WAZIRISTAN: Militants commander, Baitullah Mehsood Wednesday strictly directed the Taliban to stop confrontational activities.

Richmond, (US) Apr 23 (ANI-Business Wire India): Mead Westvaco (MWV) Corporation today announced that Gautam Sircar has been appointed managing director for the company’s operations in India.
Sircar will directly report to Bruce Thomas, senior vice president, Global Market Strategy and Emerging Markets, and he will have responsibility for all aspects of establishing and maintaining the […]

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Islamabad, April 23 (DPA) At least 10 Taliban militants and one Pakistani paramilitary trooper were killed Wednesday in clashes on the border with Afghanistan, the Pakistani military said. “Miscreants (Taliban) attacked the check post at Daud Qilla on the Afghan side of the border in the wee hours of the morning,” a statement […]

Islamabad, Apr 22 (ANI): Declaring it as a negation of fundamental rights as enshrined in Pakistans Constitution, the countrys Supreme Court has scrapped the graduation condition for legislators imposed by President Pervez Musharraf in 2002.

The order came from a seven-judge bench of the apex court at the end of two-day hearing of […]

Peshawar, Apr 23 (ANI): The Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani Government has drafted a peace pact with the Taliban operating in the restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

It may be recalled that the Pakistan Government initiated negotiations with the rebels soon after winning the February 18 elections.

Work is in progress swiftly on a […]

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Vijay Shanker Wednesday said the agency knew the whereabouts of India’s most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim but Pakistan’s non-cooperation was impeding his arrest. “We know exactly where Dawood Ibrahim is and efforts are being made to get it (deportation done) through diplomatic […]

Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): The Bush Administration on Wednesday expressed its concern over a possible agreement between the Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani Government and the Taliban operatiing in Pakistan.

We are concerned about it and what we encourage them to do is to continue to fight against the terrorists and to not disrupt […]

Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) In an attempt to avoid any public attention, Pakistan cricket team captain Shoaib Malik fielded for only a couple of overs during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match here even as the parents of his ‘wife’ have threatened to expose him for ‘cheating’ them. Malik, now a member of […]