1.  Far from backing their current stand, Blair insists that the Orangemen should drop their refusal to talk directly with the protesters.

2.  Franks will also broach the current military stand off between India and Pakistan during his talks in Islamabad, the spokesman added.

3.  Franks will also raise the current military stand off between India and Pakistan during his talks in Islamabad, the spokesman added.

4.  Pakistani officials have denied local press reports that China has supplied new defence equipment to Pakistan to bolster its capability in the current stand off with India.

5.  Senior US Senator Joseph Lieberman said Tuesday that a policy address by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf later this week would defuse the current military stand off with India.