India to send plane to bring back Sarabjit's body

Lahore/New Delhi: Sarabjit Singh, the Indian who was attacked in a prison in Pakistan where he spent 22 years after being convicted of terrorism, died early this morning at a Lahore hospital after a cardiac arrest.

Pakistan has agreed to send back his body to India for his last rites.  It had turned down India's appeals to let Mr Singh be treated either in India or another country.

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that a special plane will be sent to bring Mr Singh's body home.

Pakistan has shown its real face

Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh 's death has angered the nation and political parties have demanded strict action against Pakistan. Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit calls Sarabjit's death "an unfortunate incident". The External Affairs Minister will tell us what actions are to be taken next, says Kamal Nath.

Pakistan training women for fidayeen attacks, says R R Patil

MUMBAI: Maharashtra government on Monday said Pakistan-based terrorists were training women as 'fidayeen' attackers, possibly to strike important cities including Mumbai and Pune.

In a written reply in the state assembly to Yogesh Sagar (BJP), Maharashtra home minister R R Patil said that as per intelligence inputs on January 12 this year, Pakistan-based terrorists have been training women, possibly for terror strikes in Mumbai and Pune.

Fazl says parties purchasing loyalty of voters

LAKKI MARWAT: Chief of his own faction of JUI Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said his party does not believe in ‘purchasing’ loyalties of voters. He claimed that people will vote for the party as it had a clear agenda of enforcing Sharia in the country.

This he said while launching his election campaign at a public meeting in Dallokhel on Wednesday. Others who spoke on the occasion included JUI-F aspirant for PK-76, Lakki-III, Munawar Khan Marwat and party’s district chief Maulana Abdul Rahim.

Musharraf wants polls under army

ISLAMABAD: Chief of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) retired general Pervez Musharraf expressed on Monday his desire that the elections should be held under the supervision of army.“I have always stated that the polls should be held under the supervision of army. Otherwise there will be law and order problem. And then the polls will not be fair and transparent,” said Gen Musharraf in a brief chat with reporters at his luxurious and heavily-guarded Chak Shahzad farmhouse soon after his arrival from Karachi.

Only PTI can end terrorism, says Imran

MINGORA: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) was the only party that could resolve the issue of terrorism in the country, claimed Imran Khan.

Addressing a public meeting at Grassy Ground here on Sunday, he said that his party would form the next government after achieving a landslide victory in the upcoming general elections.

General elections to be held on May 11: sources

ISLAMABAD – The general elections will be held on May 11, 2013,

This election will mark an end to the PPP-led government and the only democratic government to finish its term.

On March 17, the National Assembly stood dissolved on completion of its five-year term under Article-52 of the Constitution.