Islamabad–—Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq
Parvez Kayani says the military is not opposed
to any assistance from the United States.
However, he reiterated that there should be no
conditionalities that can harm national
security.
Islamabad/Peshawar—The security forces are
attaining quick progress in South Waziristan
operation as 78 terrorists have been killed
while 9 soldiers were martyred during the
operation so far. The terrorists had established
their own state in South Waziristan while recent
suicide attacks across the country were linked
with South Waziristan.
Islamabad—The debate on the controversial John
Kerry-Lugar Bill has taken a new critical turn
after lawyer Ahmad Raza Kasuri revealed in a
private television talk show that son of the
foreign minister is on staff of Senator John
Kerry in Washington, working as Legislative
Fellow. Foreign Minister’s son Mr. Zain H.
Qureshi’s assignment is clearly linked with John
Kerry’s legislature work. Against this backdrop,
foreign minister’s vociferous defence of John
Kerry-Lugar Bill tends to lose all lustre.
New
York—Former President Pervez Musharraf has said
that people should reject any such bill which
undermines the national sovereignty. Addressing
the Pakistani community in New York, the former
President referred to the Kerry-Lugar Bill and
maintained that army had a right to speak when
there was something against the national
independence.
Karach—Massive selling pressure was witnessed at
the local equity market on the first trading
session of the week as the index plunged by more
than 400 points below the psychologically
significant 9,500 level. The KSE-100 Index
closed at 9,411; a massive decline of 426
points, with a total volume of 214 million
shares being traded in the market.
Islamabad—A government spokesman has assured
the nation that Pakistan’s nuclear assets are in
safe hands and no terrorist can dare attack the
country’s nuclear installations, says a PID
press release on Monday here.
Ashraf Ansari
