Today US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, on a one-day visit. His schedule was to meet the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Army Chief, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Interior Minister, Finance Minister and Chief Minister of Punjab. After the recent changes in the Pakistan's armed forces' leadership, it was the first visit of any high level American official to Pakistan.

Hizb ut Tahrir condemns the Kayani-Sharif regime for its failure to prevent the murder of Muslims and destruction of their property in Rawalpindi, as well as target killings across the country over the Muharram period. The government's measures included imposing curfew, closing down mobile networks and a ban on pillion riding, claiming that mobiles are used to trigger remote bombs

On the same day as America announced it is closely following "peace" talks with the Taleban, it assassinated one of its leaders, Hakeemullah Mehsud, within Pakistani territory. The government line that America is trying to disrupt the

Pakistan's Finance Minister, Mr. Ishaq Dar, is misleading the people about the weakening of the Rupee, which is leading to rampant inflation in the country. He claims that market speculation is the root cause, when in fact the root cause is the very system that his government is implementing, Capitalism.