Washington, June 5 : US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has conveyed US’ concerns to Pakistan’s newly appointed ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani about the recent peace deals Pakistan government had entered into with terrorists in tribal areas along the Afghanistan border.

Rice reportedly met Haqqani on Tuesday evening. The meeting lasted 30 minutes enabling the two officials to exchange ideas on issues of mutual concern.

Islamabad  - Internet postings attributed to al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for this week's suicide car bombing at the Danish embassy in Islamabad that left six people dead.

London, June 5 : A British resident imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay has been charged by the US for plotting the bomb attacks from secret training camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Washington, June 5 :

Islamabad, June 4 : Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asfaq Parvez Kayani may have taken some steps to pull the Pakistan Army out of the country’s seamy and uncertain political cauldron, but sooner than later, he will be sucked into the thick of politics, believes Ayesha Siddiqa, the author of “Military Inc.”, the controversial book on the Pakistan armed forces.

In an interview with the web portal deshpardes. com here, Ayesha said that the Pakistan military continues to remain one of the key actors in the country’s politics and economy, in spite of the new government talking about reducing the defence budget.

She said that the military is spread all over the economy, which bolsters its political power, and this needs to be curtailed.

IIslamabad  - At least three people were injured Wednesday when suspected Islamic militants blew up about two dozen music and video shops in two blasts in north-western Pakistan, officials and witn