The New York Times Report is a direct attack: Pakistani Army says

Islamabad: 
Military authorities on Saturday reacted sharply to reports in The New York Times, describing it as "baseless and mischievous." Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), and the Pakistan army's media arm, The New York Times that was published a series of "unconfirmed news reports" against the army and intelligence service.
"The Director General ISPR Major General Athar Abbas rejected the allegations made against the army and the ISI," the military wing spokesman, was quoted by media as telling a foreign news agencies in an interview

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Pakistan government may have sanctioned Saleem Shehzad's death: Mullen

Washington: U.S. military official said the biggest Admiral Mike Mullen, said on Thursday that the Pakistani government has authorized the killing of Pakistani journalist, expressing deep concern over the attack. 

In response to a question about media reports that Islamabad sanctions or agreed to the killing of the journalist: "I have not seen anything that would be written this report."
He said he was concerned about the incident and suggested that other journalists have suffered a similar fate in the past.
"His (death) is not the first. For any reason, they were used historically as a means," said Mullen told reporters at the Pentagon event, the Press Association.

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"Bol", the ultimate triumph of mediocrity

One of the highly anticipated film of Pakistan to wait long, "Bol" is not to Shoaib Mansoor depicts technical excellence or artistic production of his film before, "Khuda Kay Leay, because instead of careful planning and marketing by a group of private media, the largest and most views shrewd maker in the country. Besides, for many years how the feature films made locally and are being launched in Pakistan? is not surprising because of the low number of productions and youd in every film of Pakistan do not get our attention these days and disproportionate "Bol" is no

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Pledged to the United Kingdom and Pakistan, to counter militancy: Zardari meets Cameron

Agreed Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday that both countries will continue to work together to counter extremism and promote peace in the region.
At a meeting in 10 Downing Street in London, the two leaders welcomed the ongoing cooperation between the UK and Pakistani governments to counter extremism and violence and extremism. The meeting was attended also chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

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