A top Pakistani militant commander linked to al-Qaeda has praised terrorists behind attacks in India and said the country will become a major target of terrorist assaults once the US withdraws from Afghanistan.

Amidst growing speculation about a delay in holding the next general election, former premier Nawaz Sharif today warned that Pakistan would break up if another dictator takes over the country.

President Pranab Mukherjee and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today jointly inaugurated the locomotives and wagons supplied under a $800 million line of credit extended by India, reflecting growing bilateral ties in infrastructure sector.

A homemade crude bomb of low intensity was hurled today outside the Sonargaon Pan-Pacific hotel in Dhaka where President Pranab Mukherjee is staying.

No power in the world can halt the 7.5 billion Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, President Asif Ali Zardari has said, dismissing mounting US opposition to the venture that will be formally inaugurated on March 11.

Fresh clashes erupted in Bangladesh, bringing the number of people killed to 52 in violence triggered by convictions for Islamist leaders over war crimes committed during the 1971 independence war.

A Pakistani court has dismissed a petition seeking an order to bar Asif Ali Zardari functioning as the President.

The Pakistani Taliban have mocked interior minister Rehman Malik by describing him as a “comedian”, with a militant spokesman saying a “serious person” should replace him for any dialogue between the two sides.

Pakistani Taliban will directly approach three political leaders, including PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, to become guarantors for the peace talks, as it renewed its offer of dialogue with the government.

Sri Lanka’s veteran batsman and former captain Mahela Jayawardene has been forced out of next month’s three-match Test series against Bangladesh due to a finger injury.