101.   Pakistani authorities had been reluctant to crack down on Pakistan-based militant groups and wanted the United Nations to approve any operation against Afghanistan.

102.   Pakistani authorities have in recent weeks arrested scores of Islamic militants, many of them Arabs, Palestinians and Afghans.

103.   Pakistani authorities have ordered residents along its side of the Kashmir border to dig trenches.

104.   Pakistani authorities have warned foreign organizations in the country to take precautions, saying the Pearl case may be part of a wider terrorist scheme.

105.   Pakistani authorities said an intensive operation was underway Wednesday in the area to apprehend more al-Qaida fugitives.

106.   Pakistani authorities said that by going to Afghanistan, Mehmood had defied regulations that impose travel restrictions on certain government scientists even after retirement.

107.   Pakistani authorities said the quake shook buildings in Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore near the Indian border.

108.   Pakistani authorities said they had interviewed many people, including some who were questioned intensively at their homes.

109.   Pakistani authorities said they would prosecute Saeed first before deciding whether to hand him over to the United States.

110.   Pakistani authorities showed a copy of the order to reporters in Islamabad.