Peshawar/Islamabad—The security forces on
Saturday gained full control of Mingora , the
headquarters of Swat which was occupied by the
insurgents, killing more than two dozens of
militants including their two commanders.
Islamabad—While announcing Rs. 50 billion for
Balochistan in the PSDP for the next financial
year, giving an increase of Rs. 8 billion over
the Rs. 42 billion of last year, Prime Minister,
Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the
government is fully committed to addressing the
sense of deprivation among the people of
Balochistan.
Lahore—Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance
Shaukat Tarin has said that there would be no
increase in sales tax in the budget for 2009
-10. He was addressing a pre budget seminar on
‘challenges to the economy’ organized by local
Daily here on Saturday
Tehran—Iran summoned Pakistan’s ambassador over
the deadly bombing of a mosque in the southeast
after Sunni rebels reportedly claimed
responsibility, the official IRNA news agency
reported on Saturday.
Lahore—Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry reiterating his
commitment to purge judiciary of corruption has
said that there would be no compromise on the
cause.
Kabul—A battle in a militant-controlled region
of western Afghanistan killed 30 insurgents and
nine Afghan soldiers, while a roadside bomb in
the country’s north wounded an Afghan governor,
officials said Saturday.
Singapore—US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on
Saturday praised Pakistan’s current offensive
against militants, calling the Taliban
resurgence an ‘existential threat’ to the
country.
