ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over Indian statement to halt Pak-India peace process, President General Pervez Musharraf once again on Thursday offered to extend fullest cooperation to India in investigation into Mumbai bombings.“Pakistan will fully cooperate to point out the terrorists, provided India provides evidences,” he said in a nationwide address broadcast on TV and radio.
He termed postponement of Pak-India composite dialogue as the success of terrorists
“We condemn the Mumbai booming incident and Pakistan is against all forms and manifestations of terrorism. We are grieved and shocked over the killing of people in Bombay and we all are against terrorism,” he said.
Pakistan itself is confronting the scourge of terrorism and extremism, the president added.
Afghanistan situation has completely changed, Taliban are on the run as we have broken the back of Taliban,
Mullah Omar is controlling some areas in Afghanistan and some elements in FATA are creating problems but action is being taken against them.
“We are united with the coalition forces in fight against terror, however, this is not fair that coalition countries blame each other and it is first symbol of defeat,” Musharraf said.
He appealed to the world to act to bring the escalating violence in Lebanon to an end and resolve the crisis through dialogue.
The president also called on the international community to help resolve the lingering Palestinian dispute, which was at the heart of the crisis in the Middle East.
"I appeal to the world to end this crisis, move towards ceasefire and resolve it through dialogue process," President Musharraf said.
"The conflict has escalated...the bigger fear is that Syria or Iran may be dragged in the conflict," he added.
"The Palestinian issue is the root cause, so when I call for an end to the conflict (in Lebanon), there is an imperative need to resolve the Palestinian dispute which has far-reaching impact.
President Musharraf also feared that the escalating violence in the Middle East could have an impact on Pakistan and called for national unity to ensure the country's security.
"It (the conflict) could have an impact on Pakistan...we need to ensure our own security, and it is the national solidarity which will ensure the country's security," he added.
The President in his wide-ranging address also highlighted the success of the government in improving law and order in FATA and restoring the writ of the government in Balochistan.
He also underlined efforts of the government that has resulted in bringing the inflation rate down to single digit and added that the government will take steps to provide essential items on controlled prices through the chain of Utility Stores across the country.
Opposition makes hue and cry, over poverty, unemployment, as they did not find any thing in budget.
The budget was the best and two-times higher. The revenue generation has increased to Rs 710 billion.
Huge amount has been spent on development. Inflation increased due to gap between the supply and demand, however, the government has taken steps to reduce the poverty.
Several new TV channels have been launched and the many people have been employed.
The recruitment was made in police department. Rozgar Programme has been launched, under which, 1.9 million people will be given self-employment.
According to NADRA data around 24.6 million Computerized National Identity Cards have been issued and about 2.8 million people are unemployed, he said.
ZURICH: French soccer star Zinedine Zidane has been suspended for three matches after his headbutt on Italy's Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final, world soccer's governing body FIFA announced, after a hearing held here on Thursday in this regard.He is also fined 7,500 Swiss francs (4,800 euros) after being sent off near the end of extra-time in the World Cup final, which Italy eventually won on penalties, following a 1-1 draw in Berlin on July 9.
Materazzi was suspended for two matches and fined 5,000 Swiss francs (3,200 euros).
FIFA spokesman Andreas Herren said in a statement: "As Zidane has retired, the commission has noted Zidane will also make himself available to FIFA for humanitarian activities with children and adolescents."
Zidane has since explained the incident by saying Materazzi insulted his mother and sister.
Materazzi previously denied he had made racist comments, something that was officially backed up by FIFA in a statement on Thursday.
While Italians celebrated their fourth World Cup crown, France and the rest of the world wondered just what had made the 34-year-old footballing genius act in the violent way he did.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved a marketing strategy to realise Pakistan's tourism potential, which aims at promoting the country's unique products to specific markets in an efficient manner. He declared 2007 as the year of tourism .Chairing a meeting at the Prime Minister House Thursday to review the strategy, he said his government was determined to leverage country's vast potential of tourism which was why it had introduced a liberal visa policy.
Aziz said there was need to tap into the potential of tourism as its ancillary effect leads to creating economic activity, jobs and earning foreign exchange. Tourism also helps improve the image of the country, as tourists are able to get first hand impression about the country, the Prime Minister added.
In the meeting, Secretary Tourism made a detailed presentation on the Tourism Marketing Plan.
In the first phase Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, Korea, USA, Canada and Scandinavian countries are set as immediate target.
Japan, Korea, Germany, UK, Saudi Arabia, Qatar & Oman, Spain, other European countries, Singapore & Taiwan will be the target markets in the second phase.
BEIRUT: The international community must help Lebanon disarm Hezbollah as the Israeli bombardments have just increased the popularity of the Shiite militia, the Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora said in a interview to an Italian newspaper on Thursday."Hezbollah has become a state within a state. We are well aware of this and it is a serious problem. It's no secret that Hezbollah follows the political agendas of Damascus and Tehran," the Lebanese leader said, pointing the finger accusingly at Syria and Iran.
"The whole world must help us disarm Hezbollah. But we must first obtain a ceasefire. We can't do anything while the bombardments continue and the situation will just get worse," Siniora said.
"But the criminal Israeli bombardments must stop immediately. Israelis are bombing civilians and this increases Hezbollah's popularity, even among people who would not normally support it," the premier added.
Siniora appealed for a global solution to the crisis, including the release of Lebanese prisoners in Israel and the withdrawal of troops from a disputed border area.
This would remove any legitimate reason for Hezbollah to maintain its armed militia thereby forcing it to become a purely political movement in the country, he explained.
Some 310 people have been killed since Israel launched a lethal offensive across Lebanon on July 12 in a bid to cripple the Hezbollah after it captured the two Israeli soldiers.
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