Firing near US consulate in Pakistan

Firing near US consulate in Pakistan

PESHAWAR : Suspected militants attacked army buildings near the US consulate in Pakistan's northwestern capital Peshawar on Saturday, police said.

Pakistan finally accepts Indian flood aid offer

Pakistan finally accepts Indian flood aid offer

WASHINGTON : Pakistan has finally accepted the USD five million aid offered by India for flood relief victims and said such a gesture was appreciated.

Accept India's aid offer on humanitarian grounds: Ansar Burney

Accept India's aid offer on humanitarian grounds: Ansar Burney

LONDON : As Pakistan reels under the impact of the worst floods in its history, leading rights activist Ansar Burney has exhorted the government to accept India's offer of $ five million in aid for the affected people, saying it is not the time "to scratch old wounds".

LeT, al-Qaeda connection posing global threat: US

LeT, al-Qaeda connection posing global threat: US

WASHINGTON : Calling al-Qaeda's core in Pakistan as the most formidable terrorist organization targeting it, the US says the outfit's connection with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was turning the Pakistan-based LeT into a "genuine global threat."

Pakistan flood toll tops 1,100 as cholera emerges

Pakistan flood toll tops 1,100 as cholera emerges

PESHAWAR(Pakistan) : The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory stood at over 1,100 on Monday, with water-borne disease emerging as a threat to survivors.

With its India obsession, Pak digging its own grave: US

With its India obsession, Pak digging its own grave: US

WASHINGTON : Pakistan's obsession with India is leading it to "dig its own grave" as the ISI's "destructive role" now stands exposed in the wake of the revelations by classified intelligence documents, a leading US lawmaker has said.

'Pakistan's ISI aids insurgency in India, Afghanistan'

'Pakistan's ISI aids insurgency in India, Afghanistan'

Washington : Thousands of secret US military records leaked by a whistle-blower site reveal that Pakistan's spy service ISI was actually aiding the Afghan insurgency with a wing operating against Afghanistan and India given broad functional autonomy.

Attack on US with Pak links can have devastating impact: US

Attack on US with Pak links can have devastating impact: US

WASHINGTON : Asking Islamabad to take "additional steps" to combat terrorism, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that any terror attack on the US if traced back to Pakistan would have a "devastating impact" on bilateral ties.

S M Krishna criticised for not defending G K Pillai

S M Krishna criticised for not defending G K Pillai

NEW DELHI : This is the question India is asking a day after Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi slammed India's Home Secretary GK Pillai in the joint press conference held in Islamabad.

Terror outfits thrive by changing names

Terror outfits thrive by changing names

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has directed the police to keep a strict vigil on 1,690 office-bearers and workers of terror outfits that have been banned over the last two years in Pakistan, although many have continue to brazenly operate by merely changing the group's name.