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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 TEHRAN: Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Tuesday stepped up pressure on Islamabad, saying the group accused of launching a deadly suicide attack in the country is based in Pakistan.Mottaki said members of the group regularly violate the Iran-Pakistan border and launch attacks inside the Islamic republic."They cross into Iran illegally. They are based in Pakistan," Mottaki said without naming the group, as he ramped up pressure on Iran's friendly neighbour."The hands of those behind the crimes in southeast Iran must be cut," he added.A suicide bomber on Sunday blew himself up at a meeting between commanders of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards and local tribesmen in the town of Pisheen in Iran's restive Sistan-Baluchestan province, bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan.Seven Guards commanders and dozens of other people were killed in the attack which Iranian officials allege was carried out by the shadowy Jundallah gro...

WASHINGTON: Stressing linkages between Pakistan, India and Afghanistan with regard to durable peace and stability in South Asia, the United States on Wednesday said it encourages dialogue between Islamabad and New Delhi for developing a stable bilateral relationship. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Philip J Crowley said the U.S. is focused on the region and “understands clearly the importance of Afghanistan, the importance of Pakistan, the importance of India, and the interaction among those countries.” He said the U.S. wants all these countries to work “constructively together.” “This is kind of an inseparable you can’t look at peace and stability in South Asia without understanding the vitally important role played by all of these three countries and, obviously, the surrounding republics in Central Asia as well,” he said in response to a question at the daily State Department briefing. Continuing, Crowley said, “It’s one of the reasons why we changed our strategic foc...

LAHORE: Shafqat Begum, mother of film star Meera, has said her daughter’s purported husband Attiqur Rehman should know that girls affiliated with show business do not remain housewives for long.She said this to Defence Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sarfraz Virk on Monday. Not married: However, Meera’s mother also denied that her daughter married Attique on September 2, 2007. She said her daughter was unmarried, and she would herself arrange Meera’s marriage.Virk told Daily Times that Meera’s mother appeared on the actress’s behalf, while Attique appeared in person to record their statements for initial investigation on their applications moved against each other. He said the police was investigating the possession of the house that Attique claims he gifted to the actress. He said the police was also probing whether the household items had been removed from the house as claimed by Attique. He said the police would proceed against the accused if any of the offences was proven...

Saturday, August 29, 2009 PETALING JAYA, Malaysia: Muhammad Shabbir and Muhammad Munir etched their names in the history books as they guided Pakistan to their first Omega Mission Hills World Cup on Saturday.The unheralded Pakistani duo shot a superb three-under-par 68 in the final round foursomes at Seri Selangor Golf Club to finish third at the Asian qualifier, which was won by pre-tournament favourites Singapore.Represented by Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat, Singapore carded a closing 72 for a four-day total of 15-under-par 269 to finish one shot ahead of Philippines pair Mars Pucay and Angelo Que.The top three qualify for the World Cup, which takes place in China in November.A World Cup appearance continues to elude the Malaysian pair of Iain Steel and Danny Chia as they ended fourth after a battling 71 while Myanmar finished a further three strokes behind following a 74."Pakistan have played in the cricket World Cup, hockey World Cup and squash World Cup but never before in ...

Friday, August 14, 2009 SRINAGAR: The green flags of Pakistan were hoisted in various areas of Indian held Kashmir on the Independence Day of Pakistan; while, Hurriyat leader Yasmeen Raja has been arrested.According to Kashmir Media Service, people took to streets in various Sri Nagar areas including Habba Kadal, Raj Bagh and Khanqa-e-Mualla and raised slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’, ‘Jeway Jeway Pakistan’ and ‘Hum kia chahtey hein—azaadi’ with Pak flags raised in the air.Kashmiri youth resorted to fireworks in happiness on the Independence Day of Pakistan.Meantime, Hurriyat leader Yasmeen Raja was arrested when she attended a ceremony held to celebrate the national day of Pakistan. Raja also hoisted the national flag of Pakistan on her office.Indian police arrested some other women as well.Various separatist organisations on Thursday congratulated people of Pakistan on its 62nd independence day and also appealed masses to observe complete shutdown on August 15.Congratulating people of...

Friday, August 14, 2009::ISLAMABAD: The nation Friday celebrating its 62nd Independence Day with great zeal, enthusiasm and renewed commitment to make Pakistan strong, progressive and prosperous. It is a public holiday. With the dawn of this day, special prayers were held in mosques for the progress and prosperity of the country. Celebrations began with a 31-gun salute in the Federal Capital and 21-gun salute in all the four provincial capitals. At 7.58 A.M, all vehicular traffic stopped for two minutes with the sounding of sirens and national anthem played at 8:00 A.M A change of the guard ceremony at the mausoleum of Pakistan’s founder Quaid-e-Mohammed Ali Jinnah also took place in Karachi, where an elegant and smart contingent of Pakistan Naval Academy assumed charge of the guard. Later, the Naval Academy Commandant laid wreath on the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan and offered ‘Fateha’ for the salvation of the soul of the great Quaid of Muslims of sub-continent. The Independe...

ISLAMABAD: Britain's foreign office Director Mark Lyall Grant Thursday any decision regarding former president Pervez Musharraf’s fate has to be made by Pakistan political leadership.In a statement issued from British High Commission here, he clarified that the purpose of his visit to Pakistan is not to mediate for Musharraf’s future and that any decision in this regard will be made by Pakistan’s political leadership.He said the objective of his presence in Pakistan is to take ahead the promises made by the British prime minister in connection with Pak-British strategic dialogue. My current visit is in the backdrop of British foreign secretary’s tour to Pakistan in JulyHe termed the violent extremism as a threat to Pakistan’s security, independence and people’s prosperity.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bus veered off a narrow mountain road and plunged into a river in northern Pakistan on Thursday, leaving about 34 people missing and feared dead, police said. The bus ran off the road near the scenic tourist destination of Gilgit, police official Mohammed Nasir said. He said rescue teams had been sent to the area, but so far no bodies had been recovered from the fast-flowing Indus River. The bus cleaner managed to jump off the vehicle before it fell into the water, and he told officials that soldiers were among the dozens of passengers on the vehicle, said Manzur Hussain, another police officer in the area. It was unclear how many people were on the bus, but the cleaner told police there were about 35 passengers. Such accidents are common in Pakistan, where roads are often poorly maintained and drivers regularly disregard traffic rules. Military officials could not immediately be reached for comment.