Taliban Attack Checkpoint, Kill 6 Pakistan Soldiers (International Herald Tribune)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani troops repulsed a Taliban attack on a checkpoint close to the Afghan border Wednesday in fighting that killed six soldiers and 25 insurgents, the armed forces said.
Pakistani president persuades U.N. to delay report on Bhutto assassination (Washington Post)
UNITED NATIONS — Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari prevailed upon the United Nations on Tuesday to delay for two weeks the release of a fact-finding report that is expected to criticize Pakistan’s security establishment in connection with the assassination of his wife, former prime minister…
Swiss say they cannot reopen case against Pakistani president as long as he enjoys immunity (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Swiss authorities said Wednesday they could not reopen a money-laundering case against the Pakistani president as long as he enjoys legal immunity, a welcome answer for the Islamabad government after the Supreme Court forced it to request the case be resumed.
Swiss say they cannot reopen case against Pakistani president as long as he enjoys immunity (Kitchener – Waterloo Record)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Switzerland will not reopen a money-laundering case against the Pakistani president as long as he enjoys legal immunity – a welcome answer Wednesday for the U.S-allied leader after the Supreme Court forced his government to request the case resume.
Pakistani general: Al Qaida-Taliban haven to be cleared by June (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan The Pakistani army has launched a military operation to clear insurgents from North Waziristan long a haven for al Qaida and the Afghan Taliban and hopes to wind up offensive actions in all its tribal areas by June, according to the Pakistani general who’s in charge of the special paramilitary force for the area.
Pakistan seeks UN report input on Bhutto warnings (Canada.com)
Pakistan has delayed the delivery of a UN report on the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto to allow time for input on warnings Bhutto got from three countries, a presidential spokesman said.
