ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 19 -- For the second time in two months, a truce designed to curb militancy in the tribal areas of northwestern Pakistan was declared void this weekend by Taliban fighters.
Pakistan, which has been affected by Islamic extremist violence and civil unrest against the current government, is trying hard to compete for a share of the offshore outsourcing business.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz of Pakistan played down the discussions between President Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, saying that any power-sharing deal would depend on the results of elections due toward the end of the year, and he spurned any American involvement in negotiating the deal.
Pakistan army helicopter gunships killed at least 15 al-Qaeda militants, mostly Uzbeks, in a pre-dawn raid near the Afghan border on Sunday, a military spokesman said.
Pakistan's exiled former leader Benazir Bhutto warned that the threat of terrorism in northwestern Pakistan's lawless tribal zones will not go away while a military government is in power.
Terming Pakistan as "the most dangerous country in the world", the US' Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has slammed Bush administration for having a "Musharraf policy" instead of a policy for Pakistan.
Terming Pakistan as 'the most dangerous country in the world', the US' Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has slammed Bush admn for having a 'Musharraf policy'.
The US' Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has slammed Bush administration for having a "Musharraf policy" instead of a policy for Pakistan.
The Prime Minister has congratulated Pakistan on the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain.
by Anwar Iqbal Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2007 The future ruling setup in Pakistan may include both President Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the two leaders who have little in common except a desire to work with the United States against Muslim extremists.