TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Pakistan’s President General Pervez Musharraf called on his nation to contribute an active role in making the country increasingly powerful.

TERHAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Government Spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham said that previous sanctions have pushed Iran to access new technologies, adding that the measure would help Iran’s growth and make the nation stronger.

Prominent investigative journalist Seymour M. Hersh reported that Israel had previously planned to attack Lebanon prior to the Hezbollah’s kidnappings on 12 July, which is regarded as the official reason for the Lebanese war, and added that the Bush administration was “closely” interested in the war planning.