Pakistan

No agreement with US on cross-border attacks: Pakistani PM

Nov 23rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan, Top News

Islamabad, Nov 23 (Xinhua) Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday said Pakistan had no agreement with the US to allow its forces to carry out cross-border attacks inside the country’s territory.



Musharraf leaves for London on one-week tour

Nov 23rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan

Islamabad, Nov 23 (Xinhua) Former Pakistan military president Pervez Musharraf Sunday left for London on a one-week tour, the first trip abroad since he resigned in August.



Fight against terrorism top priority, Obama tells Karzai

Nov 23rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Kabul, Nov 23 (DPA) US president-elect Barack Obama told Afghan President Hamid Karzai that the fight against terrorism in the region and bringing security to the war-torn Afghanistan would be the top priority of his government, the Afghan presidential palace said Sunday.



British MPs want answers over terror suspect killing

Nov 23rd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

London, Nov 23 (IANS) The reported killing of a British terror suspect in an American airstrike in Pakistan Saturday has prompted questions if the British intelligence was made aware of the planned attack, according to a report Sunday.



At least three injured in blasts in Pakistan

Nov 22nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Islamabad, Nov 23 (Xinhua) At least three people were injured in two blasts in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore Saturday night, TV channels reported.



Pakistan will not use nuclear weapons first: Zardari (Lead)

Nov 22nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India, Pakistan

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) In a significant announcement, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday said his country will not be the first to use nuclear weapons against India. He also simultaneously made a pitch for a wider South Asian non-nuclear treaty.



Saudi offer of asylum to Taliban leader

Nov 22nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Berlin, Nov 22 (DPA) King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has offered political asylum to Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar, 49, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday, quoting government sources in Kabul.



Pakistani court indicts five over Bhutto assassination

Nov 22nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Islamabad, Nov 22 (DPA) An anti-terrorism court Saturday formally indicted five people in connection with the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, media reports said.