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Terrorists attack Pakistan military base, at least 12 killed ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan  security forces regained control of its naval airbase, Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran, in the port city of Karachi  on Monday, after 16 hours of pitched battle with heavily armed militants that resulted in the killing of 10 security officials and four attackers, according to Pakistani officials. The attack, which was launched on late Sunday night and continued into Monday afternoon, was the most lethal against Pakistan's armed forces since the militants attacked Pakistan army's General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi in October 2009. In a coordinated assault, the insurgents succeeded in destroying two of the just three P-3 series Orion anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircrafts that Pakistan had acquired from the  United States . The security officials denied any security lapse but according to reports the attackers went close to the hangars where the m...

Kerry Says US Relations With Pakistan at Critical Moment   Photo: AP US Senator John Kerry in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 15, 2011 Kerry made the remarks to reporters Sunday in Kabul, the Afghan capital, in advance of his trip to Pakistan.  The senator arrived in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, late Sunday, becoming the most senior U.S. official to visit the country since U.S. special forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad on May 2.  Abbottabad is located just 50 kilometers from Pakistan's capital and there have been suggestions that Pakistani intelligence must have known of bin Laden's years-long presence in the military garrison city.     Kerry, who heads the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in earlier remarks, said the United States wants Pakistan to be what he called a "real ally" in the fight against terrorism. The Democrat from Massachusetts said there are "things that can be done better" in the U.S.-Pakista...