Gen Allen arrived in Islamabad to meet FM Khar and Gen Kayani.

Says armed forces will follow policy in accordance with national aspirations.

Govt authorises Kayani to take final decision on when and how to launch military operation in North Waziristan.

The international community has so far pledged $889.58 million in assistance for the people displaced by the floods.

A senior official at the Isaf headquarters in Kabul gave a special briefing to a delegation of the Pakistani media.

The United States of America announced it would spend $4.4 billion on the development of war torn Afghanistan.

LeT has spread its tentacles to Afghanistan and the West and has become more active claims Admiral Mullen.

The stiff body language and the carefully minced words were dead giveaways.