Washington: A delegation of senior Pakistan Army delegation visiting the United States for a major defense conference headed home in protest on Tuesday after they were questioned by security officials at Dulles International Airport.

According to ISPR, Pakistan Army delegation was invited by US to participate in the Central Command meeting.
The transport agency at the Washington airport misbehaved with the delegation; however the delegation was cleared later on and US Defence Department also apologized upon this incident.
But as a protest, the Pakistan army officials canceled their trip and called …

Peshawar: Suspected miscreants attacked army buildings near the US consulate in Peshawar on Saturday, police said.

Police said armed fighters tried to get into a secure area close to the consulate and army buildings early in the morning, and that exchanges of fire between the attackers and security forces were continuing.
“Their target is unclear but they are trying to reach a very sensitive area. There is US consulate and army offices and buildings,” said Karim Khan, a senior police official in Peshawar.
“The US consulate is completely safe,” he added.
Richard Snelsire, the …

Baghdad: A suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters in an attack officials said killed 60 and wounded 125, one of the bloodiest bombings in weeks in the Iraqi capital.

The massive blast took place around 7:30 a.m. just outside the former Iraqi Ministry of Defense building that now houses the army’s 11th division headquarters. The site receives about 250 new recruits each week as Iraqi security forces try to bolster their ranks to prepare for the U.S. military’s looming …

Srinagar: In occupied Kashmir, the authorities have imposed curfew in Srinagar, Sopore and Baramulla to prevent people from holding demonstrations against the killing of innocent youth by Indian troops.

Call for holding the demonstrations has been given by the All Parties Hurriyet Conference.
Complete strike is being observed in the Kashmir Valley while the authorities have deployed large contingents of Indian police and troops in all major cities and towns of the occupied territory.
The authorities have suspended the mobile services in north Kashmir and SMS services in the entire Valley, depriving people …

Kabul: A military helicopter crashed during an early morning operation in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing three Australian commandoes and an American service member, officials said.

The crash was being investigated but there were no indications of enemy involvement, NATO said in a statement.
The Australian government said three of the dead were Australians, and U.S. Lt. Col. Joseph T. Breasseale said the fourth service member killed was American.
Australian Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said seven other Australian soldiers were wounded, two of them badly.
“This is a tragic day for Australia, and …

Saidu Sharif: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday vowed not to bow down to extremism and terrorism and to launch a military operation at any place that served as a safe haven of such elements.

Addressing a gathering here at the distribution of cheques for the affectees of Swat and Malakand, the Prime Minister said “writ of the government would be established at all costs.If the government fails to protect the lives of the people and their property than it has failed it in its obligations and we will …