Islamabad—The national political leadership of
the country was given a detailed briefing by the
Chief of Army Staff on the operational aspects
of the ongoing operations and steps being taken
to minimize collateral damage during the
operations and the efforts being made to ensure
the security and well being of the Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs).
Paris—French President Nicolas Sarkozy offered
to help Pakistan with civilian nuclear
technology in talks Friday with counterpart Asif
Ali Zardari, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood
Qureshi said.
Peshawar/Rawalpindi—As the security forces
gunned down yet another 55 insurgents during the
ongoing operation in restive Malakand Agency in
various parts of Swat during the last twenty
four hours, thousands of more Swatis or the
internally displaced persons (IDPs) left Swat
for safer places after the curfew was relaxed
for eight hours on Friday.
London—Between ten and 20 countries will likely
soon develop the capacity to build nuclear
weapons unless major powers take steps to
disarm, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog
said Friday.
Islamabad—Former American Vice President Dick
Cheney was involved in the assassination of the
Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri and
Commander of Christian-Falange Forces in Lebanon
Elie Hobeika, stated Wayne Madsen who is famous
for his close relations with US Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Islamabad—The government wants to bring peace
and stability back to Pakistan for greater
progress and prosperity, the Minister for
Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan said on Friday.
Islamabad—The Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tareen
has said the national economy is improving
gradually and Pakistan would become in a
position to reduce its fiscal deficit to 2.4
percent during the next two years.
