Miliband says maintaining links with terrorists will fail Pak

August 29th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Punjab province's Crime Investigation Department (CID) has released its 12th 'Red Book' containing names of most wanted high profile terrorists. The book, which also includes the names of those involved in sectarian violence, mentions a combined head money of 54 million rupees announced by the Punjab government for the militants.

August 4th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that officers of the rank of Major, who wanted to target army generals and elements in the intelligence agencies sympathetic towards terrorists, have been arrested. There have been some elements in the intelligence agencies who have had links with terrorists, including Baithullah Mehsud, Qari Ilyas and Qari Hussain and with banned organisations, Malik told a private TV channel on Monday.

July 16th, 2009 LAHORE - The United States has denied playing any role in facilitating the proposed meeting between Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the margins of the XVth Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh.

July 6th, 2009 LAHORE - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said that the Pakistan Army and the ISI should stop their double game of supporting militants against India and then clamping down when pressurised to act. Asked whether the Pakistan Army and ISI were still playing a double game - sometimes supporting the militants for use against India and clamping down on them and whether this vicious cycle has been broken, Miliband replied, "This cycle has to be stopped." Miliband said Pakistan's national security was not threatened by India, but by terrorism and extremism, adding that India had better things to do as a major power than be involved in a standoff with Pakistan.

June 16th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States has urged Washington to respect Pakistan's sovereignty and not cause civilian casualties while launching drone against Al Qaeda leaders in its tribal regions. "There is no doubt that the drones have eliminated many top Al Qaeda terrorists.

June 9th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan has placed a bounty of 17 million rupees on heads of 10 most wanted terrorists. According to the Daily Times, the Punjab government has released a list of terrorists who were involved in the recent suicide bombings in the province.

June 3rd, 2009 LAHORE - The security has been tightened in Lahore following inputs from Pakistani intelligence agency suggested that terrorists could once again target the city. A comprehensive security plan has been prepared to thwart off any terrorist attack, and security personnel have been deployed at the sensitive government buildings.

May 19th, 2009 LAHORE - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said the Pakistan Army is capable of neutralising the Taliban, but is maintaining contacts with the terror outfit as they are not sure who is going to win in Afghanistan. He said it was up to Pakistan to clear the Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorists out.

April 22nd, 2009 Polo player links supplement to 21 horse deathsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A member of a Venezuelan-owned polo team says a supplement likely killed 21 horses before a match last weekend in Florida.

March 31st, 2009 LAHORE - Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, Tuesday announced compensation of Rs.20 lakh each for the families of the eight policemen killed in the terror attack on the Manawan training academy near here, even as 50 people have been arrested for their suspected role in the assault. This apart, the salary and other benefits would be paid till the time they would have otherwise retired, he said after attending the funeral prayers of the slain policemen.

March 19th, 2009 EDINBURGH - The Guinness Book of World Records has officially recognized the Old Golf Course at Musselburgh Links as the oldest in the world. According to the Account Book of Sir John Foulis of Ravelston, the earliest game played on Musselburgh Links took place on March 2, 1672.

March 14th, 2009 LAHORE - The British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband called the former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif to discuss the current political turmoil in the country, and to broker talks between the government and the PML-N. According to The Daily Times, during the telephonic conversation between the two leaders, issues such as the current political situation and the scenario emerging out of the country wide lawyers' protest were discussed.

March 10th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistani security agencies have identified a little-known militant, Muhammad Aqil, as the mastermind of the audacious attack on Sri Lankan cricketers here, but police have failed to nab him. Security agencies conducted raids at several places after identifying Aqil, who has links to a banned militant group.

March 3rd, 2009 LAHORE - The terrorists who attacked the Sri Lankan team here Tuesday morning were the same who had struck in Mumbai, Punjab Governor Salman Taseer said. 'It was a planned terrorist act on the pattern of the attack on Mumbai.

March 3rd, 2009 LAHORE - The terrorists who attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team here Tuesday morning were the same who had struck in Mumbai, Punjab Governor Salman Taseer said. 'It was a planned terrorist act on the pattern of the attack on Mumbai.