Ammar Ahmad
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Uzbek man charged for planning to assassinate US President According to sources in the United State of America (USA), a man from Uzbekistan living illegally in the US has pleaded guilty on Friday, February 10, 2012 to terrorism and weapons charges involving threats to kill President Barack Obama. Defendant Ulugbek Kodirov, 22, pleaded guilty in […]
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US drone strike kills al Qaeda’s chief in Pakistan US missiles on Thursday, February 09, 2012 killed al Qaeda’s chief in Pakistan, one of Americans’ main targets and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people. Badr Mansoor, who according to sources used to send fighters to Afghanistan and ran a training camp in North […]
Taliban reject US claims of Mullah Omer writing to Obama The Afghan Taliban denied that their supreme leader Mullah Omar wrote to the White House last year. The White House received a letter in 2011, purported from Mullah Omar, asking the United States to deliver prisoners whose transfer is now central to American efforts to […]
US Army Colonel bashes US claims of success in Afghanistan A US Army officer has accused the American military of painting a misleading picture of progress in the war in Afghanistan while glossing over the Kabul government’s many failings. Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis deliberately broke ranks with the official portrayal of the war after spending […]
US praises Pakistan Foreign Minister Khar’s visit to Afghanistan Welcoming Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar’s visit to Afghanistan, the State Department said the United States supports efforts towards improved ties between the two South Asian countries in wide-ranging areas. “It seems to have been a good and well-timed visit,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said […]
Pakistan fighter jets pound Taliban in Orakzai On Wednesday, February 01, 2012 fighter jets from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pounded Taliban compounds in northwestern tribal area, killing at least 20 Taliban, sources revealed. The jets targeted hideouts in the tribal Orakzai district and at least four compounds were hit, in the latest surge of […]
Marc Grossman visions warm relationship between Pakistan and US in coming days Calling the parliamentary review of Islamabad’s ties with the US as Pakistan’s right as a sovereign country, US special envoy Marc Grossman has expressed hope that the two countries will be able to forge a wide-ranging relationship based on mutual interests and respect. […]
Afghanistan Govt and Taliban planning to hold talks in Saudi Arabia Afghan government officials and representatives of the country’s former Taliban rulers are to hold peace talks in Saudi Arabia, a Riyadh-based Afghan diplomat revealed on Monday. “An Afghan government delegation and a Taliban delegation will hold talks in Saudi Arabia,” he said without giving […]
Yousaf Raza Gilani highlights trust deficit between Pakistan and US Pakistan Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, while speaking at the Davos forum criticised the resumption of drone strikes by the US in his country and insisted that there was critical trust deficit between the two countries. “Drones are counter-productive. We have very ably isolated militants […]
Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) comes under rocket attack On Friday, January 27, 2012 alleged terrorists in an unprecedented move, launched a rocket attack on Pakistan’s top military academy, PMA Kakul in the town of Abbottabad. According to sources, the attack did not claim any life and only damaged the outer wall of the academy in […]
New York Police Commissioner in trouble with American Muslims US Muslim civil rights groups demanded the resignation of New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly on Wednesday amid a controversy over the repeated screening of an offensive video. Kelly said he regretted cooperating with the makers of “The Third Jihad: Radical Islam’s Vision for America,” which […]
ISI boss Lt. General Shuja Pasha advised Musharraf not to return to Pakistan According to media reports from Pakistan, it is believed that Director General Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, Lt. General Shuja Pasha suggested former President General Musharraf to postpone his return to the country. According to sources, Pasha told Musharraf about the situation […]