London—President Asif Ali Zardari has said that
on-going military operation to be extended to
Waziristan, adding Swat is just the start and
it’s a larger war to fight. In an interview with
a British newspaper, the president while talking
on timing of the operation said that perhaps it
was mere coincidence, then, that the Pakistan
army launched its Swat offensive just two days
after his meeting with President Obama.
Rawalpindi—The security forces have achieved
significant successes in the Malakand operation
killing another 25 miscreants while an officer
embraced shahadat and 7 security personnel
including an officer sustained injuries.
Islamabad—Prominent non-government organisations
(NGOs) at a consultation organised by the
Nazriya Pakistan Council (NPC) here Sunday
discussed the issues relating to needs of
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Swat
and adjoining crisis ridden areas in the context
of NGOs role in mitigating their sufferings.
Washington—President Barack Obama has said the
United States is confident that Pakistan’s
nuclear arsenal is safe, and the country’s
military is equipped to prevent extremists from
taking over those arsenals.
Washington—Former President Gen (Retd) Pervez
Musharraf has said that Taliban and India both
are threat for Pakistan stressing that Pakistan
must keep an open eye on both.
Islamabad—The sale of three sophisticated
fuel-cell-powered Type 214 submarines to
Pakistan had been approved, and an export credit
of 1 billion euros (1.3 billion dollars) had
been offered, but no contract had been signed
yet, Spiegel said.
Islamabad—Meeting of the National Security
Committee (NSC) would be held here on Tuesday
(May 19) at the Parliament House, with Prime
Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani in the chair.
