Islamabad, Apr. 24 : Pakistan has asked the United States to provide it the Predator aircrafts and other advance surveillance aircrafts to counter the increasing terror threat perception in the country.

According to The Nation, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman during their meeting with the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen recently informed Washington about Islamabad's military needs.

Islamabad, Apr. 24 : Reacting strongly to Israel's remark that Pakistan is one of three countries threatening its existence , the Pakistan Foreign Office has said that the "unwarranted" statements by Tel Aviv were aimed at maligning Islamabad's image internationally and would never succeed.

Islamabad, Apr. 24 : The Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) has decided to extend the deadline for establishing Darul Qaza in NWFP for an indefinite period.

The decision was taken by the Central Shoora (council) of the TNSM, which expressed satisfaction over the efforts of the NWFP government to implement the law.

Islamabad - Pakistani prime minister Friday warned Taliban militants that a breach of a peace deal in the north-western Swat region would force the government to act against them.

The warning came as the United States increased pressure on the nuclear-armed country to confront the emboldened militants instead of ceding more and more territory to the insurgents.

Islamabad, Apr. 24 : Inching closer towards the capital city Islamabad, the Taliban has entered Shangla district adjacent to Buner in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).

Police officials of the area have also confirmed the report.

"They entered the tehsil in cars and are still in the area," a police official said.

According to reports, after the district administration accepted Taliban's control over Buner following holding a `jirga' with local commanders, the insurgents advanced towards Shangla.

Islamabad, Apr. 24 : The political fraternity in Pakistan is worried about reports of the Taliban moving closer to Islamabad.

Members of the National Assembly have demanded that the on-going session of the house be extended and a summons be issued to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General (DG) Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha to brief members about the actual situation on ground.