Shahid Afridi unhappy with Pakistan team management

Pakistan’s limited overs captain Shahid Afridi has admitted that he is not happy with some people in the team management, who are trying to interfere in his work and domain in the team.

British hockey team beat Pakistan in Azlan Shah Cup

IPOH, Malaysia — Britain ended Pakistan's unbeaten run in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Sunday with a hard-earned 3-2 victory, leaving the Asian side with a slender lead at the top of the standings.

Pakistan-China friendship anchor of peace, stability: PM Gilani

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that friendship of Pakistan and China was an anchor of peace and stability and both the countries would strengthen their ties to promote regional prosperity.Speaking at an event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Pak-China diplomatic relations at the Pakistan-China Friendship Centre here, he said that sincerefriendship and deep affection marked the relationship between the peoples of two countries.“We are proud to have China as our best and most trusted friend. And  China will always find Pakistan standing beside it at all times,” he said.

Pakistan army denies reports of Ahmed Shuja Pasha resignation

Islamabad: The Pakistani military has denied reports that Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha is quitting over the debacle of Osama bin Laden being killed by US forces in the garrison city of Abbottabad and that he travelled to Washington to explain Islamabad's position.

Chak Shah Mohammad locals deny seeing Osama bin Laden

Islamabad : Locals of Chak Shah Mohammad, a small village near Haripur town in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, have denied ever having seen al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden there.

Former Pak players blast Shahid Afridi for ‘never learning from mistakes’

Lahore : Former Pakistani cricketers have slammed limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi for his poor performance in the recently-concluded One-day International (ODI) series against the West Indies, saying that he does not take any lesson from his past mistakes.

I would have apologised for Abbottabad: Pervez Musharraf

New Delhi : The presence of Osama bin Laden deep in Pakistan was ‘embarrassing’, said former president Pervez Musharraf, adding he might have apologized for failing to track down the Al Qaeda if he was in power.

Two Britons planned US raid on Osama bin Laden hideout

London : Not many may know it, but two British special forces’ officers planned the May 2 US commando raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan in which the Al Qaeda chief was killed, a media report said Sunday.

US should not have violated Pakistan sovereignty: PM Gilani

Islamabad: Facing all round attack over the US secret operation that killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistan has fired a salvo at Washington saying it should not have taken a shortcut and bypassed Islamabad, violating the country's sovereignty.

US demands access to those captured from Osama bin Laden compound

Washington: The US on Sunday demanded access from Pakistan to all non combatants, including Osama bin Laden's three wives, detained by the Pakistani authorities and additional materials recovered from the Abbottabad compound, where the al-Qaeda leader was killed by American forces.

US says it wants access to Osama bin Laden widows

ISLAMABAD – The United States wants access to three widows of Osama bin Laden being held by Pakistani authorities, something that could help answer questions about whether any officials knew the al-Qaida chief was living in the country, a top American official said.

Yemeni security forces fire on protesters, Three dead

SANAA, Yemen – Security forces backed by army units opened fire Sunday on protesters demanding the ouster of Yemen's longtime president, killing three, an opposition activist said.

Pakistan still holding Osama bin Laden's wives, children

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's foreign ministry says government officials are still holding the wives and children of Osama bin Laden for questioning and that so far, no country has sought their extradition.

Shahid Afridi, Waqar Younis at loggerheads over picking Pak’s playing eleven

Karachi : Pakistan’s limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi and team coach Waqar Younis are on a collision course after developing serious differences during the recently-concluded One-day International (ODI) series against the West Indies.

Pakistan court acquits Rehman Malik in two corruption references

Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has been acquitted of two references of corruption by an accountability court.

3 wounded in blast in NW Pakistan: police

PESHAWAR, Pakistan :  A bomb exploded Sunday outside the home of a provincial minister in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, with initial reports saying three people were wounded, police said.

The bomb detonated near the residence of agriculture minister Arbab Ayub Jan, who said the explosion took place just after visitors to his house had left by car. Three of the guests were injured.

No indication that Pak govt knew of Osama bin Laden hideout: US Official

Washington: There is no indication so far that the Pakistan government was aware of slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's presence in the garrison city of Abbottabad, a senior US official has said. "

Radiation level drops in Japan's troubled n-reactor

Tokyo: Radiation levels have dropped inside the No.1 reactor building at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, Kyodo News reported.

China launches new unmanned helicopter

Beijing : An unmanned helicopter, the largest of its kind in China, has successfully completed its first flight,

Magnitude 5.7 quake hits Japan

Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the east coast of Honshu in Japan at 4.52 local time (2052 GMT) on Saturday, Xinhua quoted the US Geological Survey as saying.

US searches for terrorist threat in Osama bin Laden hideout material

Washington: The US is trying to identify terrorist threats or plans hidden in the huge cache of material recovered from the hideout of slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, a senior official has said.

Ayman al-Zawahiri is not popular within al-Qaeda, says US official

Washington: Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is likely to be the new chief of al-Qaeda, is not popular among other leaders of the terrorist outfit and his elevation may result in a bitter fight in the organisation, a senior US official has said.

'Osama bin Laden was too tall to be a good judo player'

Taiwanese martial arts coach Jimmy Wu, gave lessons to Osama bin Laden when he was a university student in Saudi Arabia, has said that the killed al Qaeda chief was too tall to be a good judo player.

Tweaking antibody could lead to vaccine against HIV

Sydney : The HIV virus is a 'slippery customer' and always tries to evade the effect of human antibodies, say researchers who suggest that tweaking an antibody could help develop an effective vaccine against HIV.

No hazard to US’ financial assistance to Pakistan: Hafeez Shaikh

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh has dispelled a sense that a United States would postpone a mercantile assistance to a nation in a arise of Al-Qaeda arch Osama bin Laden’s find and murdering in Abbotabad.

Osama bin Laden maintained operational control of Al-Qaeda from his Abbottabad compound: US

Washington : Osama bin Laden maintained operational control of Al-Qaeda and was active in making tactical decisions within the group from his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a senior U.S. intelligence official has said.

Cricket : Zaheer Abbas puts his hand up to be Pak batting coach

Former Pakistan Test captain Zaheer Abbas has said that he is ready to be the batting coach of the national team if approached by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

A catch-up phone call, satellite image led to Osama bin Laden

WASHINGTON: An old friend's innocuous, catch-up phone call to Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, the main Pakistani courier for Osama bin Laden , led US forces to his hideout in Pakistan, according to a US media report.

Iranian MP for close ties with Pakistani intelligence

Tehran : An Iranian lawmaker has called for close cooperation between the security and intelligence agencies of Iran and Pakistan.

Libyan tribal chiefs call for amnesty

Moscow : Libyan tribal chiefs have urged a general amnesty for all fighters engaged in the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi, the Al Jazeera news network has reported.

Without internet, phone, Osama depended on couriers

Washington : US officials believe that Osama bin Laden spent many hours on the computer in his Abbottabad house in Pakistan, relying on couriers to bring him thumb drives packed with information from the outside world, a media report said.

Al Qaeda denies involvement in Morocco cafe bomb attack

RABAT  – Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) denied Saturday it was involved in a bomb attack on a cafe in Marrakesh last week that killed 17 people including eight French nationals.

16 killed in clashes at Iraqi detention center

BAGHDAD – Detainees at an Iraqi detention facility tried to overpower their guards during a prison break Sunday morning in a violent clash that left 16 people dead, including six police officers, officials said.

4 dead as Taliban hold out in Afghan city

KANDAHAR  – The death toll from a wave of Taliban attacks on government buildings in the key Afghan city of Kandahar has risen to four as militants held out into a second day, officials said Sunday.

Malaysia to take 800 Australia asylum seekers

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia will accept 800 asylum seekers who entered Australia illegally by sea in a groundbreaking deal between the two countries to tackle people smuggling.

Pakistan Air Force radars were operative on May 2: Spokesman

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Air Force radars were very much active and operative as usual on May 2, said PAF spokesman refuting news in a section of media stating to the contrary here on Saturday.

There would be no crisis in country after Gilani, Zardari resignation: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD  : Secretary Information Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chaudhry Ahsan Iqbal has said that after the resignations of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari there would be no constitutional crisis in the country.

ATC orders FIA to present compliance report of Pervez Musharraf warrants in 15 days

RAWALPINDI  : Anti-Terrorist Court Judge Rana Nisar Ahmed Khan adjourned the Benazir Bhutto assassination case hearing till 21st of May.

US releases seized Osama bin Laden videos

WASHINGTON – The United States on Saturday released several videos seized during the Osama bin Laden raid, part of what US officials said was the largest trove of terrorism material ever collected.

Libyan forces destroy Misrata fuel tanks: rebels

TRIPOLI  – Libyan government forces destroyed four fuel storage tanks and set several others ablaze in rebel-held Misrata, dealing a blow to the port city's ability to withstand a government siege, rebels said on Saturday.

Taliban attack Afghan government offices in south

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The Taliban unleashed a major assault Saturday on government buildings throughout Afghanistan's main southern city, an attack that cast doubt on how successful the U.S.-led coalition has been in its nearly yearlong military campaign to establish security and stability in the former Taliban stronghold.

Tunisia declares curfew after renewed protests

TUNIS – Tunisia's government ordered an overnight curfew on Saturday after three days of forcefully suppressed protests and sacked an influential figure whose comments on a possible coup sparked the demonstrations.

US probes Pakistani contacts with Osama bin Laden

Washington : The United States has demanded from Pakistan the identities of some of their top intelligence operatives to determine whether any of them had contact with Osama bin Laden or his agents, according to a media report.

Karachi link to fake Indian currency

The Pakistani city of Karachi continues to grow as the base of faceless groups seeking to fund terror attacks and destabilise economies by exploiting weak links in Asia, like Nepal. A Pakistani, who flew in from Karachi, has been arrested and fake Indian currency confiscated from him. On Friday, Nep al police arrested a Pakistani, Syed Sardar Hussain, from a hotel in Kathmandu, confiscating over Rs.3 million that the 51-year-old was carrying in fake Indian 500- and 1,000-rupee notes.

ISI chief leaves for unknown destination

The chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, has left for an undisclosed foreign location in the backdrop of reports that he may step down over the Osama bin Laden debacle. This development came even as it emerged that the US has demanded the identities of some top ISI top operatives as it tries to determine if any of them had contact with the al Qaeda leader in the years before Monday’s raid that killed him.

Osama bin Laden name deleted from ECL

PESHAWAR: Name of slain Alqaida leader Osama Bin Laden has been deleted from Exit Control List and new ECL would be issued soon.

Rehman Malik on official visit to Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik left Pakistan on a three day visit to Saudi Arabia hereon Saturday.

PM Gilani to take nation into confidence on Abbottabad episode

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will take the nation into confidence on Abbottabad’s operation through the platform of Parliament on Monday.

Nawaz Sharif returns back after heart treatment

LAHORE: Quaid Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Mian Nawaz Sharif returned here on Saturday from Dubai after getting heart treatment from London while he would chair the Party meeting on Tuesday May 10.

Despite split reports, al-Zawahiri could be new Al Qaeda boss

WASHINGTON : Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri "parted ways" six years ago after he "marginalised" the Al Qaeda leader, the Wall Street Journal reported citing a a senior Pakistani intelligence official.