Sunday, November 30, 2008
1:14 PM
Saturday, November 29, 2008
ISI chief not to visit India, FC approves decision
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani chaired a special cabinet meeting today. The meeting, held at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, was called to discuss the situation prevailing due to the recent incidents of terrorism in Mumbai.The federal cabinet approved the decision that the Director General of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) will not visit India. Majority of federal ministers participated in the meeting; however, some ministers could not attend the meeting due to being abroad.
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who returned home from India, briefed the cabinet on his Indian visit.
Five U.S. citizens killed in Mumbai attacks: State Dept
WASHINGTON: The State Department said on Friday that five US citizens had been killed in the attacks on Mumbai, India, and that more Americans remained missing."The Department is now able to confirm the deaths of five American citizens.
Consular staff have been in contact with all of the victims' families," Gordon Duguid, acting deputy spokesman, said in a statement.
"The Consulate in Mumbai will continue to work with the Indian Police until all missing American citizens have been accounted for," he added.
