Two men have been arrested in connection with an assassination attempt against Pakistan’s prime minister designate last month that left nine people dead, officials said today.

Three Islamic militants have been jailed for 10 years after being convicted of planning to kill Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf.

Two men were today sentenced to death in Pakistan for plotting a deadly car bombing outside the US consulate in Karachi in June 2002.

A special anti-terrorist court in Pakistan today ordered three men charged with trying to kill President Pervez Musharraf to remain in custody.