Pakistan

Drone strikes killed 11 out of Al Qaeda top 20 leaders in six months

PakistanLahore, Feb. 4 : A report has claimed that US led drone strikes have killed eleven out of Al Qaeda's top 20 commanders in Pakistan's Tribal Areas (FATA) during the last six months.

Citing an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency statement, the Daily Times said Pakistan's intelligence services have started to help the Americans track and kill fugitive terrorists in a bid to revamp their global image.

"We may be crazy in Pakistan, but (we're) not completely out of our minds. We know full well that terror is our enemy, not India," ISI Director Lt. General Ahmed Shuja Pasha recently stated.

Pakistan should not ‘cover-up’ its involvement in Mumbai attacks : Safma

Pakistan should not ‘cover-up’ its involvement in Mumbai attacks : SafmaIslamabad, Feb. 4 : The South Asian Free Media Association (Safma) has asked the Pakistan government not to mask the reality behind the Mumbai massacre and root out terrorism from its soil.

Addressing a press conference here, Safma Secretary-General Imtiaz Alam said that the Pakistan government must ensure that the terror camps operating inside its territory are dismantled.

"There should be no cover-up," The News quoted Alam, as saying.

Pak must deal with Mumbai attacks, terrorism for resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue: Boucher

Pak must deal with Mumbai attacks, terrorism for resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue: BoucherLahore, Feb. 4 : United States Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has acknowledged that the resurrection of the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan depends on the trust deficit between both countries being significantly bridged.

He said that the only way to ease tensions was for Pakistan to address the fallout of the Mumbai Attacks and tackle the terrorism problem.

Militants torch eight NATO containers in Khyber Agency

Militants torch eight NATO containers in Khyber AgencyP

Pak nuke weapons can fall into terrorists hands’: IAEA chief

Pak nuke weapons can fall into terrorists hands’: IAEA chiefLahore, Feb. 4 : International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Muhammad El Baradei has said Pakistan''s nuclear weapons can fall into the hands of terrorists due to the prevailing instability in that country.

According to the Daily Times, El Baradei expressed his fear over the security of nuclear weapons in Pakistan. He said that India and Israel should participate in every step taken for nuclear disarmament and the Indo-Pak nuclear issue could be resolved under the `international framework'.

Militants capture 30 Pakistani security personnel

Militants capture 30 Pakistani security personnel Pakistan  - Islamist militants took 30 security personnel hostage after an overnight raid in Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, officials said on Wednesday.

Hundreds of insurgents overran a police station in the Shamozai area late Tuesday after daylong combat, a police officer said on condition of anonymity.

At least 30 policemen and Frontier Corps paramilitary troops were jointly manning the post when it was attacked.

The rebels captured the officials and blew up the police station before moving to an unknown location, according to the officer.

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