• Suspected camp of Laden attacked

• Bin Laden secure in mountains: Taliban

• No assurance to Pak on US strikes

• Taliban, Pak border guards exchange fire

• Photo: Post-attack picture of Shindand airfield in Afghanistan

Video: Real Player Second night of bombing in Afghanistan. (28k, 56k) The United Nations has called for civilian protection in Afghanistan. (28k, 56k) The Taliban Ambassador to Afghanistan  has said bin Laden is alive and well and still in Afghanistan. (28k, 56k)

Special editorial Punjab: don't play with people's sentiments Hari Jaisingh Recent incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib reflect sinister overtones which must not be lost sight of by Punjab's religious and political leaders. The state has suffered in the past because of the politicisation of religious matters by unscrupulous persons.

Islamabad, October 9 As US strikes against Afghanistan continued for the third consecutive day today, fresh violence erupted in Pakistan.

Thousands of Pakistani people have taken to the streets in Karachi in a protest against the US-led attacks on targets within Afghanistan. (28k, 56k)

Edit: Testing time for Musharraf A local bank branch burns after it was set ablaze by pro-Taliban demonstrators in the streets of Quetta, Pakistan, on Tuesday.  — AP/PTI

Pakistan deploys troops along international border
Jammu, October 9
Pakistan is said to have deployed its troops along with the Rangers on the 187-km-long international border in the Jammu sector. Besides this additional troops have been sent to some pockets on the LoC this evening.

Intifada-like attack in India feared
New Delhi, October 9
Although there is no cause for panic, security analysts believe there is an urgent need of an institutional mechanism to deal with a situation similar to the September 11 New York terrorist attacks. 

Kashmir not sole issue, PM tells Musharraf
New Delhi, October 9
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has impressed upon Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf, who telephoned him yesterday, to focus on all-round improvement of bilateral relations rather than sticking to a single-point agenda like Kashmir.

• Pak invites Jaswant for talks

Gurdev Badal, son to appear before Takht
Chandigarh, October 9
Mr Gurdev Singh Badal, Punjab Agriculture Minister, his son, Mr Kewal Singh Badal, vice-president of the SGPC, and Mr Amrik Singh Aliwal, a former MP, will appear before Akal Takht on October 12.

Pakistan may freeze accounts of sectarian outfits Islamabad, October 9 The Pakistan Government has ordered intelligence agencies to identify local sectarian outfits involved in internal violence and their sources of income which may lead to a freezing of their funds.