Pakistani law enforcement agencies have been put on alert in the federal capital and Northern parts of the country to prevent possible suicide attacks to avenge the killing of Al Qaeda-linked terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri in a US drone attack.

Almost a month after the US raid that killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in the Pakistani garrison town of Abbottabad, a US drone attack eliminated his potential successor, Ilyas Kashmiri, in the lawless tribal areas of Pakistan, officials said on Saturday.

Days after Pakistani-American LeT operative David Headley implicated ISI in the Mumbai attacks during his testimony in a US court, Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik has described him as a convict who has "no credibility and cannot be trusted."

Military pressure on the Taliban could lead to “real opportunities” for peace talks with leaders of the Afghan insurgency within a year, outgoing US defence secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday.

A team of officials from China’s Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project, has briefed President Asif Ali Zardari on a 120 MW project at Sukkur barrage.

Banned terror group Harkat-ul Jehad-al Islami on Saturday confirmed the death of its commander Ilyas Kashmiri in a US drone strike, Pakistani TV channels reported.

Nato's use of attack helicopters in Libya is a “logical extension” of the military pressure on embattled leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi, British defence secretary Liam Fox said on Saturday.

Journalists in Pakistan have set a June 10 deadline for the government to set up a judicial commission to probe the abduction and murder of Syed Saleem Shahzad, a media report said.

Pakistan is the largest user of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for running automobiles in the world and is way ahead of India, a media report said on Friday.

The Taliban have vowed to launch more “high-profile” attacks against government and military installations in Pakistan, saying that the terror group’s aim is to force the authorities here to end their alliance with the US.