Pakistan

Army has the “will and resolve” to root out Taliban from Swat: Kayani

Pakistan’s Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez KayaniRawalpindi, Jan. 29 : Concerned by the increasing Talibanisation of the tribal areas in the country, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani has said that the Army will overcome the menace and establish peace in the region soon, The Daily Times reports.

US missile hits hampering ‘war on terror’: Pak Information Minister

US missile hits hampering ‘war on terror’: Pak Information MinisterIslamabad, Jan. 29 : Pakistan has once again urged the United States to halt the predator attacks inside its territory, as the attacks are proving counter productive in the war against terrorism in the region.

"The drone attacks inside Pakistan are harming the war against terrorism," Pakistan Information Minister Sherry Rehman said.

"Pakistan owns the war against terror as the country has suffered the most at the hands of terrorists," she added.

Pakistan denies agreement with US over drone strikes in tribal areas

US to stay out of Pakistan's internal affairsIslamabad, Jan. 29 : Rejecting claims of the United States which said that Pakistan was aware about the US's plan of drone attacks inside its territory, Pakistan has said that there was no understanding between both the countries over the missile hits targeted against the Al-Qaeda and Taliban hideouts in tribal areas.

"There is no understanding between Pakistan and the United States on Predator attacks," The Nation quoted Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesman, Muhammad Sadiq, as saying.

Taliban train fighters in Pakistan's Koh Hindu Kush range

Taliban train fighters in Pakistan's Koh Hindu Kush rangePeshawar, Pakistan  - Peuchar is a little-known place high up in restive Swat valley in Pakistan's part of the Koh Hindu Kush range, but its rugged mountain terrain and dense pine forests make it a perfect hiding place for local Taliban fighters and their occasional al-Qaeda visitors.

Musharraf plans to launch own party for another shot at Presidency

Pervez MusharrafIslamabad, Jan. 29 : After eight years of `dictatorial' rule in Pakistan, the former President Gen. Parvez Musharraf is now thinking of donning the Presidential suit by a more democratic method.

According to a report published in The Nation, Musharraf is thinking of launching a new political party in Pakistan, which he will be using as his vehicle to the country's top post.

Quoting sources privy to the former President, the paper said that a political party named "Pasdaran-e-Pakistan" is expected to be launched by the ex-military ruler.

Pak Senate committee on Sports “not satisfied” with PCB performance

Pakistan Cricket BoardKarachi, Jan. 29 : It seems that the Pakistan's senate committee on sports is not satisfied by the sacking of the captain of the national cricket team, Shoaib Malik, as it has now asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to submit copies of the reports filed by national coach Intikhab Alam and manager Yawar Saeed on Pakistan's debacle against Sri Lanka in the last one day international last week.

According to The News, in a letter signed by committee chairman Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry and five other Senators, it has demanded that the PCB submit the reports as soon as possible.

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