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Pakistan to accelerate the gas-pipeline project with Iran Despite constant pressure from United States of America, Pakistan is moving forward to take help from Iran in the on-going energy crisis in the country and the foreign office spokesperson, Abdul Basit has said both the countries are trying to complete the gas pipeline project as soon […]
There is no free lunch: Resumption of NATO oil supplies link with surcharge ‘There is no free lunch’ is a famous American adage that what it is facing today. Pakistani Defence Minister, Ahmed Mukhtar, clearly stated that the supply to NATO/ISAF forces will only be resumed if they pay the road surcharge as per the […]
Taliban supreme commander Mullah Omar out of the FBI most wanted list The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly removed the name of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar from the list of "most wanted terrorists." The report came following Washington’s secret meetings with the Taliban after one decade of war, Pakistani media reported. […]
US Central Command urges Pakistan to share maps of its posts near Afghan border The head of the US Central Command is urging Pakistan to share a map of its facilities and installations near the Afghan border to help avert episodes like the one that killed 24 Pakistani forces last month. US Marine Corps General […]
US-Pak relationships to take a limited form US officials believe the country’s relationship with Pakistan has been seriously damaged and a counter-terrorism alliance can survive only in a limited form, The New York Times reported late Sunday. Citing unnamed US and Pakistani officials, the newspaper said officials acknowledge this deterioration will complicate the ability to […]
CIA suspends its drone strikes in Pakistan The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has suspended drone missile strikes on gatherings of low-ranking militants in Pakistan due to tensions with that country. The Los Angeles Times reported. Citing unnamed current and former US officials, the newspaper said late Friday the undeclared halt in CIA attacks is […]
US State Department denies cancelation of General Mattis’ trip to Pakistan The US countered an earlier report that General Mattis’ trip to brief Pakistan over the NATO-ISAF investigation report into the November 26 attack, had been cancelled. The trip, had in fact been, US Department of State spokesperson Mark Toner said on Friday, postponed due […]
The Pakistani army on Friday rejected key findings from a U.S. investigation into American airstrikes last month that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and said the report was unlikely to repair the severely damaged relationship between the two countries. The investigation — details of which were released Thursday — concluded that mistakes on both sides led […]
Lack of communication and mistrust behind NATO attack: US US Air Force Special Operations Command’s Brigadier General and investigating officer into the NATO airstrike Stephen Clark said lack of trust and series of miscommunications contributed to the NATO attack on November 26, that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. While briefing reporters at the Pentagon via phone, […]
US could stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014: General Allen The US commander in Afghanistan said in an interview on Wednesday, December 21 that American troops could stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014, the latest signal of a possible open-ended US military role in the country. General John Allen told the New York Times that negotiations with […]
Pakistan should form Afghan policy without putting India and US in the equation: Karzai Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday urged Pakistan not to forge its policy on Afghanistan based on its rivalries with either India or the United States. “We want Pakistan to have an independent policy towards Afghanistan. It should not look at […]
Taliban are not our enemy – Joe Biden As a result of the terror attack on the world trade center in 2001, America decided to attack Afghanistan and started a war against terror. Taliban, led by Mulla Mohammad Umar were ruling Afghanistan at that time and they were thrown out of Kabul by the US […]
