Islamabad: A plot to attack the Pakistani parliament during President Asif Ali Zardari’s address to a joint sitting of the two Houses has been foiled, says Interior Minister Rehman Malik. He said that several terrorists and a government employee from finance ministry have been arrested. Speaking to press after reviewing security arrangements across the country [...]

Bern: The Swiss man and woman who were kidnapped in early July 2011 in the Baluchistan province in Pakistan are free. The Swiss Ambassador in Islamabad is in direct contact with them and has ascertained that they are uninjured and that, given the circumstances, they are doing well. They are currently in a safe place [...]