Davos, Jan 30: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has strongly rejected the impression that Pakistan was a failed state, and said the country''s all vital institutions were functioning properly.

Addressing a special session on Pakistan and its neighbours, Gilani termed it "unfair" on part of the international community to view Pakistan as a failed state and said country''s Constitution, parliament, judiciary and the media were indicators of the fact that it was not a failed state.

Lahore, Jan 30 : The people and the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan "need to become full partners" in any US plan to ensure peace and security in the region, a leading Washington-based think tank has recommended.

"Too many decisions are being made on their behalf, without their involvement or buy in," say Karin von Hippel and Frederick Barton, co-directors of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.

Islamabad - A senior Pakistani police officer on Thursday announced the arrest of three people he said were "trained and pampered" by the Indian intelligence agency for carrying out terrorist attacks in Pakistan.

The Pakistani nationals had planned to target government buildings and important personalities, including religious figures, city police chief Pervez Rathore told reporters in Lahore, the capital of the eastern province of Punjab.

Islamabad, Jan. 29 : Five persons, who were killed in the January 23 US drone attacks in South Waziristan of Pakistan, were innocent civilians, The News reports.

According to well placed sources, the US missile attacks carried out in the Gangai Khel area in South Waziristan on January 23, killed five tribesmen namely Malik Din Faraz, Sher Ghulam, Hamdullah, Habib Noor and Lohi Khan.

The US led predator attacks in the tribal areas of Pakistan is targeted at the Al-Qaeda terrorists in the region, but Pakistani authorities have claimed that the drones are affecting innocent people more.

Karachi, Jan. 29 : The change in leadership of the Pakistan's cricket team has been welcomed by former stalwarts of the game in the country.

Veteran Pakistan cricket players are of the view that handing over the captaincy to Younis Khan could revive the sagging fortunes of the national squad.

According to Inzamam-ul-Haq, one of the most successful captains of the Pakistan team said that the frequent changes in the team set-up is hampering the growth and the performance.

He hoped that Younis Khan would lead the side well and help Pakistan to regain the top spot in the World Cricket.