An unmanned US aircraft killed at least four people while injured many others in an attack on a militant compound in Miranshah, the troubled area of Northwestern Pakistan. According to the media reports, the drone fired two missiles on a house in Tabai, killing at least four alleged assailants and injuring many others. The reports […]
NATO leaders vowed Monday to stand by Afghanistan as it takes control of its own destiny, backing a plan to hand Afghans the lead for security in the war-torn country from mid-2013. In a Chicago summit declaration, US President Barack Obama and his NATO military allies ratified an “irreversible” roadmap to “gradually and responsibly” withdraw […]
Turkey, the close friend of Pakistan and important ally of NATO forces, desperately wants the land route for allied forces battling in Afghanistan to be resumed. However, the hype created by the establishment, opposition and a section of media after the highly condemnable Salala check-post attack is standing in the way to resumption of supply-line. […]
The latest killing of religious scholar Aslam Sheikhupuri, the drive-by shooting, is apparently part of larger plot to add a sectarian hue to the ongoing ethnic chaos in the country’s financial hub. Earlier, the killing of two Sunnis added fuel to the Sheikhupuri’s murder. The nature of recent incident is quite worrisome and demanded the […]
Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged Pakistan once again to reopen Nato ground supply routes to Afghanistan. However, Rasmussen also said on Friday that Pakistan had not been invited to the crucial 25th NATO summit to be held in Chicago. The May 20-21 two-day summit, with over 60 heads of state and governments […]
May 11 2012 | Posted in
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Peshawar Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Khalid Rabbani accused the United States of seeking to make Pakistan a scapegoat for its failure to eliminate uprising in Afghanistan, expressing an omen of the bad blood between Islamabad and Washington. After an hour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked Pakistan to curb safe houses of terrorists from […]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday the United States believed the chief of al Qaeda was in Pakistan and she vowed to keep up pressure on militant groups in the country. “We want to disable al Qaeda and we have made a lot of progress in doing that,” Clinton told an audience in India, […]
May 7 2012 | Posted in
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As per the expectations, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik arrived in Karachi to control the law and order situation in Liyari, giving another deadline to miscreants to lay down their arms. Liyai, which is consider as one of the key area of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), is no-go area from last one week. Rehman Malik […]
The Taliban militia announced their “spring offensive” would begin across Afghanistan on Thursday. Code-named al Farouq, the primary targets of the offensive would be “foreign invaders, their advisors, their contractors, all those who help them militarily and in intelligence”, the militants said on their website. “Al Farouq spring offensive will be launched on May 3 […]
May 2 2012 | Posted in
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US President Barrack Obama paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan, seeking fresh talks with Taliban insurgents to bring peace in the region. While addressing the first anniversary of the killing of Al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, Obama laid a path of peace before the Taliban fighters, saying they could be part of the future setup […]
Pakistan has spelt out in no uncertain terms that US drone aircraft strikes against militants inside its territory must stop, but Washington is not listening, the country’s foreign minister said. “On drones, the language is clear: a clear cessation of drone strikes,” Hina Rabbani Khar said. “I maintain the position that we’d told them categorically […]
Apr 26 2012 | Posted in
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Hamid Karzai bars US lawmaker from visiting country A US lawmaker critical of President Hamid Karzai was barred entry to Afghanistan as part of a congressional delegation meeting with Afghan opposition groups, his office said Monday. Republican Dana Rohrabacher’s office said he was a “last-minute” addition to the delegation when one of the members canceled days […]