ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): The Interior Minister A. Rehman Malik Tuesday said the joint investigation teams have found leads into Karachi massacre, where the involvement of foreign hands cannot be ruled out. Winding up discussion in National Assembly on bomb blasts on the occasion of Chehlum in Karachi, the Minister said that investigation conducted so far revealed that bomb blast in Aashura procession on 10 of Muharram in Karachi and the explosion on the occasion of Chehlum have similarities.

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Interior Minister A. Rehman Malik Tuesday told the National Assembly that the statements of US Secretary Defence Robert Gates and Provincial Minister for Information Bashir Bilour were misquoted by media regarding presence of Black Water and DynCorp in Pakistan. “US Secretary Defence Robert Gates and Bashir Bilour were misquoted by the media as both have categorically denied the presence of Black Water in Pakistan.”

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): The Lower House of the Parliament Tuesday admitted an adjournment motion to discuss conviction of Dr Afia Siddiqui by a US Jury. The House would now hold a debate on the adjournment motion moved by the members from different political parties including PML-N MNAs Birjees Tahir and Tahira Aurangzeb, PML-N and Marvi Memon, PML-Q.

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, on Tuesday, said the probe into attack on Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was Punjab government’s subject; however, the federal government would extend full cooperation to the province, if required.

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP):  The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet Tuesday made it mandatory to produce national identity cards to get a pack of 2 kg sugar from the USC outlets. The ECC met here under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin at the PM’s Secretariat.