Islamabad—Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani
has announced that armed forces have been called
in to eliminate militants and terrorists in
order to restore honour and dignity of the
homeland and protect the people.
Peshawar—As the gunship helicopters continued
pounding the militants hideouts in parts of
Malakand division and gained control of the
emerald mines in Takhtabund area in Swat killing
number of insurgents, the elder son of Maulana
Sufi Mohammad, the chief of
Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariah-e-Mohammadi (TNSM),
was killed in Lower Dir during the security
forces action on Thursday.
Rawalpindi—Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq
Parvez Kayani has said that Pakistan is a
sovereign state and the people of Pakistan under
a democratic dispensation, supported by the
Army, are capable of handling the present crisis
in their own national interest.
Islamabad—Pakistan Thursday rejected the
impression that it had granted ‘concessions’ to
India by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
with Afghanistan to conclude a new transit trade
agreement by the end of this year.
Islamabad—The UN refugee agency has expressed
deep concern over the safety of tens of
thousands of displaced civilians and refugees in
north-western Pakistan as it prepared to step up
its humanitarian assistance to the region.
Kabul—Taliban militants in Pakistan overreached
by attacking the Buner district, prompting a
sharp response from the Pakistani military, U.S.
Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
Peshawar—The second round of talks between the
Hizb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) led by former
jihadi commander Gulbaddin Hekmatyar and US
officials is expected to take place shortly in
United Arab Emirates, an official of the group
said.
