Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s tourism industry, which has faced continuous decline since 9/11 and the subsequent war on terror, has been badly affected by the recent wave of suicide attacks - the latest being the Marriott Hotel bombing that left 53 people dead.

Karachi, Sep 26 (DPA) Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in this southern port city of Pakistan, after police raided their hideout Friday foiling a major terror strike during the Muslim festival of Eid, officials said.

Karachi, Sep 26 (DPA) Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in this southern port city of Pakistan, after police raided their hideout Friday foiling a major terror strike during the Muslim festival of Eid, officials said.

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.