Saturday 4th July, 2009
Pakistan Army names new commander for Swat operation
Karachi News.NetThe Pakistan Army has named Maj. Gen. Ashfaq Nadeem to command the Swat operation against the Taliban, a media report said Saturday.
12 militants killed in Pakistan bombing
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, (Xinhua) Twelve militants were killed Saturday after security forces bombed their hideouts in northwest Pakistan, TV reports said.
Crash of Pakistan military helicopter kills 27
Karachi News.NetPakistan's military says a transport helicopter has crashed because of a technical failure, killing 26 security personnel on board.
26 soldiers killed in Pakistan chopper crash
Karachi News.NetTwenty-six Pakistani soldiers were killed when a helicopter in which they were travelling crashed in the Orakzai tribal agency close to the Afghan border, a media report said Saturday.
Pakistan to share evidence of foreign elements behind terror
Karachi News.NetPakistan will share with the international community the evidence of foreign elements supporting terrorists to destabilise the country, a foreign ministry official said Saturday.
Qadir to reveal irregularities in Pakistan cricket board
Karachi News.NetFormer Pakistan chief selector Abdul Qadir is preparing ammunition for his meeting with a parliamentary committee and says he will candidly inform the Members of the National Assembly about the irregularities in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Displaced Pakistanis live in appalling conditions, says rights group
Karachi News.NetMore than two million Pakistanis who have been displaced by the ongoing war between security forces and militants, but who have not got admission into any relief camp, are in appalling condition as they have no access to government aid, the Amnesty International has said.
Military offensive not against tribals, says Pakistani minister
Karachi News.NetThe military operation in northwest Pakistan is not against any tribal group but targets the Taliban led by Baitullah Mehsud, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said, stressing that the government has not signed any peace deal with the militants.
JKNPP opposes court's verdict on legalising homosexual relations
Karachi News.NetNew Delhi, : Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party workers on Saturday held a demonstration in front of the Parliament in New Delhi, to protest against Delhi High Court's verdict that legalises homosexuality.
British immigration officials pass Pak visas in just 11 minutes
Karachi News.Net... minutes to scrutinize and pass a visa application in a country considered to be the hotbed of terrorism, the Telegraph has revealed.
'Top PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management'
Karachi News.NetLahore, : Criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board for its unprofessional way of handling cricket issues in the country, former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) director general Zakir Hussain Syed has said PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management.
'Influential' Musharraf gives assurance to detained Pak family
Karachi News.NetLahore, July 4 : Former Pakistan President General (r) Pervez Musharraf assured Pakistani family recently that he would use his influence with the Saudi Arabian government to get them released.
Shakespeare's 'King Lear' inspires theatre artists in Kashmir
Karachi News.NetSrinagar, : Theatre experts and artistes in Jammu and Kashmir have lent a regional touch to William Shakespeare's famous play 'King Lear'.
J and K HC orders exhumation of Shopian rape victims bodies
Karachi News.NetSrinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today directed state police to exhume the bodies of the victims of rape and murder in Shopian for fresh post mortem.
Gilani stresses on US-Mexico like fencing along Pak-Afghan border
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has stressed on the need of fencing the country's border with Afghanistan on the lines of the US and Mexico border wall to stop terrorist infiltration and drug trafficking.
800 Pakistani pilgrims duped in travel scam, stranded in Saudi Arabia
Karachi News.NetPakistani pilgrims in Saudi Arabia after their travel agents refunded their tickets in Pakistan.
Only 2 out of 30,000 NGOs working for "suffering" Pak refugees in Bangladesh
Karachi News.NetKarachi, : Only two out of 30,000 Bangladeshi non-governmental organisations are working for the welfare of the Pakistani refugees living in 66 camps in that country, it has been claimed.
Orakzai chopper crash, a heavy blow to Pak Army before S.Waziristan offensive
Karachi News.Net... security personel were killed in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas' Orakzai Agency, is being seen as a serious blow to the Pakistan Army ahead of the its planned all out offensive against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan.
Taliban's 'disabled' teenage suicide bombers may target Chinese nationals in Pak
Karachi News.NetLahore, : Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud may target Chinese nationals in the country, as he has dispatched disabled teenage suicide bombers for the purpose.
France urged to reveal 2002 Pakistan attack files
Channel News AsiaParis : Anti-terror judges leading an inquiry into the 2002 killing of 11 French engineers in Pakistan have asked France's defence minister to open up classified government files, a source said...
Pakistani warplanes strike Taliban positions
The Globe and MailP akistani warplanes and helicopter gunships pounded Taliban positions in the country's volatile northwest on Saturday, killing at least 12 suspected insurgents, security officials said, as the...
Pakistan seals border with Afghanistan
Daily StarIn this picture taken on Friday shows a Pakistani military MI-17 helicopter flies over the mountainous area surrounding Mingora, the capital of troubled Swat valley. At least 26 security personnel on...
Pakistani Airstrikes Kill at Least 10 Militants in Northwest
VOAPakistani helicopter gunships pounded militant hide-outs in the country's northwest Saturday, killing at least 10 militants.Security officials say the airstrikes took place in the Orakzai region...
Sharif pushes for Musharraf's trial for years of 'misdeeds'
Daily StarThe bitter feud between former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former President General Pervez Musharraf continues abated, with Sharif now calling for a trial of the former military...
President of Pakistan receives Abdullah Bin Zayed
WAMPresident Asif Ali Zardari received today UAE Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who conveyed to him the...
* Taliban claim downing Pakistani military helicopter
Taipei TimesPage 5 Taliban militants yesterday claimed responsibility for a military helicopter crash that killed 26 people in the rugged tribal area in the...
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