Washington, Sep 26 (Xinhua) The US has suspended visa services at its consular offices in Pakistan following a massive suicide bomb attack on the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, the State Department said.

United Nations, Sep 26 (Xinhua) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during a speech at the UN General Assembly has urged the Western powers not to violate the country’s sovereignty in the fight against terrorism.

Brussels, Sep 26 (DPA) The European Commission Thursday agreed to address concerns that scores of illegal immigrants may be marrying European Union (EU) citizens with the sole intention of achieving EU residence permits.

New York, Sep 25 (Xinhua) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said here Thursday that his country’s security forces fired only warning flares at NATO helicopters to make sure they did not cross the border line.

Islamabad, Sep 25 (DPA) Helicopter gunships Thursday pounded militant positions in northwest Pakistan along the Afghan border, leaving 14 Taliban rebels dead, as the country’s all major airports were put on alert over threats of suicide bombings, officials said.

Islamabad, Sep 25 (DPA) International airports in all major cities of Pakistan were put on alert Thursday following threats of suicide bombings by Islamic militants, officials and media reports said.

Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Shaken by the suicide bombing of the Marriott Hotel, the Pakistani government has decided to build political consensus on the war on terror even as a media debate rages on the issue.

Islamabad, Sep 25 (Xinhua) The US embassy in Pakistan Thursday suspended its visa and all other consular services over security concerns, said an embassy spokesman.