In the evening, the government announced that the Pakistani president, General Pervez Musharraf will skip a meeting with Afgan President Hamid Karzai. The General’s eight years rule has been challenged by the opposition parties and Islamic militant groups.

The Associated press reported, “The Pakistani government may impose a state of emergency because of “external and internal threats” and deteriorating law and order in the volatile northwest near the Afghan border.”

Islamabad: Pakistani President

Islamabad: A senior representative said that India has decided to eliminate restrictions on import of 20 items from Pakistan without asserting on Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status and transportatio

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh government cast out the Hindi edition of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s book “In the Line of Fire” as it had distorted the Indian map.

In an announcement, it said the map of India printed in the book didn't match to the country’s map as released by the Survey of India.

The Bush administration said its views on significance of Pakistan in war on terror have remained unchanged after the operation of Lal Masjid, and restated that President Pervez Musharraf was a valued partner and ally.

State Department Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey said, “I don’t think our views on Pakistan are any different today than they were yesterday or last week.”

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