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Pak intelligence calls for Afghan border to be closed
Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has called for tighter control of the Afghan border by NATO troops to stop Taliban fighters from escaping its operations in the North West Frontier. ajor General Athar Abbas, the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), claimed that a cross-border flow into Afghanistan was hampering its campaign to crush the Taliban. ANI

US National Intelligence Director to visit Islamabad
Americas National Intelligence Director Dennis C Blair is set to arrive in Islamabad to kickstart discussions on a Pak-US strategic dialogue. ANI

Extension in ISI chiefs tenure indicates Pak Army acting as law unto itself: Editorial
Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayanis decision to extend the tenure of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt.Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha indicates that the Pakistan Army is acting as a law unto itself, says an editorial in on of the countrys leading English dailies. ANI

US unconvinced over Pak Armys U-turn against Taliban commanders: Expert
Pakistan has been claiming huge success against the Taliban by capturing several key militant leaders, including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Talibans second-in command, however the United States is far from convinced that the arrests mark a change in the Pakistan Armys policies. ANI

PPP says no proposal under consideration for granting extension to Kayani
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has denied there being any proposal being considered regarding extending the service of Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. ANI

Kayani, Pasha continue Paks traditional anti-India agenda: NYT
The report regarding Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani extending the tenure of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General (DG) Lt.Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha by a year clearly suggests that nothing much has changed in the country and two still rule the roost. ANI

Kayani extends ISI chief Shuja Pashas tenure
Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani has extended the service of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General (DG) Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha by a year. ANI

Petraeus refuses to give Pak certificate of satisfaction over its efforts against militants
US Central Command Chief General David Petraeus has refused to grant Pakistan a certificate of satisfaction over its claimed success against extremists in the restive tribal regions. ANI

Benazir assassination case takes new turn as officials hunt for four ex-army men
Investigations into the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto have taken a new turn as Interior Ministry officials have revealed that they are looking for four retired military personnel who had eloped just before the December 2007 killing. ANI

UN commission probing Benazir assassination to submit report on March 31
Head of the three member UN Commission probing the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Heraldo Munoz has said that the commission would submit its final report to the Pakistan government on March 31. ANI

Benazir assassination: UN commission meets Kayani
Chief of the UN Commission probing the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Heraldo Munoz, met Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to discuss the various aspects of the investigations. ANI

CIA, ISI fighting war on terror together without mutual trust: NYT
While Americas Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) are apparently working together on crucial anti-terror operations in the region of the Pak-Afghan border, they are not doing so without keeping a watchful eye on each other, according to the New York Times. ANI

UN commission probing Benazir assassination meets ISI chief
The UN commission probing the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto met Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt.Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha here as part of its investigation. ANI

Pak snubs US, turns down request to hand over Baradar
The Pakistan government has turned down a US request to hand over the Talibans second-in command Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was recently captured in Karachi, to it. ANI

CIA post intercept in Karachi behind Mullah Baradar arrest
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had set up a base in Karachi and it was the data collected by the post which played a major role in the arrest of the Talibans second-in command Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and two other extremist commanders. ANI

Afghan Taliban leaders arrest exposes use of Pak as a sanctuary: NYT
The recent arrest of two Taliban governors in Pakistan, while representing a significant blow to the Talibans leadership, also demonstrates the extent to which Taliban leaders have been able to use Pakistan as a sanctuary to plan and mount attacks in Afghanistan, the New York Times reports. ANI

Nabbing Baradar could alter Paks calculus, deal blow to Afghan Taliban: NYT
The capture of Afghan Taliban deputy chief Mullah Baradar in Karachi could not only alter Pakistans calculus about the volatile region, but also deal a blow to the Talibans military capacity, reports the New York Times. ANI

Obamas blunt warning forced Pak to go after Afghan Taliban
A blunt warning sent by US President Barack Obama in November last year prompted Pakistan to go after the Afghan Taliban leadership, and is being cited as the turning point in the strategic relationship between the two countries. ANI

Taliban, Qaeda have common foe in West: ex-ISI chief
Former Director-General of Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), General Ehsanul Haq said on Wednesday that the Taliban and al Qaeda are united against the West, which they see as a common foe in Afghanistan. ANI

Pak Army confirms Afghan Taliban leader Baradars arrest
The Pakistani military has confirmed the capture and arrest of the deputy leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. ANI

Mullah Baradars arrest, a shift in Paks policy?
The arrest of Talibans second in command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, marks a strategic change in Pakistans policy, and analysts believe that it may also prove to be a tactical victory for the United States ANI

Laskhar-e-Taiba Al Alami claims responsibility for Pune bomb blast
An unknown militant group calling itself the Laskhar-e-Taiba Al Alami claimed on Tuesday that it was behind Saturdays bomb attack in Pune that killed ten people including two foreign nationals. ANI

Pak defensiveness, a tactical ploy to win over US, neutralise India
For most of the past 16 months, Pakistan has been on the defensive, unable to live down the fact that terrrorists and their handlers used its soil to carry out the November 26 terror strike on Mumbai, but there is a view in certain informed quarters that this defensiveness must not be seen as a change of heart, but as a change of tactics. ANI

US claims Taliban military chief Mullah Baradar has been captured
US Government officials have claimed that the Talibans top military commander, Mullah Baradar, has been captured in Karachi. ANI

ISI DGs extension in service uncertain
Uncertainty still surrounds the proposed extension in service of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt.Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who is due to retire on March 18. ANI

Retiring ISI DG likely to get extension
Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt.Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha, who is scheduled to retire next month, is likely to get an extension, sources said. ANI

Role of foreign hands in Karachi blasts cannot be ruled out: Malik
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the involvement of foreign hands can not be ruled out in Karachis twin bomb blasts which killed over 30 people and injured 100 others. ANI

Malik terms Karachi twin blasts sectarian violence
Condemning Fridays twin blasts in Karachi, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has described the attacks as sectarian violence. ANI

PoK terror meet calls on Pak govt. not to create hurdles for Kashmiri jihadists
The Pakistan government has been urged upon not to create hurdles in the way of freedom fighters struggling for the cause of anindependent Kashmir. ANI

Two ISI officials, ex-corps commander booked in Balochistan
Acting on the Supreme Courts order, Balochistan police has booked a former Pakistan corps commander and two top Inter Services Intelligence Services (ISI) officials in connection with the disappearance of a resident of Quetta. ANI

India concerned over terror meet in PoK
While India and Pakistan are preparing to tone down the heightened tension amid them during the forthcoming SAARC summit, in which Home Minister P.Chidambaram is likely to take part, anti-India Jehadi organisations are organising a meet in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). ANI

Pak critical for successful solution to Afghan conflict: Ex-ISI chief
Continuing his rhetoric, former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General (retired) Hamid Gul has said the United States can not succeed in Afghanistan by sidelining Pakistan, and only Pakistan can help the international forces led by America to pull out safely from the region. ANI

Pak judiciary no-match for ISI, Army as SC investigates mysterious disappearance case
The Pakistan Supreme Courts crucial inquiry into the mysterious disappearance of hundreds of people post 9/11 is likely to test the judiciarys capability against the all powerful Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), which was widely referred to as a state within a state. ANI

Pakistan Army strengthening links with Jamaat-e-Islami
Even as the Pakistan Army continues with its offensive against remnants of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in South and North Waziristan, there is a feeling in certain quarters of the Pakistan establishment and in the neighborhood, that the army is not cracking down on radical elements and insurgents as effectively as it should. ANI

Pak readying new anti-terror strategy
Pakistan is readying a new a counter-terrorism policy under the newly formed National Counter-terrorism Authority (NACTA). ANI

Success of Pakistans military offensive against Taliban unclear: US official
Americas top defence intelligence officer has expressed doubts over the success rate of Pakistans military offensives against the Taliban, by saying that it is unclear how many of the enemy have actually been taken off the board. ANI

Chemical analysis links ISI to CIA killings in Khost
The chemical fingerprint of the bomb used by the Jordanian double agent that killed seven Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers at a US base in Khost Province of Afghanistan last week reportedly matches the kind produced by Pakistans Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). ANI

Pak Supreme Court says issue of missing persons bigger challenge than NRO
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has said that the issue of the mysterious disappearance of hundreds of persons in Balochistan is posing greater challenges to the countrys democracy than the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). ANI

Time to take on Haqqani network : NWFP minister
The Pakistan Army has rejected several appeals by the US to take on the North Waziristan based Taliban network run by Sirajuddin Haqqani, who uses the area to stage his insurgency against the American and NATO forces in Afghanistan, but now North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain has also called for action against the extremist network. ANI

No Pakistani visa for any Balckwater official : Malik
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has denied the presence of controversial private US security firm, Blackwater, in Pakistan, adding that none of the firms officials have been given Pakistani visas. ANI

BB case: Pak denies UN Commission permission to quiz armys top commanders
The Pakistan government has denied giving permission to the United Nations (UN) commission probing the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to interrogate Armys top brass, including the Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. ANI

I will fire political weapons if needed to thwart threats against government: Zardari
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he has some political weapons, which he could use to thwart threats facing the democratic government. ANI

Ex-ISI official challenges Zardaris eligibility in SC
A former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official, Khalid Khawaja, has filed a petition in the Pakistan Supreme Court challenging Asif Ali Zardaris eligibility to be President. ANI

ISI, CIA ran over 60 join operations against Qaeda commanders hiding in FATA
A senior Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistans main spy agency, official has revealed that the Central Investigation Agency (CIA) and the ISI together have run over 60 operations against Al-Qaeda and other key extremists commanders hiding in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Balochistan. ANI

No chance of coup as Army, PPP working in tandem for first time: Gilani
Rejecting apprehensions regarding a possible military coup in the country, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government and the Army, probably for the first time, are working in tandem with each other. ANI

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