Mingora—An intense gunbattle raged between
security forces and militants in Swat’s Mingora
city on Tuesday, forcing residents to flee to
safer sites. The army also issued an evacuation
call that raised fears of an imminent new
offensive.
Peshawar—A suicide explosion in the provincial
metropolis on Tuesday early morning left as many
as five people including security personnel and
school going kids dead. At least 40 people were
seriously wounded. Some 20 men in uniform were
among the injured. As emergency was declared in
the hospitals, the medics have described the
condition of many injured as critical.
Rawalpindi—15 militants were killed while two
soldiers embraced shahadat and 6 others were
missing in an exchange of fire between militants
and the Security Forces In Mohmand Agency .
Islamabad—PML-N’s leadership has formally
conveyed its decision of not joining the federal
cabinet to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani,
party sources told Pakistan Observer here.
Washington—The United States supports
“unambiguously” President Asif Ali Zardari and
rejects talk that Pakistan is becoming a failed
state, US envoy Richard Holbrooke said Tuesday.
Washington—A whole gamut of Pakistan-USA
relationship will come under discussion when
President Asif Ali Zardari will meet his
American counterpart Barack Obama here on
Wednesday. Policy-makers in the USA’s Capital
attach great importance to one-on-one
interaction between the two leaders, hoping that
it will set a new direction for addressing their
security concerns in the overall interest of the
Pakistani nation that ensures peace and
development in South Asia as a whole.
Islamabad—In downtown areas of Srinagar
including S araf Kadal, Rajouri Kadal, Kawdara
and Bohri Kadal, people on the call of the
Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference,
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, observed a complete strike
against the occupation authorities for not
allowing the Muslims to offer Juma prayers at
Jamia Masjid.
