Their is a definite plan of  Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan plan to kill Osama Bin Laden informer Dr. Shakeel Afridi to bolster their image. Amir Mir The Pakistani Taliban may attack the central jail in Peshawar to abduct or kill Dr Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani physician who helped the Central Intelligence Agency track down and kill Osama bin Laden, according to Inter Services Intelligence. The deputy commander ...

Pakistan test fires Nuclear capable Hatf 4 Nasr Missile successfully. [caption id="attachment_1378" align="alignright" width="338" caption="Hatf 4 - Nasr"][/caption] Hatf IX NASR is a short-range surface to surface multi tube missile. With a range of 60km, it can carry nuclear warheads of appropriate yield, with high accuracy, and possesses shoot and scoot attributes. This quick response system addresses th ...

By Richard Leiby Pakistan’s new intelligence chief has postponed his first visit to Washington amid harsh U.S. criticism of the 33-year prison sentence imposed on Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor convicted of treason for aiding the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden. Lt. Gen. Zaheer ul-Islam, appointed in March to head the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency, was set to meet this week with his U.S. c ...

LONDON: Britain's military is to take charge of London's airspace for the first time since 1945 as part of the huge security operation set up to police the Olympic Games, The Times reported on Tuesday. Civilian controllers will still be responsible for guiding the 500,000 extra guests into the capital's airports, but will be under the overall supervision of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the first time s ...

Pakistan cricket team left for Sri Lanka via Dubai on late Sunday night, Geo news reported. The squad included Muhamamd Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Umer Akmal, Ahmed Shahzad, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail, Khalid Lateef, Muhammad Sami, Nasir Jamshed, Raza Hassan, Saeed Ajmal, Shakeel, Shoaib Malik, Tanveer Sohail, Yasir and Umer Gul. Pakistan will play five one-day, three Test and two T20 matches in Sri Lanka from J ...

England beat West Indies by nine wickets to win the second Test with more than a day to spare at Trent Bridge here on Monday and take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in this three-match series. Set 108 for victory on the fourth day, England finished on 111 for one. England captain Andrew Strauss, who made 141 in the first innings to follow his hundred in the five-wicket first Test win at Lord's, was out for 45 when ...

Dr Raja Muhammad Khan In 1948, while addressing Quetta Municipality, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah said that, "you know, I take special interest in Balochistan because, this province is my special responsibility, therefore I want that it should play its role in Pakistan affairs like other provinces." Unfortunately, this great leader died in the same year and his vision could not be implemented. Area wise ...

Muhammad Saleh Zaafir In a breakthrough development, Pakistan and United States have initiated negotiations on intricate bilateral issues, and Washington has designated Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides as its point-man for the talks while Federal Finance Minister Senator Dr Hafeez Shaikh will have interaction on behalf of Islamabad. Hafeez Shaikh and Thomas Nides have discussed course of action for th ...