The Londoner

The arrested commanders of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan have confessed that secret departments of India, including RAW, and Afghanistan have been providing them weapons and funds to fight against the Pakistan Army. A report here on Saturday submitted to high officials by a joint investigation team said that 23 most wanted militant commanders including Sim Khan, Mahmood Khan and Maulvi Umer who were captured during operation Rah-e-Rast have confessed that they had been provided financial aid, weapons and special training by secret agencies from India and Afghanistan to fight against Pakistan’s security forces. The report also divulged that some militants received special war training from Afghanistan and secret agencies of two other neighbouring countries also supported them in the plan. It was said in the report that secret agencies from India were in contact with militants in Jalalabad, Kandahar and Mazar Sharif and the militants went to their collaborators via secret ways where they we

JOHANNESBURG: Six years have passed since their humiliating loss to India in a World Cup match but Pakistan captain Younus Khan says the defeat still hurts and his team would be eyeing revenge when the two sides clash in the Champions Trophy on September 26. In a 2003 World Cup match, Pakistan lost the match despite defending a competitive 270 owing to batting ‘It hurts. I played that match. We scored 270 and still lost. A score of 250 in these conditions is considered safe. But the way Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag batted, and backed by Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh, we were outplayed. That defeat still hurts,’ Younus said in a pre-tournament press conference. ‘Indeed, we have lost to India in most of these ICC match-ups except only once. Now we deserve to win, going by the law of averages,’ he added. Younus said he wished there were more matches between the two sides. ‘If you get beaten, it’s a long wait to get even. It keeps hurting you,’ he quipped. Also hurting Younus and h

President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday conceded that former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf was given a safe passage after a process of negotiations and that there were international guarantors who have their interests in the region. “I remained part of the negotiations and I hope that General (retd) Pervez Musharraf will play golf,” he said while talking to newsmen informally at the Presidency here on Monday at the Iftar-dinner hosted by him for print journalists and TV anchorpersons. Replying to a question regarding the deal for the safe passage to Musharraf, the president said it was negotiated that the former president will play golf after resigning. When asked about prime minister’s statement that the trial of Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution is not suitable, the president said this question should be put to the prime minister. “I am the President of Pakistan and will not make any comment on the prime minister’s statement,” he added. The president said