Pakistan to send ISI chief to India

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday extended Pakistan’s support to India in jointly combating extremism and terrorism and offered to send its intelligence chief to help with Mumbai investigation. Prime Minister Gilani telephoned his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh and strongly condemned the acts of terrorism in Mumbai. The Prime Minister expressed sympathy on behalf of the people and government of Pakistan

England team decides to fly home from India

NEW DELHI: The England squad are to fly home from India following Wednesday's terror attacks in Mumbai but the two-Test series with India will go ahead as planned, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Thursday. Meetings between officials and players at the squad's hotel in Bhubaneswar on Thursday led to the decision. But the ECB stressed their current position was that the team would be back in India in time for the first Test in the .... Full Story

Pakistan receives first tranche of $3.1 bln from IMF

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has got the first tranche of 3.1 billion dollars of a loan approved by the International Monetary Fund.According to the State Bank, Pakistan has received the first tranche of $3.10 billion from the fund.Foreign Ministry officials said that the second tranche of the $7.6 billion credit is expected next year in March. IMF had provided a loan of $7.6 billion on Monday to help the country avert a balance of payment crisis.The IMF ....Full Story

Pakistan offers help to India in probing attacks

ISLAMABAD: Condemning the terrorist acts in Mumbai in the strongest possible terms, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan is ready to cooperate with India in launching a probe into the acts terrorism in Mumbai.Speaking at the International Conference on Cooperative Development , Peace and security in South Asia and while talking to newspersons here Thursday, the Pakistan Foreign Minister said his heart goes out to families who have .... Full Story

Commandos storm Nariman House, operation begins

MUMBAI: At least seven commandos on Friday abseiled from a helicopter into the Nariman House, the Jewish centre in Mumbai taken by militants, and operation against the extremists has begun.A series of explosions firing has been started again.According to a foreign news agency, the commandos stepped down at the Nariman House may be Jewish.Indiann media said that a large number of extremists are present in the Nariman Hou ... Full Story

Third ODI between SL and Zim today

HARARAE: The third one day international between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka will be played here on Monday.Prior to the match, Sri Lankan Captain Mahela Jayawardene expressed hope that his team would be able to secure victory at the Harare Sports club and seal the five match series.It may be recalled that Jayawardene’s men had won the first ODI by six wickets and the second by nine as a result of which, they are holding a 2-0 lead in the series

U.S. offers Citigroup expansive safety net

NEW YORK: U.S. The government unveiled a bold plan Sunday to rescue Citigroup, injecting a fresh $20 billion into the troubled firm as well as guaranteeing hundreds of billions of dollars in risky assets. The action, announced jointly by the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., is aimed at shoring up a huge financial institution whose collapse would wreak havoc on the already crippled financial system .... Full Story