Pakistani authorities confirm that a deadly strain of the bird flu virus has been detected near the southern city of Karachi.

A leading al-Qaida operative apparently was among those killed in Pakistan recently by a missile reportedly launched from a U.S. military drone. However, the Pakistani government says it does not know the source of the explosion or who was killed. The tribal region where Abu Laith al-Libi was reportedly killed, has seen frequent militant attacks on security forces. As Ayaz Gul reports, another one took place on Friday killing at least four soldiers.

Motorola WiMAX 802.16e CPEs will provide access to next generation wireless broadband in one of the fastest developing telecoms markets.

Pakistan's Interior Ministry says gunmen have released all the children briefly held hostage at a high school in North West Frontier Province.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have opened talks in London as opponents of the Pakistani leader demonstrate nearby.

The Pakistani military says it has successfully test-fired a medium-range, nuclear capable ballistic missile.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says next month's parliamentary elections must be "free, fair and transparent" in order to achieve stability in his country.

The Pakistani army says it killed 40 Islamic militants and arrested 30 during two days of fighting along its border with Afghanistan. The United States, meanwhile, has offered to train Pakistani security forces in their fight against the al-Qaida-linked militants. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins reports from Islamabad.

The Pakistani military says it is sending reinforcements to the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border to target a rebel commander accused of involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf pledged in Brussels Monday that Pakistan's elections next month will be free and fair, and appealed to western nations to be more patient on human rights. Lisa Bryant has more for VOA on his European trip.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has opened a four-nation tour of Europe, pledging that his country's legislative elections next month will be free and fair.

Musharaf said that Pakistan authorities were not responsible for a security lapse on 27 December in rally of Benazir that had led to the killing of the Opposition leader and former prime minister in a gun and suicide-bomb attack in Rawalpindi.