Islamabad, Sept 25 : Newly-elected Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari underwent a heart checkup last evening in New Yorl with cardiologists including Dr. Javed Suleman, Martin Goldman and Samin Sharma in New York.

The doctors attending to him said that the “affected part of his heart” was found functioning normally and he was in overall good health.

“According to test reports, affected part of Zardari’s heart was also functioning properly,” The News quoted Dr. Suleman as saying.

Islamabad  - At least 15 people, including a school girl and three soldiers, were killed Wednesday in a suicide bombing and clashes between Taliban militants and security forces in various parts of Pakistan, officials said.

A pedestrian suicide bomber blew up near a convoy of six to seven vehicles carrying paramilitary Frontier Corpse (FC) personnel in Quetta, the capital of the north-western province of Balochistan.

"Thirteen FC personnel and one passerby were injured while four schoolgirls were also wounded. One of the girls later on expired at the hospital," Asif Nawaz, Quetta police chief, told Geo news channel.

Islamabad, Sept 24 : The Marriott Hotel, which was reduced to ashes in Saturday''s massive suicide attack detonated by around 600 kg RDX, will be opened from December 31.

Around 1500 workers have been pressed into service to meet the task, the Daily Times quoted the owner of the Marriott Hotel Sadaruddin Hashwani as saying.

The catering service will begin the next 15 days as facilities like kitchen, health club, swimming pool and restaurants were still intact, Hashwani added.

Islamabad, Sept 24 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has constituted a committee to review security in Islamabad after Saturday''s massive suicide attack in which around 60 people were killed.

The committee, which will also review the existing system of disaster management, will present its recommendations within three days.

Islamabad- A suicide bomber attacked a security convoy on Wednesday in south-west Pakistan, killing a young girl and injuring 17 more, including 13 troops, a police official said.

The pedestrian bomber came across the road and blew himself up near a convoy of six to seven vehicles carrying paramilitary Frontier Corpse (FC) personnel in Quetta, the capital of the north-western province of Balochistan.

Pakistan- The Pakistan Army said Wednesday that it had retrieved the wreckage of an unmanned US spy plane that crashed in a tribal area along the Afghan border.

The crash occurred Tuesday night apparently because of a malfunction after the drone flew over the Afghan-Pakistan border, military spokesman Major Murad Khan said.

But local media reports cited witnesses saying the plane was shot down by tribesmen and security forces while flying at a low altitude.

It came down at Jalal village near Angoor Adda in South Waziristan, Khan said, adding that an inquiry had been ordered.