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New Delhi/Washington: India has sharply rejected that it "financed problems" in Afghanistan to create trouble for Pakistan, as alleged by Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's Defence Secretary nominee. Despite the controversy, the US Senate on Tuesday cleared the way for confirmation of Mr Hagel to be the US' next Defense Secretary. The confirmation is expected later in the day. "Senator Hagel's remarks are in sharp contrast to the viewpoint of the Obama Administration that has always been in praise of India's developmental role in Afghanistan and in fact has been pressing New Delhi to do more in Afghanistan," a statement...

ISLAMABAD, May 30 (PNS): President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday warned that Pakistan would "unleash a storm" if Indian forces set foot across the Line of Control (LoC). "Any incursion by the Indian forces across the LoC even by an inch will unleash a storm that will sweep the enemy," he told cheering troops during a visit to the LoC. Musharraf said that Pakistan would counter-attack if India started a conflict. "Victory comes through offensive strategy and our forces are ready for it if war is thrust on Pakistan by India," he said. Musharraf on Wednesday said that Pakistan Air...