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 […]
Defence Minister of Pakistan Ahmad Mukhtar advocates reopening of NATO supply lines The Defence Minister of Pakistan Ahmad Mukhtar has recently made a statement in which he has said that the country should re open the supply lines to NATO troops. The Minister is of the opinion that the reopening of the lines should be […]
Feb 7 2012 | Posted in
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Yousuf Raza Gilani to visit Qatar It has recently been announced that the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani is going to be making a visit to Qatar on an official level in order to discuss peace efforts in the war torn region of Afghanistan with the leadership there. The news was broken to […]
Feb 4 2012 | Posted in
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Prime minister, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has warned that no one dare cast an evil eye on Pakistan, as long as PPP was in power. Addressing a public gathering here, the PM stated that while others merely promised to ensure vacation of Shamsi airbase by American troops and closure if NATO supplies routes, PPP had […]
Pakistan foreign ministry rubbishes Nato secret report’s allegations Foreign ministry of Pakistan has promptly rubbished the allegations of assisting Afghan Taliban secretly, as claimed in a leaked Nato document. Calling the accusations "ridiculous", Pakistan foreign ministry spokesman Abul Basit has said that his country was committed to non-interference in Afghanistan as a stable and peaceful […]
Pakistan wants the people of Afghanistan to have a say about their future – Hina Rabbani Khar Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Hina Rabbani Khar has said that Pakistan wants the future of Afghanistan to be Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-driven. The US invaded Afghanistan in 2001 in search of some Al-Qaida leaders but now there is […]
Feb 2 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan, Afghanistan for joint peace efforts Pakistan on Wednesday said it had not hidden agenda in Afghanistan and aimed at enhancing bilateral goodwill and all-round cooperation between the two brotherly states. After a leaked-out NATO report that accused Islamabad of secretly supporting Taliban in Afghanistan, top level talks held in Kabul between top Pakistani officials […]
Feb 2 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan refused any hidden agenda In response to the NATO’s leaked report, Pakistan Wednesday rejected accusations that it was secretly assisting Taliban insurgents battling in Afghanistan. A leaked-out NATO report charged that Pakistan’s security services, particularly the ISI, were seconding the Taliban. However, the timing of the statement was not good for Foreign Minister Hina […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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Islamabad assisting Afghan Taliban, secret Nato report Nato has once again alleged Pakistan security services of assisting Afghan Taliban. Islamabad’s secret links with the Taliban’s have been claimed by Nato in a leaked secret document which was seen by BBC and The Times. In the secret “State of the Taliban” report, Nato has claimed that […]
A spokesman for the NATO-led coalition on Wednesday confirmed the existence of a report that summarizes the views of Taliban detainees who said that they are winning the war thanks to cooperation from some Afghan government officials and soldiers with active support from Pakistan’s intelligence service. But the official, Lt. Col Jimmie E. Cummings of […]
The Pakistani security services are directly aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan and have direct influence over its top leadership, a leaked out NATO report claimed on Tuesday. The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) revealed the confidential NATO report that was derived from thousands of interrogations of insurgents captivated by allied forces. The report alleged that Pakistan’s […]
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. […]