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In what appeared to be a quite bold step, Pakistan on Thursday vowed to go ahead with Pak-Iran gas pipeline project, rejecting the U.S. threats of economic sanctions on promotion of economic ties between the two neighboring countries. This stance gives a strong message to the U.S. which is increasing its pressure on Pakistan to […]
A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into the gates of a NATO base and airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, triggering a blast that killed nine Afghans, officials said. The Taliban claimed the attack was revenge for U.S. troops burning copies of the Koran. The bombing in the city of Jalalabad followed six days […]
CNG prices once again take a hike Monday, February 27, 2012: The Government of Pakistan has once against increase the price of compressed natural gas (CNG). As per the latest updates, per kg price of CNG has been increased by Rs1.06 in Islamabad. The price of CNG now stands at Rs75.35 per kg. The basic […]
Pakistan called for the first time on the Afghan Taliban to start talks with the Kabul government on Friday, lending diplomatic momentum to an American-sponsored peace process that is anchored in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, but which experts say is still advancing at a perilously slow pace. After a phone discussion with the […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the recommendations of the parliamentary committee regarding normalization of ties with the US and NATO supplies would be tabled in the joint sitting of the parliament after Senate elections. While addressing a press conference at Prime Minister House, the premier said Pakistan wants to maintain relations […]
In order to re-boot diplomatic relations between Pakistan and the United States, the latter had planned to offer an official apology to the former over last November’s NATO incursion on Slala check-point. However, the New York Times reported that the plan was hindered by the explosion of violent rioting in Afghanistan over the burning of […]
The first of its kinds, Pakistan publically made an appeal to Taliban and other militant groups to join an intra-Afghan process for national reconciliation, urging their leadership to take part in peace talks with the Afghan government. In response to a request made by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, this significant move was made was taken […]
In reiteration of its sturdy stance, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Balochistan was Pakistan’s internal matter and the province’s elected representatives would act to resolve its issues rather than the US Congress. While speaking to scholars and senior analysts at the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), the minister said the US Congress hearing […]
Karzai warns Islamabad to play a wait and see game on Afghanistan President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai has warned Islamabad not to play a “wait and see game” on Afghanistan. The talks between Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Karzai, which were described by Rabbani as “Hard and candid”, Karzai requested Pakistan to stop “playing […]
Saudi Arabia lays down conditions for Taliban A senior Saudi official on Saturday called on the Taliban to lay down their arms and renounce al Qaeda as preconditions for Saudi-mediated peace talks with the Afghan government. “Saudi Arabia’s conditions for mediation … are that the Taliban lay down their weapons, engage in the political process […]
US kept a close eye on the Trilateral Summit in Islamabad The US State Department kept a close eye on the Trilateral Summit between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan held yesterday. The Spokesperson of the State Department, Victoria Nuland expressed that the US has no issues as long as these countries are trying to resolve their […]
The trilateral summit comprising Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran put a seal on the growing perception in the region that responsibility for managing affairs in the wake of the US/NATO forces’ extraction from Afghanistan rests on regional states. The joint statement issued at the conclusion of the summit expressed bilateral exchanges among the neighboring countries. The […]
