Pakistan's Islamic groups say they will continue nationwide rallies in support of the Taliban militia.

Islamic fundamentalists staged a nationwide strike in Pakistan today in protest at President Pervez Musharraf's support for US strikes on Afghanistan, bringing many parts of the country to a standstill.

US jets targeted the heart of Afghanistan’s capital today, pounding a district that housed a Taliban tank unit and other military installations.

Pakistani police have shot and killed two anti-American demonstrators after they attacked a police station near Quetta and tried to set it alight.

Some of Pakistan’s most influential clerics swiftly denounced the US and British attacks, calling them an attack against Islam and grounds for holy war.