The United States has evacuated all non-emergency staff from its consulate in Lahore over security concerns, US officials said Friday. The State Department also issued a travel warning advising all citizens to defer unnecessary travel to Pakistan amid a worldwide alert over al-Qaeda intercepts. “The Department of State ordered this drawdown due to specific threats […]
Pakistan has reiterated its stand that strikes by U.S. spy aircraft in the country’s tribal regions are violation of international laws, Washington has justified the CIA-controlled operation. The issue of U.S drone strikes in Pakistan has been a major irritant in bilateral relationship for years and the latest different stance shows the problem remains […]
A British commando led a Pashtun force to raid Taliban camps, hunting down kidnap victims and detaining suspected terrorists in tribal areas of Pakistan, a book revealed. According to a report published in The Telegraph, Lieutenant Commander Howard Leedham, an ex-Royal Navy pilot recruited Pakistani Pathan soldiers to hunt Taliban. Breaking his silence after […]
Nov 29 2012 | Posted in
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The recently appointed United States Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson has said that America wants to build a relationship with Pakistan based on mutual respect and common interests. Talking to state TV channel, he said that they acknowledged the sacrifices made by Pakistan during the decade of war on terrorism in which 40,000 people […]
Nov 13 2012 | Posted in
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On August 12, 2012, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) will host the first Youth TechCamp in Washington, D.C. The Youth TechCamp builds on the series of Tech Camps hosted by the State Department around the world over the last two years to increase the digital literacy of civil […]
Aug 9 2012 | Posted in
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US State Department Sr Advisor for Civil Society to travel to Ulaanbaatar Dr. Tomicah Tillemann, Senior Advisor for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies, will travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from July 6 through July 10, 2012 as a United States representative to the Community of Democracies (CD) Governing Council Meeting. On July 9, the United States […]
Jul 7 2012 | Posted in
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USA to consider laying a new pipeline to connect to Nebraska The State Department has received a new application from TransCanada Corp. for a proposed pipeline that would run from the Canadian border to connect to an existing pipeline in Steele City, Nebraska. The new application includes proposed new routes through the state of Nebraska. […]
May 7 2012 | Posted in
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Declaring Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani as Prime Minister of Pakistan, the US State Department has said that it would continue to work with Pakistan’s convicted premier. US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland while briefing the media said Gilani was convicted only for 30 seconds and he is still chief executive of the country. She observed, […]
US state department and DEA to sponsor trans-regional scientific symposium Washington: The U.S. Department of State and the Drug Enforcement Administration Educational (DEA) Foundation will co-sponsor a trans-regional scientific symposium on crack/smoked cocaine for the Southern Cone and select West African countries at the Museum of Science & Industry in Tampa, Florida from March 27-28. […]
Mar 27 2012 | Posted in
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US revise grants guidelines to focus on vulnerable sections of the societies Washington: (Thursday, March 15, 2012) according to a press release issued by the department of state, the US, the American government has revised the grant guidelines to drive the resources to the vulnerable groups of the societies. The press release, issued today, stated, […]
Mar 15 2012 | Posted in
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State Department submits International Narcotics Control Strategy Report before Congress Washington: (Thursday, March 08, 2012) The United States Department of States has submitted the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) to Congress. In its annual report, the INCSR usually reviews the conditions in major illicit drug producing countries to monitor the use of precursor chemicals […]
Mar 8 2012 | Posted in
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First Innovation Award for the Empowerment of women and girls; Hillary Clinton to announce the winners Washington: (Wednesday, March 07, 2012) Kicking off with the first Innovation Award for the empowerment of women and girls, Secretary of US State Department, Hillary Clinton, is to announce names of the winners on Friday, March 09. According to […]
Mar 7 2012 | Posted in
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