Pakistani security forces foiled an attack on a paramilitary headquarters in Karachi on the night of the 27th and killed five suspected militants at the scene, police said.

Israeli Broadcasting Corporation, citing sources, says Israel's military plans to withdraw tomorrow from two experimental areas in southern Lebanon.

NETANYAHU said at a March 27 press conference the framework agreement with Lebanon is a "historic achievement" that advances ending the bilateral conflict and could lead to a final peace. He said the deal is a major blow to Iran and Hezbollah. The agreement, he said, reflects US and Lebanese assent for Israel to retain a security zone inside Lebanon for a period "as needed" — until Hezbollah and other armed groups are disarmed and Lebanon no longer poses a threat to Israel. As a pilot to hand territory to the Lebanese army and remove Hezbollah control, Israel will withdraw from two small currently held areas: one entirely outside the security zone and one at its edge that Israeli forces no longer need. NETANYAHU said Israel effectively retains all security-zone depth required to defend its northern border.