Gates says US may insert more spies into Pakistan

US Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates, has said the US may increase its covert operations in Pakistan. Saying the operation may be necessary to defeat Taliban activity in and around Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s southern Baluchistan province, he said… बाँकी अंश »

Foreign agencies to look for missing UN official in Pakistan

Foreign investigation agencies will search for the missing UN official in Pakistan, IRNA reported Tuesday. John Solecki, an American national and head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) here, was abducted by the militants after killing his driver… बाँकी अंश »

Fate of UN hostage in Pakistan hangs in balance

The Pakistani government Saturday dismissed the demands of the captors of a UN official as unrealistic but expressed willingness to negotiate with them. A separatist group in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province set a 72-hour deadline Friday to kill John Solecki,… बाँकी अंश »

Pakistani media mourns Muhammad Najeeb

(IANS) The Pakistani media Friday paid homage to Muhammad Najeeb, the IANS Islamabad correspondent who died Thursday after a heart attack. One report called him a ‘much-valued friend of the media community’. Najeeb, 41, was Thursday afternoon rushed to the… बाँकी अंश »

Pakistan set to start assessment of quake damages

(IANS) Authorities Sunday prepared to begin a survey in Pakistan’s southwest to calculate damage from this week’s earthquake that left thousands homeless ahead of a harsh winter. The quake, registering 6.4 on the Richter scale, shook the northern and central… बाँकी अंश »

Pakistan lawyers set Aug 14 deadline for restoring judges

Pakistan's agitating lawyers Saturday laid down a new Aug 14 deadline for restoring the Supreme Court judges President Pervez Musharraf had sacked after imposing an emergency last November, warning the coalition government of a civil disobedience movement if it did… बाँकी अंश »