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Experts say US must strategically shift policy on Pak-based extremists
Experts and critics of the Bush administrations policies in Pakistan, have called on it to undertake a strategic shift in dealing with extremists in the region. ANI
PML-Q leaders want Ch Shujaat to sever ties with Musharraf to save partys image
At a meeting between PML-Q parliamentarians and their party chief (and former premier) Ch. Shujaat Hussain, the legislators appealed to the latter to sever ties with President Pervez Musharraf to save the party from further losing its image among the masses. ANI
Swiss Bank case against Zardari disposed off
The Sindh High Court is learnt to have disposed off the infamous Swiss Bank case in which PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and his late wife Benazir Bhutto were accused of stashing 50 million dollars in Swiss bank accounts. ANI
New book reveals Musharraf planned Kargil well before 1999, but Benazir disagreed
Pakistan President Pervez Musharrf had been planning the Kargil incursion (on India) long before March-July 1999 when he actually launched it, reveals a new book in Pakistan. ANI
Pak to change lobbyists in Washington
Pakistans new coalition government is likely to change its officially appointed lobbyists in the United States. ANI
Zardari suspects foreign hand in Benazirs killing
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)s co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has defended his partys demand for a UN probe into Benazir Bhuttos assassination, suspecting that some external forces interested in the balkanisation of Pakistan, were involved in the killing. ANI
Zardari suspects foreign hand in Benazirs killing
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)s co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has defended his partys demand for a UN probe into Benazir Bhuttos assassination, suspecting that some external forces interested in the balkanisation of Pakistan, were involved in the killing. ANI
Pak Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan sacked
The Pakistan Government has sacked Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan, reportedly over his strong opposition to the PPP-led Governments plan to approach the United Nations for an independent international investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. ANI
Sarabjit may escape the gallows under Pak govts new policy on death sentences
In what would come as a major reprieve for Sarabjit Singh, the Indian national lodged in Lahores Kot Lakhpat jail for being involved in terror activities, the new Pakistan government is actively considering a proposal to convert the capital punishment into life imprisonment. ANI
Pakistan Government nears deal with FATA, NWFP militants: NYT
The Pakistan Government has said that it is close to reaching an agreement with most of the militant tribes in its turbulent border area to cease hostilities. ANI
Did Benazir die because she bought jinxed apartment in Manhattan?
One of the first owners of a penthouse apartment in New Yorks Manhattan area has said that former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto died because she had bought a jinxed apartment, which has a dark and mysterious history, in as much as who ever bought it met a tragic end. ANI
Pakistan readies a 15-point draft accord for ensuring peace with militants
The Pakistan government is learnt to have formulated a 15-point accord which calls upon the militants operating in the countrys tribal areas to immediately end militant activity. The 15-point draft accord also talks about exchange of prisoners in return for the gradual withdrawal of the Pakistani military from part of the tribal region of South Waziristan. ANI
Pak Government welcomes Baitullah Mehsoods shun terror offer
The Pakistan Government has welcomed the announcement made by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsood that he would shun terror activities. ANI
Taliban demand Benazirs murder suspects release in exchange for Pak envoy
The kidnappers of missing Pakistan envoy Tariq Azizuddin have reportedly demanded the release of 12 prisoners, including the men suspected of plotting Benazir Bhuttos assassination, in exchange for his release. ANI
Benazirs niece Fatima to write Bhutto dynasty memoir
Former Pakistan Premier Benazir Bhuttos niece Fatima Bhutto is reportedly in talks with a British literary agent to write and sell a memoir on the Bhutto dynasty. ANI
Zardari says to contest June by-polls and be Pak PM
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said that he would contest the June 3 by-elections and might assume the office of prime minister if needed. ANI
Reform Pak security apparatus to dismantle terror networks: Experts
An expert on South Asian affairs has said that the terror networks in Afghanistan and in Pakistans border areas can only be neutralised or dismantled if Pakistan security and intelligence apparatus is reformed. ANI
UN yet to receive Pak request for probe into Bhutto assassination
The United Nations is yet to receive a letter from Pakistan for conducting an international probe into the December 27, 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto. ANI
Mehbooba Mufti regrets she couldnt meet Benazir in her lifetime
Indian Kashmiri leader Mehbooba Mufti, who completed her maiden week-long visit to Pakistan in the aftermath of new government formation, has said that she regretted the fact that she couldnt meet slain former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto. ANI
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