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MQM Chief Altaf Hussain said on Tuesday that the current government along with the US was conspiring against the Army, ISI and other institutions responsible for national security, Geo News reported.

The MQM chief was addressing the joint meeting of the Rabitta Committee in London and Karachi.

Speaking about national security, self-esteem, conspiracies against institutions responsible for national security, mounting US pressure on Pakistan and reprehensible conspiratorial attitude of the government, the MQM chief said that the present government was contriving against political opponents and the MQM.

He said that despite the fact that the MQM stood by the government in its difficult times and proved to be its most trusted ally, the manner in which the government had betrayed the MQM was known to the people of Pakistan and the international community.

The MQM Chief  added that it was, therefore, the responsibility of the intellectuals, analysts, and anchor persons to inform the people about the conspiracies against the armed forces and institutions responsible for national security. He said that the nation should prove with their unity that they were with the armed forces and the national security institutions.

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Wikileaks has revealed that the US had made it clear to India that Washington was satisfied with measures taken by Islamabad to secure its nuclear weapons, and these measures had increased the US confidence in Pakistan. India had stressed that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons were in danger of falling into the hands of terrorists.

A cable was sent by US Ambassador in India, David Malford from New Delhi to Washington on 27, November 2009. The cable mentioned details of the strategic security dialogue held between Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Alan Tauscher.

According to the cable, Nirupama Roa said that India was at risk from dangers stemming from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Therefore, India had to increase its nuclear capabilities in order to match the nuclear threats from Pakistan, the cable quoted Roa. Alan Tauscher assured the Indian Foreign Secretary that Pakistan had assured the US that its nuclear weapons are safe.

The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration John Gerrad, who was also present during the dialogue, stressed that in recent talks between the US and Pakistan, Islamabad’s measures to secure its nuclear weapons had increased Washington’s confidence.

The United States and its allies are looking to increase pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down or allow for a peaceful transition of power, officials said Friday.

President Barack Obama’s administration is making it “abundantly clear that international pressure is beginning to build on him (Assad) and that he needs to stop what he’s doing or, as the president and others have said, get out of the way,” State Department Mark Toner said.

He spoke of “mounting pressure” on Assad, as Syria expanded its military crackdown on pro-democracy protests, killing at least 22 people.

Assad “has refused to reform, refused even to make any gesture towards reform other than empty rhetoric,” Toner added. “We will continue to look at ways we can up the pressure on him. What’s important here is that we make it clear to him that there’s growing pressure against his actions.”

His remarks came as Syria launched a major military assault on the flashpoint town of Jisr al-Shughur and neighboring villages, after hundreds of area residents streamed across the border into Turkey.

Protesters meanwhile poured into the streets of major cities and towns across Syria after Friday prayers, calling on Assad to step down and expressing solidarity with the residents of Jisr al-Shughur.

Syria has mounted a fierce response to weeks of protests modeled on the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia that ousted long-ruling dictators and inspired the so-called Arab Spring that has swept the region.

“There is mounting pressure, mounting recognition that what’s going on Syria cannot continue,” Toner said.

The spokesman mentioned US “contacts” with the Syrian opposition. “I don’t want to get into too much detail, because these people are clearly under tremendous danger in Syria. But at the embassy, we do have contacts with members of the opposition, as well as civil society members,” he said, noting Washington was trying to get a better sense of the nature of the opposition.

The US ambassador in Damascus, Robert Ford, has seen his requests for meetings with Syrian government officials repeatedly denied.(AFP)

MIRANSHAH: US missiles struck a suspected insurgent training camp in tribal district of North Waziristan on Wednesday, killing 19 people close to the Afghan border, local security officials said.

The strike took place at the village of Zoynarai in the Shawal area close to the border at around 12.00pm (0700 GMT), the Pakistani officials said.

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In North Waziristan US drones fired five missiles at a suspected militant training camp, killing 19 militants,” a senior security official said.