Benazir wanted retaliatory PAF strikes on Indian nuclear sites in 1990: ex-Pak COAS

October 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has vowed to carry out large-scale suicide attacks across Pakistan in revenge for the death of Baitullah Mehsud. According to intelligence sources, top TTP leaders held a meeting in Mir Ali recently and decided to carry out retaliatory terror strikes across the country.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - In a chilling revelation, it has been disclosed that it was former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto who had asked disgraced nuclear scientist Dr.Abdul Qadeer Khan to hand over the nuclear know-how's to Iran. According to The Times, Qadeer had written a letter in which he had mentioned everything about how he was made a scapegoat in the nuclear proliferation controversy.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Late former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto had asked the country's now-disgraced nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan to provide nuclear weapon know-how to Iran, a British newspaper reported Sunday.

September 10th, 2009 KATHMANDU - General Chhatra Man Singh Gurung has formally assumed the post of new Nepal Chief of Army Staff (CoAS). President Dr Ram Baran Yadav, as the Supreme Commander of Nepal Army, offered Gurung the insignia and administered oath of office and secrecy at a special function at Shital Niwas here on Wednesday.

July 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari's spokesman Farhatullah Babar has rejected former President Pervez Musharraf's claim that Benazir Bhutto wanted him to continue as the head of the state if she had been elected Prime Minister. Babar described the retired general's statement as "wishful thinking of a disgraced dictator." In a rejoinder to the former president's interview with an Indian channel, Babar said Musharraf had been eased out of the Presidency in full public view and was now seeking a measure of public support to "escape the fate that befalls all dictators." Babar said that Musharraf's assertion had confirmed Bhutto's prediction, made during an interview in the last months of her life that a day will come when Musharraf will beg for my pictures to sustain himself.

July 23rd, 2009 ON BOARD SPECIAL AIRCRAFT - Unfazed by the G8 restrictions on transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technology (ENR), External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said India will proceed according to the clean waiver it has received from the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG).

July 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), has acknowledged the possibility of Iran succeeding in acquiring a nuclear weapon. Admiral Mullen acknowledged this while addressing the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Tuesday.

June 17th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Wednesday renewed its threats of military strikes against the US and its allies in case the Stalinist state felt provoked. "If the US and its followers infringe upon our republic's sovereignty even a bit, our military and people will launch a 100 or 1,000-fold retaliation with merciless military strikes," a commentary in the state-run Minju Choson newspaper said.

May 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former President Reagan's defence adviser and author of Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe, Graham Allison, has warned the North Koreans of the consequences they face should they consider firing a nuclear missile - or selling nukes to terrorists. According to Allison, if North Korea's next act goes beyond launching another long-range missile, or conducting a nuclear weapons test, it could expect an overwhelming retaliatory strike.

May 10th, 2009 LAHORE - The World Population Federation has awarded the 'Best Mother Award' to the assassinated former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the Daily Times reports. The award was received by Benazir Farzana Raja on behalf of Bhutto's son Bilawal Bhutto.

May 1st, 2009 KATHMANDU - The ruling CPN (UML) has threatened to quit the government if the Maoists sack Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Rookmangad Katawal. The decision was announced last evening at an emergency meeting of the UML's Standing Committee.

April 23rd, 2009 KATHMANDU - All-party meeting held here last evening to discuss the issue of sacking of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Rookmangud Katawal. Called by the Unified CPN (Maoist), the meeting was attended by representatives of all 24 political parties.

April 22nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal met President Dr Ram Baran Yadav at his residence early this morning and briefed him about the row involving his government and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Rookmangud Katawal. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Dahal said President Yadav had directed him to seek a political consensus on the issue.

April 22nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood met Prime Minister Prachnada twice in 24 hours over the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) clarification episode. During the meeting, which lasted for half an hour, Sood reportedly expressed 'concern' over the government order to Nepal Army chief, seeking his clarification for "challenging civilian supremacy".

March 12th, 2009 LAHORE - Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed has claimed that former president Pervez Musharraf was ready to name Benazir Bhutto the prime minister for the third time. According to a private TV channel, Rasheed said Benazir was in contact with Musharraf prior to the signing the Charter of Democracy.