US 'nearly completes' troop drawdown in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — The United States said Friday that it had nearly completed a drawdown in military personnel from Pakistan as demanded by Islamabad when relations plummeted over the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Vice Admiral Michael LeFever, US defence representative in Pakistan, made the announcement in a statement released by the US embassy in Islamabad, but left the door open to future security assistance.

US plans to sabotage Pakistan nuke facilities: Ahmadinejad

TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a media conference in Tehran accused Washington of planning to sabotage Pakistan’s nuclear facilities.

“We have precise information that America wants to sabotage the Pakistani nuclear facilities in order to control Pakistan and to weaken the government and people of Pakistan,” said the Iranian President.