India produced what it said was the first comprehensive evidence linking the Mumbai attackers to Pakistan.

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ISLAMABAD: Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher Monday said that drone attacks had become a compulsion as attacks on the US and allied forces in Afghanistan were very alarming.The action in Pakistani tribal areas was very essential to counter these offensives, he said while responding to the serious reservations expressed by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi during their meeting here on Monday. Mariana Baabar adds, The United States on Monday assured Pakistan that it was in contact with the important countries as well as with the Middle Eastern leaders to find an early solution to the Gaza crisis. The US has also informed the Pakistani political leadership that an early resolution of the Kashmir dispute was important and once the present crisis was defused and the situation normalised, the US government would move ahead with its initiative to help Pakistan and India find a solution to the Kashmir dispute.The visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher, said this when he met President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani while condemning the Israeli attack on Gaza urged the US and the world community to play their role in bringing an end to the Israeli atrocities.The political leadership also brought up the issue of Dr. Afia Siddiqui and the five Pakistani nationals in Guantanamo Bay prison who Pakistan feels should be repatriated as soon as possible.The notorious Guantanamo Bay of the Bush era is being closed down by the new administration taking over in Washington. According to official statements, Boucher held out an assurance that he would take up the cases of Dr. Afia and five Pakistani nationals in Guantanamo prison with the relevant US authorities for their expeditious repatriation to Pakistan.

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NEW DELHI, Jan. 5 — India handed over to Pakistan on Monday key findings from its investigations into the deadly November attacks in Mumbai and said it expected credible action against those named in the report “as quickly as possible.”

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ISLAMABAD: A joint investigative committee would be formed for investigation into Mumbai attacks based on evidences that New Delhi had handed over to Islamabad, sources said.According to sources, the committee would carry out investigation following the evidences provided by India and would look closely into places and internet telephone numbers and Internet Protocols addresses pointed out in evidences.Committee would also form the future course of action after carrying out preliminary enquiry, sources informed.

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 5 (UPI) — Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari moved to shore up domestic energy supplies as rioters thronged the streets in protest of power shortages.

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LAHORE: Religious scholars here on Monday announced a Fatwa that Jihad would become obligatory on every citizen of Pakistan in case of any Indian atta

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RawalpindiLack of financial resources compels thousands of residents to keep living in those dilapidated buildings and houses declared dangero

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ISLAMABAD: A joint investigative committee would be formed for investigation into Mumbai attacks based on evidences that New Delhi had handed over to Islamabad, sources said.According to sources, the committee would carry out investigation following the evidences provided by India and would look closely into places and internet telephone numbers and Internet Protocols addresses pointed out in evidences.Committee would also form the future course of action after carrying out preliminary enquiry, sources informed.

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A refugee in Britain accused of calling for terrorist attacks on Pakistan was a “casualty of geopolitics” due to the West’s backing for former president Pervez Musharraf, a London court heard Monday.

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India handed over to Pakistan on Monday key findings from its investigations into the deadly November attacks in Mumbai and said it expected credible action against those named in the report “as quickly as possible.”

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