Pak Committee calls for escalating India’s involvement in domestic insurgency to UN

November 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Notwithstanding US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's clarifications that there was not sufficient evidence to prove India's involvement in terror activities inside Pakistan's territory, Pakistan Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that Islamabad has found 'concrete evidence' regarding New Delhi's role in fanning insurgency in South Waziristan, where the military is engaged in an intense battle with the Taliban. Addressing a joint press conference with Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major Athar Abbas, Kaira said Islamabad would soon discuss the issue with New Delhi.

September 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States will likely need to send more troops to Afghanistan, the US' top military commander said Tuesday. Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate committee that more US troops are needed to train Afghan forces to maintain security.

September 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Islamabad is actually not worried about India's involvement in Afghanistan, but such involvement should not go against Pakistan's interests. Qureshi said India's role in Afghanistan should not be exaggerated, but added that New Delhi should also notice that its increased Afghan involvement does not prove counter productive for Pakistan.

September 8th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The United States has said it will continue its support to Pakistan in the latter's counter insurgency fight. A US delegation comprising Congressman Adam Smith, Member of House Armed Services Committee Congressman Boby Bright and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords met Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Kayani at the General Headquarters and assured Pakistan of all possible help in its fight against militancy, The Nation reports.

August 15th, 2009 KABUL - A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle Saturday near the NATO military headquarters in Kabul, killing three Afghans and wounding more than 60 people, a defence ministry spokesman said. The blast occurred near the gate of the International Security Assistance Force in the neighbourhood where the presidential palace and US embassy are also located.

August 15th, 2009 KABUL - A large explosion rocked Kabul Saturday causing numerous casualties near the headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and in the neighbourhood where the presidential palace and the US embassy are located. Local Tolo television reported 60 people were killed and injured, including foreign nationals.

August 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a bid to disrupt the flow of drug money that is aiding Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has reportedly put 50 alleged drug traffickers on a hit list for elimination. According to a congressional study, this targeting reflects a major shift in US counter narcotics strategy in Afghanistan.

July 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - : Pakistan has reportedly handed over evidence of India's involvement in providing aid to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud to the United States and NATO. Sources said during the US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke's recent visit to Islamabad, top military and political leaders gave certain ocumented and video tape evidence to him.

July 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - India and Pakistan need to put curbs on their intelligence agencies in order to end interference in each's other internal affairs, a leading Pakistani newspaper said Thursday. In an editorial on the Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing's (RAW) alleged involvement in insurgent activities in Balochistan, the Dawn said: "Stopping the meddling is more important than the manner in which it is brought to an end.

July 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan says it has handed over to India evidence of the involvement of its external spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in terrorist activities in this country, including the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore and on a police academy on the outskirts of the city earlier this year. Quoting sources, Dawn said Wednesday a dossier containing proof of Indias involvement in subversive activities in Pakistan was handed over by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh during their meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh last week.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has rebuffed aspersions regarding his involvement in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Addressing a seminar at the Committee House of the British Parliament here, Musharraf rejected allegations that he did not provide a fool-proof security to the former premier.

June 17th, 2009 DUBLIN - Ireland, a torchbearer of nuclear non-proliferation, rolled out the red carpet for Indias missile man APJ Abdul Kalam - a move that officials on both sides said signalled a recognition of Indias rise on the world stage. Former president Kalams just-ended visit to the Irish capital of Dublin June 11-12 was marked by the Irish government according him the honours of a state visit - the Irish President and Prime Minister received him in their offices and Foreign Minister Micheal Martin hosted a dinner for him.

May 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States has set up a separate aid of about 400 million dollars to help Pakistan counter extremism effectively. The annual fund named the Pakistan Counter-insurgency Capabilities Fund (PCCF) would primarily provide sophisticated weapons and counter insurgency training to the Pakistan military.

April 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has tabled 'documentary proof' against India Afghanistan in the Senate, which supports its claims that the two countries are involved in the on-going unrest in Balochistan. The documents stated that New Delhi was providing tactical support and was funding and training Pakistani terror groups.

March 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - In a bid to come clean on the Lahore terror attack, Pakistan has reiterated the role of a foreign hand in it, and accused India of using Afghanistan's soil against Pakistan. Addressing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior Affairs, Advisor on Interior matters, Rehman Malik, said investigations have not found any evidence of the Lashkar-e-Toiba's involvement.