MIRAN SHAH: At least 10 persons were killed and several others injured in US drone attack at a training camp in North Waziristan tribal region.

A US spy aircraft fired missiles at a training camp at Mohammedkhel mountains in North Waziristan in which  at least 10 persons were killed and several injured, sources said. Most of the persons killed in the attack said to be foreign nationals.

At least four persons were killed and several others injured in US spy plane strike in Dandi Darbakhel area in North Waziristan tribal district.
According to sources, US drone fired three missiles that hit a compound and a vehicle in which four persons were killed, however, it is not confirmed that the deceased were militants or civilians. Locals also reported that some drones are still hovering over the area.

MIRAMSHAH, Pakistan News: A suspected US drone has been shot down in North Waziristan, sources said Sunday.

The local tribesmen have claimed that they fired down the unmanned aircraft in Hamzoni area.

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti Earthquake, 100,000 Feared Dead, More than 100,000 people were feared dead in Haiti after an earthquake decimated the capital Port-au-Prince, where survivors faced a second night on streets still littered with the dead.

Schools, hotels, hospitals and the presidential palace lay in ruins and people pleaded for help as they lay trapped beneath mountains of concrete, and the capital was “mostly destroyed” an correspondent said.

Mournful songs and prayers rose above the dust and debris-cloaked city of two million people as darkness descended.

Dusk saw horrific scenes of the injured laying in the back of pick-up trucks which normally ferry residents through the city’s thronged streets.Scene:Songs and prayers in Haiti’s darkest hour

A dead victim was pinned between the fallen roof of her home and her bed, and rescuers tore at the wreckage of a children’s hospital with their bare hands.

Jeanwell Antoine held a trapped baby’s arm and sought to comfort it as he clawed through the rubble.

“It is not me who is pushing back this earth. It is the hand of God, who loves life and is guiding me so I can save this baby,” he said.

With every hour crucial for those trapped, a global aid operation swung into action, with rescue teams bringing heavy lifting gear and desperately-needed medicines and food.

Casualty figures were impossible to calculate, but Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive told CNN the final death toll from the 7.0 quake could be “well over 100,000.” President Rene Preval told the network 50,000 could be dead.Related article:Eye-witness reports, appeals on Twitter

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton compared the tragedy to the Asian tsunami which killed more than 220,000 people five years ago.

“The Indian Ocean tsunami was such a terrible tragedy and with such high loss of life. This will be a very high loss of life as well,” she said.

Preval, unsure of where he would sleep after his home and the presidential palace were destroyed, painted a scene of utter devastation.

“Parliament has collapsed. The tax office has collapsed. Schools have collapsed. Hospitals have collapsed,” he told the Miami Herald.

With thousands of people missing, dazed survivors in torn clothes wandered through the rubble as more than 30 aftershocks rocked the ramshackle and impoverished capital.

Dust filled the air, scattered fires broke out, and injured people slumped on the blood-soaked floor of one clinic waiting for treatment. Elsewhere, outside a field hospital, mothers huddled with shell-shocked children.

Some injured survivors wore makeshift slings and blood-soaked bandages. Others were carried on pieces of debris used as stretchers, past piles of smashed concrete, from which crushed bodies protruded.

Fanning safety fears in the crime-hit capital, the United Nations said the main prison had collapsed, allowing some inmates to flee into a city where basic services and communications were shut down.Related article: Quake blow to UN

The earthquake was the latest tragedy to hammer Haiti, which has been scarred by years of unrest, crime and political tumult.

“They have had a long and tortured history, but they are good people, they are survivors,” said former US president Bill Clinton, the UN envoy to Haiti.

“These people deserve a chance to bury their dead, to heal their wounded, to eat, to sleep, to begin to recover, and they can’t do it with just government help alone,” Clinton said, appealing on CNN for cash to buy food aid.

The quake late Tuesday struck just below the earth’s surface on a notorious fault line, meaning the shock was intense and damage severe, scientists said.

UN officials said at least 16 of its staffers were dead, 56 were injured and a further 150 were missing. The head of the UN mission to Haiti, Hedi Annabi, was thought to be among the dead.

US President Barack Obama vowed a swift and aggressive effort to save lives and spoke with an array of regional leaders to coordinate the aid operation.

“This tragedy seems especially cruel and incomprehensible,” he said.

Officials said the first US search and rescue teams workers were already deploying from the airport in Port-au-Prince.

The US military also mobilized ships and aircraft, and an aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, was due to arrive Thursday.

Officials said the naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, home to a controversial camp for terror detainees, may also be used to house refugees.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates cut short foreign trips to return to Washington as the scale of the crisis became clearer.

Plane-loads of rescue teams and relief supplies were quickly dispatched from nations including Britain, Canada, Russia, Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Russia.

The World Bank said it planned to extend an additional 100 million dollars in emergency aid to Haiti to help recovery and reconstruction.

The massive quake toppled the cupola on the country’s gleaming white presidential palace, a major hotel where 200 tourists were missing and the headquarters of the UN mission in Haiti.

Jordan reported that three of its peacekeepers were killed and 21 wounded in the quake. Brazil said 11 of its peacekeepers were killed while eight Chinese soldiers were buried in rubble and 10 were missing, state media said.

The Haitian resort town of Jacmel was also devastated.

“I was driving back to Jacmel in the mountains when the entire mountain seemed to fall down all around me,” said Emmet Murphy, local head of the US non-governmental organization ADCI/VOCA.

Two hundred foreigners were missing at the Hotel Montana, French Secretary of State for Cooperation Alain Joyandet said.

WANA, Pakistan News: Suspected US missiles killed at least 15 alleged militants in an area at the border of South and North Waziristan in the wee hours of Thursday.

Officials say the missiles struck Wisalkot area of the tribal region early Thursday. Four missiles landed at 7 a.m. in a sprawling compound that has been used as a religious school in the past and currently as a training camp of militants.

The identities of the dead were not immediately known.

The attack is the eighth such missile strike in the region bordering Afghanistan in two weeks.

The U.S. has dramatically escalated its use of missile strikes in Pakistan since the start of the year.

Hundreds of people, many of them civilians, have been killed in drone attacks since mid-2008. Top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was among them.

LAHORE, Pakistan News: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said South Waziristan security operation has been concluded and now the drive against militants in Orakzai tribal region under consideration.

Talking to media persons after addressing the convocation of the GCT University Lahore on Saturday Gilani said the prisoners except those involved in heinous crimes being released in Balochistan, while general amnesty in the province was also under consideration.

Replying a question about arrest of five US nationals, Gilani said no person has been above the law of the land.

He said his government was determined to repeal 17th constitutional amend and implementation of the Charter of Democracy.

Earlier, addressing the GCT University convocation Prime Minister Gilani said the government wants to highlight the liberal identity of Pakistan in the world. He said Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto gave unanimous constitution to the country in 1973 and his government will restore the document in its true shape.

The prime minister also announced 100 million grant for renovation of the GCT University building and Iqbal Hospital.

Six militants including four foreigners have been killed in US drone attack in South Waziristan. According to sources, drone fired two missiles at militants’ hideouts in Tanga area of tehsil Lada in South Waziristan. Six militants including four foreigners have been killed in the attack. Sources said the number of casualties may increase.

In the previous drone attack on 8-12-09, 3 foreign militants were killed when the house of Malik Shah Jehan was targeted with a guided missile in Sipliga Village- some 15 kilometers South in Miran Shah.

British Prime minister Gordon Brown has assured Pakistan of their full support and cooperation in war against terror. On the other hand, Peresident Asif Ali Zardari has told that the South Waziristan operation will continue till the objectives are achieved.
In a telephonic conversation between the two leaders, Mr Brown lauded the role of Pakistan and its contributions to eliminate terrorism from the region.He also said that Britain will continue to cooperate till the restoration of economy and rehabilitation of the operation affectees. The leaders also exchanged views on the availability of Pakistani goods in the European markets. The British PM wished President Zardari a very happy eid. Mr Zardari told the PM that the Pak army is achieving its objectives in the Waziristan operation, and that it will continue till situation goes back to normal.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: PM Gilani Rejects His Wife Benefited From NRO, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said he will resign if it will be proved that his wife got relief under NRO.

Premier Gilani said efforts are underway to boost capabilities of law enforcement agencies. There was nothing like “Do More” mentioned in Obama’s letter which was delivered by James Jones. He said terrorists are now targeting public. Situation in Waziristan will soon become normal. Gilani said we are fighting war against terror on our own despite lack of resources and relying less on foreign aid.

Operation in Rah-e-Nijat, 14 More Militants killed: ISPR, In last 24 hours, 14 more terrorists were killed in South Waziristan Agency as part of the on-going operation Rah-e-Nijat. According to ISPR on Friday security forces lost two soldiers and 3 were injured.
On Jandola – Sararogha Axis, Security forces advancing further have secured important point 1345 west of Dralima and north west of Ahnei Kalle. This height is just 3.5 kilometers from Sararogha and effectively dominates Sararogha Town. During engagements 14 terrorists were killed. Two soldiers embraced shahadat due to terrorists’ mortar fire while 3 soldiers including an officer got injured due to an IED blast.
On Shakai – Kaniguram Axis, Security forces secured dominating ridge point 6954 located 3 kilometers North of Kund Mela and 2 kilometers West of Kaniguram. During Sanitization of Serwek and surrounding areas, different weapons were also recovered, which include, 2 Rifles, 9 Grenades, 225 rounds of 14.5 mm gun, 71 rounds of LMG, 367 rounds of 303 rifle, 153 rounds of SMG, 4 Binoculars, and 14 recoilless Rifle rounds of 75 mm. Sanitization of Khaikaeh Narai and surrounding areas is in progress. Security forces after fully securing Asman Manza are expanding their perimeter of security while search and clearance operations of Kaniguram have begun.
On Razmak- Makeen Axis, Security forces are consolidating their positions at Pakalita Sar and Manza Sar and effectively dominating road Razmak – Makeen. During search operation in a training markaz of terrorists located south of Pakalita Sar, following weapons and ammunition was recovered: 300 rounds of 14.5 mm, 2 sacks of fired cases of 12.7 mm gun, 6 rockets, Targets for firing practice, Wires and radio antennas, An elaborate trench system. In search operation of compounds in eastern part of Nawazkot, 1 SPG-9 (Grenade Launcher) with 9 rounds, 1 x RPG-7 with 8 rounds have also been recovered.
As part of relief activities, 7,176 cash cards have been distributed amongst the displaced families of Waziristan.