CIA accused of ordering kidnap of former Pakistani spy
21 Apr 2010: The wife of Khalid Khawaja claims that her husband, who was once a confidante of Osama bin Laden, was taken at the request of the American intelligence service as he travelled through Pakistan's lawless tribal belt. On Monday a group calling itself theUS double drone attack in North Waziristan
06 Jan 2010: A suspected double US drone attack has killed at least 15 people in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region. The strikes on Wednesday occurred in North Waziristan, where several opposition groups stage attacks inside the district and into borderingPakistan’s supreme court rules NRO illegal
17 Dec 2009: ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday declared illegal an amnesty that had protected President Asif Ali Zardari and his allies from corruption charges, opening the door for corruption cases to be brought against them. Although Zardari’sSaleh Al-Somali Believed Killed in US Drone Strike
14 Dec 2009: The target of the attack was al-Qaeda operations planner Saleh al-Somali, the official said. Al-Somali was responsible for the terror group's operations outside the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, reaching into activities in Africa. He is thought to havePakistan army ends South Waziristan campaign
12 Dec 2009: The Pakistani army has completed its offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan, but may soon pursue similar operations in other parts of the lawless tribal belt along the Afghan border, the country's prime minister has said. "The operation hasSecret Talks to Solve Kashmir Conflict
17 Nov 2009: In a bid to end the decades-long conflict, secret talks were held between Indian officials and Kashmiri Muslim leaders to discuss the future of the disputed province, The Hindu reported Tuesday, November 17. Government sources said Union Home Minister P.Israel’s Role in the Destabilization of Pakistan
12 Nov 2009: The public has an intuitive grasp of the source of this oft-recurring behavior. An October 2003 poll of 7,500 respondents in member nations of the European Union found that Israel was considered the greatest threat to world peace, notes Jeff Gates. WhenWar Next Door Creates Havoc in Pakistan
19 Oct 2009: Pakistan, increasingly destabilized by the U.S.-led war in neighbouring Afghanistan, is getting closer to blowing apart. Bombings and shootings have rocked this nation of 167 million, including a brazen attack on army HQ in Rawalpindi and a massivePakistani ground troops thrust towards Taliban positions
17 Oct 2009: Pakistan — Pakistani ground troops backed by warplanes and army gunships thrust towards Taliban bastions in South Waziristan on Saturday ahead of an all-out assault against the militants, officials said. The mountainous region is in the border regionU.S Recruiting Retired Pakistani Military Officers
02 Oct 2009: Who Protected Ali Zaidi, A Frontman For American Mercenaries In Pakistan? Despite denials by the US Embassy in Islamabad, this incident exposes the presence of American private security operations similar to Blackwater in Pakistan. The embassy and USA showdown nears; Pakistan's state has the advantage
02 Oct 2009: The zigzag trip to this garrison town deep in the tribal area of South Waziristan tells a story that’s more than a century old: The fierce Mehsud tribe and its allies are a law unto themselves in these rugged mountains, and wise travelers steer clear ofPak police raid US-hired security firm, seize arms
20 Sep 2009: ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police said they raided a local security firm which has a contract with the US Embassy. Islamabad police official Rana Akram said the Inter-Risk firm was accused of illegal weapon possession. The raid on Saturday comes amid intenseIndia-Pakistan border: Two troopers injured
18 Sep 2009: There was firing again Friday morning at the Border Security Force (BSF) post on the India-Pakistan border near Jammu where two BSF troopers had been injured Thursday evening. A senior BSF official told IANS that there was firing again from the PakistanZardari rejects Obama’s AfPak strategy
11 Sep 2009: Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan’s president, has rejected the Obama administration’s strategy of linking policy on Pakistan and Afghanistan in an effort to end a Taliban insurgency and bring stability to the region. “Afghanistan and Pakistan arePakistan's Village Book Clubs
09 Sep 2009: KARACHI - Jawwad Ahmed Mazari, 13, was not able to attend school because of financial constraints and lack of time as he has to work in the field with his father in a far flung area of Karampur town, in the southern province of Sindh. Now he has got aslashnews
Major quake shakes eastern city of Van
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey yesterday, triggering the collapse of buildings and killing many people, according
to officials and experts. At least 50 people were taken to the single hospital in the city of Van, Anatolia news agency said,
The wretched scandal of Gaza
Past bombed suburbs and scrubland stands the house on the frontier of hell. Once, Abdullah Wahdem's home was a pleasant villa set
in the citrus groves of northern Gaza. Now its cream stucco frontage is pitted by the bullets and artillery salvos that
From Hate to Love -
Story of Adiy ibn Hatim
In the ninth year of the Hijrah, an 'Arab king made the first positive moves to Islam after years of feeling hatred for it. He
drew closer to faith (iman) after opposing arid combating it. And he finally pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be on him,
Microsoft Bing in search deal with China’s
Baidu
Microsoft has signed a deal with China’s top search engine, Baidu, to provide the site with censored web search services in
English. Baidu, which dominates 83 per cent of the local market and whose success is built on its Chinese language services, said
