Militants declare indefinite Swat ceasefire
MINGORA, Feb 24: The Taliban announced on Tuesday an unconditional ceasefire for an indefinite period and ordered militants to stop attacks on security forces. They also asked all NGOs to leave Swat....
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Four-day truce sparks jubilation in Bajaur
KHAR: There was widespread jubilation in Bajaur as security forces announced on Tuesday that they were suspending military operation against militants in the agency for four days in response to a ceasefire announced by Taliban....
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NSC to be abolished soon, says Gilani
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that the government had decided to wind up the National Security Council (NSC)....
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Offer to make Iftikhar head of constitutional court
LAHORE, Feb 24: The prime minister has offered to make the deposed chief justice head of a constitutional court, insiders in the Pakistan Muslim League-N told Dawn on Tuesday....
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Charges against Mumbai accused today: India
NEW DELHI, Feb 24: Police will file the first formal charges over last year’s Mumbai attacks on Wednesday, a government lawyer said, accusing a man identified as the only surviving gunman and several others of waging war against India....
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US will not quit region, says Holbrooke
WASHINGTON, Feb 24: Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, has said that the United States will not quit the region and will stay as long as it takes to eradicate terrorism from there....
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Swat deal a local solution to local problem: Qureshi
WASHINGTON, Feb 24: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday that the Swat peace deal was only a “local solution to a local problem.”...
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Man, three sons killed in Quetta
QUETTA, Feb 24: A man and his three sons were killed and two other sons injured in an attack on their car here on Tuesday night....
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India granted a ‘lifeline’ after Kashmiri elections,says Abdullah
NEW DELHI, Feb 24: India has been granted a “lifeline” after most Kashmiris voted in ‘landmark elections’ but the government must avoid complacency and intransigence if it is to bring peace, Indian occupied Kashmir’s new leader said on Tuesday....
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Most imams in UK ill-equipped to help Muslim integration
LONDON, Feb 24: Most of the imams who lead prayers in British mosques have come from outside Britain and are “therefore not qualified or properly equipped to help young British Muslims...
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Journalist tells of her ordeal in Taliban’s captivity
OTTAWA, Feb 23: A videotape has surfaced in which a Canadian journalist kidnapped in Pakistan’s northern tribal region tells of her continuing ordeal, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported on Monday....
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Palestinian officials obstructing dialogue: Hamas leader
ISMAILIA (Egypt), Feb 24: Leading Hamas member Mahmoud Zahar said on Tuesday some Palestinian officials, backed by the United States, were obstructing the dialogue due to open between Palestinian groups in Cairo on Wednesday....
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Rs1.3 trillion revenue target unrealistic, says Tarin
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin said on Tuesday that the Rs1.36 trillion revenue collection target for the current financial year appeared to be “unrealistic” because of Rs20 billion monthly shortfall in tax collection....
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Sri Lankan army enters last bastion of rebels
COLOMBO, Feb 24: The Sri Lankan army entered on Tuesday in the twon of Puthukudiyiruppu, the last bastion of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE), in the island country....
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Pakistan, EU sign aviation deal
BRUSSELS, Feb 24: The European Union and Pakistan on Tuesday signed a civil aviation deal, allowing EU-based airlines to operate flights to Pakistan from any EU state which already has an agreement with Islamabad....
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Migrants thrown into the sea in Gulf of Aden, says UNHCR
GENEVA, Feb 24: Six migrants were drowned and 11 others are missing presumed dead after human traffickers forced them into the sea during a clandestine trip across the Gulf of Aden, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday....
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N. Korea preparing to launch satellite: state media
SEOUL, Feb 24: North Korea said on Tuesday it was readying to launch a satellite, a move that the United States and its allies believe could actually be a long-range missile test....
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Former Gitmo inmates released
PARIS, Feb 24: Five French former inmates of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp who had been convicted of criminal conspiracy linked to terrorism after returning to France were freed on Tuesday by an appeals court....
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Nine arrested after clashes in Madina
RIYADH, Feb 24: Saudi authorities have arrested nine people following clashes at the Mosque of Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) in the pilgrimage city of Madina, an official said on Tuesday....
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Killing of Yasin Malik’s relative sparks protests
NEW DELHI, Feb 24: Occupied Kashmir again reverberated with anti-India slogans on Tuesday as Kashmiris mounted demonstrations against the killing of two youths in Sopore and another in Srinagar....
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