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After the joint-sitting of the parliament unanimously approved an end to drone strikes, Pakistan and the United States (US) have been mulling for joint-sharing of spy attacks to target militants in tribal region of the country. A report published in Dawn quoting sources observed, “We are striving to have genuine co-ownership of the drone operations”. […]
Urging Pakistan to step up its efforts to fight terrorism and to open the transit supply route to allied forces battling in Afghanistan, Secretary General North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen requested to open the transit supply-line. While addressing a press conference, he observed, “And when it comes to our relationship with Pakistan, […]
USA wants a serious dialogue with Pakistan and move ahead in the relationship: Munter US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter said on Thursday that the United States would accept the recommendations of Pakistan’s Parliament and respects the decisions of the representative government. Talking to Pakistan Television, he said that the US and Pakistan wanted to work together […]
Russia’s foreign minister sharply criticized NATO’s plan to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan by 2014, saying Thursday that coalition troops should remain in the country until Afghan government forces are capable of ensuring security. “As long as Afghanistan is not able to ensure by itself the security in the country, the artificial timelines of withdrawal […]
Senator John McCain, the prominent US Republican expressed disappointment at Pakistan’s spy agency’s continued cooperation with Haqqani network, saying it is reprehensible that Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) maintains a close relationship with the militant outfits. Addressing at an American think-tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, Senator McCain said he had sympathy for Pakistan’s […]
Rehman Malik shoots down Nawaz Sharif’s proposal to unilaterally withdraw from Siachin Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday said that every inch of the country is sacred and Pakistan will never withdraw its army from Siachin unilaterally. Talking to media after chairing a high level meeting, he castigated Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif for suggesting […]
Pakistan wants its relationship with the United States to be based on realistic expectations, mutual respect for sovereignty and appreciation of each other’s legitimate security interests, Islamabad’s envoy in Washington said. Ambassador Sherry Rehman said Pakistan wants the important relationship to be mutually cooperative. She was addressing a reception held in honour of a visiting […]
In quite a clear-cut message, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said that there would be no compromise on nuclear deterrents, saying the parliamentary review process was an unprecedented development and marks a new landmark in the progress along the path of democracy. The Prime Minister while addressing a meeting of the Defence Committee of […]
US may withdraw, financial aid should continue; Karzai Kabul: (Tuesday, April 17, 2012) Afghan President Hamid Karzai said today that after withdrawal of its forces in 2014, the USA should pay at least $ 2 billion a year for Afghanistan’s security expenditure. The Afghan president was of the view that the US should specify in […]
In quick response of Sunday’s Kabul attacks, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the United States will continue to press Pakistan to launch an operation against the Haqqani network, as signs emerged it might be behind the assaults. According to a statement issued by the State Department on Monday, Hillary Clinton spoke to […]
Rejecting the capacity of Afghan Taliban of holding a strike like Sunday, Ryan Crocker, the United States (US) envoy to Afghanistan speculated that Haqqani network were involved in the incident. While speaking to the media, he pointed-out fingers on Haqqani network, whose fighters are based in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area. In his view, the Afghan […]
Lord Nazir Ahmed, the Kashmiri-origin member of British Parliament, disowned the allegations against him, saying he had never announced a bounty on George W Bush and Barrack Obama. The British Labor Party suspended his membership condemning his remarks about world leaders. The party spokesperson, in a statement issued on Sunday, said it utterly condemns these […]
