In order to increase pressure on Pakistan, a Congressional committee in its budgetary proposals has prohibited economic and security assistance to Pakistan until Secretary of State Hillary Clinton certifies. The US House Appropriations subcommittee observed, “The legislation prohibits economic and security assistance unless the government of Pakistan is cooperating with the US on counterterrorism efforts […]
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 […]
Cameron Munter, the US ambassador to Pakistan, is likely to be replaced with Richard Oslo in the upcoming summer season after the former refused to take extension for another term. According to the media reports, Cameron Munter will quit his post in the coming summer. The US is mulling to appoint Richard Oslo, who has […]
May 8 2012 | Posted in
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday asked the United States (US) to share intelligence information with Pakistan on presence of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in Pakistan. The Foreign Minister while speaking to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) in response to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statement in India said that there was […]
US to assist Pakistan in development of Agricultural sector Saturday, May 5, 2012: United States has agreed to help Pakistan and Afghanistan in the development of Agricultural sector. Trilateral relations among Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States in the field of agriculture are expected to bring tangible results from efforts to develop the sector and […]
May 6 2012 | Posted in
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President of PML-N Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that his party came out for sovereignty of the country, protection to judiciary and eradicates corruption from Pakistan. He was talking to a public meeting which was held in Taxila on Saturday. Opposition leader Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan was also present on the occasion. Nawaz Sharif said […]
Alexander Dale Oen found dead in a training camp in US – Swimming News Norwegian star and 100m breaststroke world champion, Alexander Dale Oen was found dead in his bathroom after he suffered a heart attack during a training camp in United States. Dale Oen, the 26-year-old star was preparing hard to defend his world […]
May 5 2012 | Posted in
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After spending many weeks, the judicial commission constituted to probe the infamous memogate, completed its proceedings Friday. However, the commission will have to take a decision whether forensic reports of electronic messages on Mansoor Ijaz’s devices was necessary or not in the case. The US-business tycoon last made last offer to the commission to have […]
Despite Pakistan registered its protest against spying drone attacks, an unmanned American aircraft fired missiles on a house in Darre-e-Nishtar, in North Waziristan, the tribal area of Pakistan. At least ten people were killed and several others injured in the pre-dawn attack while the death toll is also expected to rise, the report added. According […]
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers intensified their protest against Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in both the National Assembly and Senate, keeping with their promise to not rest till the exit of the premier. The PML-N Senators walked out of the Upper House, threatening to continue the protest till the prime minister’s resignation, […]
The top political and military brass put their heads together to find out for the way ahead in stalled dialogue process with the United States for resetting bilateral ties, but it failed to bring any positive outcome. The deadlock on resuming relations with the United States lies on two different fronts, between Islamabad and Washington […]
On May 2, 2011, the US Special Forces attacked a compound of Al-Qaeda’s top leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, the Garrison town of Pakistan, killing him and taking his body away. Pakistan faced reactions triggered in result of killing of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, inside the Pakistani territory. Many felt that they had […]