One person was killed and two others were wounded after someone opened fire on a Pakistani plane as it was landing in the north-western city of Peshawar.

Police have today detained supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and sealed off the airport ahead of his return from exile.

ntelligence agents in Pakistan arrested at least seven people, including two British nationals of Pakistani origin, who provided information on the terror plot aimed at blowing up US-bound passenger jets from Britain, a senior government official said today.