted a Pak official, as saying.

A note left by the militants near the body described him as a `US spy.''

Islamabad, Jan. 15 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's adviser on interior affairs, Rehman Malik, on Thursday said that the Pakistan Government has arrested 124 suspects in connection with the November 26, 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai.

"We have arrested a total of 124 people belonging to banned groups and are committed to working with India on the war on terror," Malik told a press conference in the Pakistan capital.