Pervez Musharraf warns India against US-like raid in Pakistan

New Delhi: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has frankly admitted he was 'embarrassed' that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was staying in Abbottabad city where he was killed by US commandos.

Iran blasts illegal US raid in Pakistan

Iran has lashed out at the US for mounting an attack in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, dismissing the raid as a violation of the country's sovereignty.

Gunmen kill 5 in Iraq money exchange heist

BAGHDAD  – Gunmen killed five people during the robbery of an Iraqi money exchange in the city of Baquba on Saturday and left behind a car bomb that injured seven others, security officials said.

President Zardari, PM Gilani , COAS Kayani discuss present situation

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Syed Yusaf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Saturday.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi demands resignation of President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani

Lahore : Former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday demanded resignation of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in the wake of United States raid thatkilled Osama Bin Laden early Monday in Abbottabad.

Imran Khan condemns US drone attack

Multan : The Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan condemned the latest drone attack in North Waziristan, as a result of which numerous innocent lives were lost.

No need to bypass Pakistan, says PM Gilani on Osama raid

Islamabad : There was no need for the US to "bypass" Pakistan while carrying out the raid on Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.

Cricket: Rashid Latif backs selection of wicket- keeper Salman for Windies Test Series

Karachi : Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has backed the selection of Mohammad Salman as a wicket- keeper for the West Indies Test series.

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto to be assigned larger role from September

Islamabad : Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto would be given a larger political role from September, his father and Pakistan President Asif Zardari has revealed.

66% Pakistanis believe person killed in US raid was not Osama bin Laden

A majority of urban Pakistanis believe that the person killed by US special forces during a raid in the garrison city of Abbottabad on Monday was not Osama bin Laden, according to a survey.

Pak's Washington lobbyist in overdrive to ward US anger over sheltering Osama bin Laden

Washington : Pakistan's top Washington lobbyist Mark Siegel, has urged U.S. officials not to take out their anger on the country despite the fact that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden spent at least five years living in Islamabad.

Supreme Court rejects FIA report in Hajj corruption case

ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday rejected the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) investigation report into Hajj corruption case saying that no action has been taken against the people involved in Hajj corruption case since last three months.

ISI chief Shuja Pasha leaves for Washington

Dhaka - Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha on Friday left for Washington to explain Pakistan's position on the presence of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden's youngest injured widow could be extradited to US

Osama bin Laden's youngest widow, who is recovering in a hospital after being injured during the raid on the al-Qaeda leader's Pakistan compound, could reportedly be extradited to the United States.

Pak radars were 'inactive, not jammed' during US' Osama operation: Air chief

The entry of American helicopters into Pakistani air space for 'Operation Geronimo' went undetected because the radars deployed on the western borders were not active on May 2, the Pakistan Air Force has said.

"Brain Speller" that turns thoughts into words, developed

In a technological breakthrough, students at the University of Canberra have developed a "Brain Speller" that can read people's thoughts and translate them into words on a computer screen.

Osama's killing 'should serve as warning' to Gaddafi

General Sir David Richards, Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff, has said Osama bin Laden's death should serve as a warning to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

70 percent of Gaddafi's land armoury destroyed by NATO airstrikes

Seventy percent of land armoury belonging to Libyan leader Colonel  Gaddafi has reportedly been destroyed by NATO airstrikes.

Syrian tanks enter coastal town in new crackdown

BEIRUT – Syrian tanks rolled into a Mediterranean coastal town on Saturday in an escalating crackdown by President Bashar Assad, just a day after clashes with anti-government protesters left at least 30 dead nationwide, activists said.

Attackers kill 16, burn homes in north Nigeria town

BAUCHI, Nigeria  – Attackers have killed at least 16 people and set fire to more than a dozen houses in a town in northern Nigeria that has been beset by years of sectarian violence, police said late on Friday.

Japan anti-nuclear protesters rally after PM call to close plant

TOKYO – Several thousand Japanese anti-nuclear protesters marched in the rain on Saturday, welcoming a call from the prime minister to shut down a plant in central Japan and urging him to close more to avoid another nuclear crisis.

Plane with 27 people crashes in eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia – A passenger plane carrying 27 people crashed Saturday as it was about to land in bad weather in Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua, killing at least 15, officials said.

Taliban say Osama bin Laden's death will encourage war

KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan Taliban say the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden will only serve to boost morale in insurgent ranks and encourage them in the war against the U.S. and its NATO allies.

Iranian ambassador telephones Ch Nisar; lauds clear-cut stance on Osama bin Laden killing

ISLAMABAD : Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Mashallah Shakiri Friday telephoned Opposition Leader in the NA Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and highly acclaimed his clear cut stance on the mysterious killing of Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad by the US forces.

Govt should state in plain terms if it stands with nation or US: Ch Nisar Ali Khan

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has asked the government to state in clear terms if it is with people of Pakistan or with US.

ISI chief Shuja Pasha off to foreign visit

ISLAMABAD: ISI Chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha has gone a sudden foreign visit. According to defense sources, his visit is being kept secret by military officials. Sources said that the decision to send Shuja Pasha abroad was taken during the corps commander meeting so that Pakistan brotherly countries could be taken into confidence over the unilateral action by US.

We have reservations over Abbottabad operation: PM Gilani

PARIS: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that we have reservations over the US forces operation against Osama Bin Laden.

ISI chief knows Mullah Omar’s hideout, alleges former Afghan spy

Kabul: Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha has been protecting Taliban leader Mullah Omar, Afghanistan’s former spy chief Amrullah Saleh has alleged.

DG ISI Ahmed Shuja Pasha may resign: claims News Week

ISLAMABAD/NEW YORK: To allay both domestic and international anger and dismay over the presence of Osama bin Laden in a military cantonment town close to the capital, senior Pakistani officials said that ISI Chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha may step down soon.