London, May 13 (ANI): The ten Pakistani men released without charge after an investigation into an alleged plot to bomb shopping centres in Manchester were part of an al-Qaeda network planning attacks in Britain and should be deported, a tribunal has heard.
The men were arrested on April 8 after former Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick entered Downing Street with details of the operation against the men visible under his arm.
Peshawar, May 13 (ANI): Armed militants on Wednesday launched a rocket attack on a NATO supply terminal located on Peshawar’s Ring Road, Geo news reports.
Washington, May 13 (IANS) Saying we are losing the “information war” against the Taliban, Richard Holbrooke, US special representative, has said winning the information war was key to the success of American strategy in Pakistan as it faces a resurgent Taliban.
Washington, May 13 (ANI): In a significant move, Pakistan for the first time ‘officially’ has allowed US Predator drone aircrafts to fly inside its geographical territory to carry out missile strikes against the Taliban and other extremist groups.
Kandahar (Afghanistan), May 13 (ANI): Taliban fighters are using recently acquired voter identification cards as makeshift passports to smooth border crossings from Pakistan and ease travel between cities in Afghanistan’s southern provinces, reports the Globe and Mail.
Islamabad, May 13 (Xinhua) A supply terminal of Afghanistan-based North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) forces was attacked and eight containers were torched in northwest Pakistan Wednesday morning, TV channels reported.
Unknown militants launched rockets on the supply terminal located on Ring Road in Peshawar, capital city of North West Frontier Province, the private Geo TV channel reported.
Washington, May 13 (IANS) The US is rushing an initial $5 million in emergency aid to Pakistan to help people uprooted by the fighting against extremists, according to the State Department.
Washington, May 13 (IANS) US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that information war is key to the success of US strategy in Pakistan as it faces a resurgent Taliban.
Washington, May 13 (IANS) US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has urged the Congress to quickly approve legislation to triple non-military US aid to Pakistan, saying the US has a vital stake in the country.
Washington, May 13 (IANS) Al Qaeda’s second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is on the run with $25 million bounty on his head, is hiding near Quetta in southwest Pakistan, a media report said.
Al-Zawahiri is considered a master of disguise and meticulous planner of the Al Qaeda terrorist network.