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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 […]
Controversial United States (US) pastor Terry Jones has once again showed his ugliness, burning more copies of the Quran and a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman. According to the media reports, Jones and another pastor, who carried out their protest in front of their […]
US officials concluded in the 1980s that Pakistan was lying about its nuclear program but muted criticism due to Islamabad’s support against the Soviets in Afghanistan, declassified documents showed. The memos released Thursday reveal some of the behind-the-scenes drama between the United States and Pakistan during Ronald Reagan’s presidency, foreshadowing current-day debates in the uneasy […]
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, […]
In quite a categorical stance, President Asif Ali Zardari has said told the United States that progress towards re-engagement would not be possible without a public apology. Islamabad is repeatedly asking Washington to offer official apology over the last year NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops at Salala check-posts, Mohmand Agency. A statement issued […]
In quite an optimistic move, Pakistan and the United States after a five-month suspension resumed formal bilateral talks on Thursday. However, the two states could not make any development in ending the impasse over the restoration of blocked NATO supply-line owing to American’s refusal to offer unconditional public apology over the November strikes by its […]
At last, the family of Osama bin Laden, who was killed in a US Navy Seals raid on May 02, 2011, has been deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia, in the early hours of Friday. The three widows of Osama bin Laden and their children, who masterminded the 9-11 attacks, were in custody of Pakistani […]
Finance Minister Hafeez Sheikh made a successful weeklong trip to the United States, convincing the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK) and international monetary organizations to give Pakistan as much as $5.27 billion over the next four-year term. While addressing a news conference at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington (DC), Pakistani Finance Minister Hafeez […]
Senator John McCain, the prominent US Republican expressed disappointment at Pakistan’s spy agency’s continued cooperation with Haqqani network, saying it is reprehensible that Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) maintains a close relationship with the militant outfits. Addressing at an American think-tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, Senator McCain said he had sympathy for Pakistan’s […]
Pakistan wants its relationship with the United States to be based on realistic expectations, mutual respect for sovereignty and appreciation of each other’s legitimate security interests, Islamabad’s envoy in Washington said. Ambassador Sherry Rehman said Pakistan wants the important relationship to be mutually cooperative. She was addressing a reception held in honour of a visiting […]
Pakistan and India, the two neighboring countries and nuclear powers, are facing mounting international scrutiny for spending hefts amounts of national exchequer on nuclear installations rather than on developmental projects. Niclas Kvarnstrom, the Swedish diplomat while speaking the United Nation meeting on nuclear disarmament observed, “The world’s de facto nuclear powers are likely to spend […]
In quite a clear-cut message, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said that there would be no compromise on nuclear deterrents, saying the parliamentary review process was an unprecedented development and marks a new landmark in the progress along the path of democracy. The Prime Minister while addressing a meeting of the Defence Committee of […]
