Peshawar/Rawalpindi—The security forces backed
by the gunship helicopters and artillery
continued pounding militants positions in Swat
and the Mingora outskirts on Saturday resorting
to shelling on Mingora main Bazaar at an alleged
hideout of the trouble makers.
Peshawar—Despite the fact that Pakistan while
acceding to the demand of the Obama
administration to do more in the so-called war
on terror, has initiated large-scale operation
against the militants with full might, there is
no let up in the killing of innocent people on
part of Americans in our land and yet in another
US drone attack at least 10 innocent civilians
were killed in South Waziristan Agency on
Saturday morning. The locals fear the death toll
was much higher.
Washington—President Asif Ali Zardari and his
Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai here Saturday
held a joint meeting with the President of World
Bank Group and pledged to improve regional
economic cooperation. It was agreed that the two
countries will facilitate electricity trade
between the Central and South Asia.
Washington—President Asif Ali Zardari has vowed
to defeat militancy with an unflinching resolve
as the government would not allow anybody to
play with the fate of Pakistan and its people.
“I pledge to you that we will not step back,” he
said in an interaction with Pakistani American
community, when an expatriate praised the
PPP-led government’s current operation against
militants in Swat and asked the President not to
retreat until success is achieved. Wrapping up
his a hectic four-day official visit to
Washington with an address to the Pakistani
community, President Zardari said the elected
government tried the path of dialogue to turn
the tide of militancy before it began the
ongoing operation.
Islamabad—Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has
categorically stated that terrorists have no
religion and country and they would be dealt
strictly, saying “on-going military operation is
not a conventional war but guerilla war”.
Karachi—The mounting tension among the people
here because of untoward incidents on May 12 was
defused to a great extent after the declaration
of holiday by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali
Shah as both MQM and ANP withdraw their strike
calls.
Washington—Senior leaders of al Qaeda are using
sanctuaries in Pakistan’s lawless frontier
regions to plan new terror attacks and funnel
money, manpower and guidance to affiliates
around the world, according to a top American
military commander.
