US is looking for improved relationship with Pakistan – Ben Rhodes US Deputy National Security Adviser, Ben Rhodes has expressed that the US wants to stabilize the relations with Pakistan as it has been a major player in the on-going war on terror. Pakistan and the US have not shared friendly relations since last couple […]
Mar 27 2012 | Posted in
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US military will not take action against its service men for NATO air strikes in Pakistan The military of the United States of America has decided that it will not be holding any of its service members liable to face disciplinary charges for being involved in a NATO air strike last year that resulted in […]
Mar 26 2012 | Posted in
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Relatives of 17 people shot dead in a rampage by a US soldier in southern Afghanistan have been paid tens of thousands of dollars in compensation, a tribal chief and government officials said Sunday. The money — provided by the US military — was handed over at a private ceremony at the Kandahar provincial governor’s […]
Opposition parties to resist reopening NATO supply lines A meeting took place recently between the main opposition parties of Pakistan. The opposition leaders met together in order to discuss the issue of the NATO supply routes through Pakistan. The discussions that took place in the meeting hinted at rejecting draft recommendations on foreign policy submitted […]
Mar 25 2012 | Posted in
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US, Pakistan and Afghanistan all set to revive trilateral forum The United States of America, Pakistan and Afghanistan are set to revive trilateral talks after a nearly seven-month deadlock, Afghan diplomats and foreign ministry officials said on Friday. Officials from the three countries last met in Islamabad in September last year, few days before the […]
UNHRC holds its 19th regular session The United Nations Human Rights Council’s 19th Regular Session helped spur action on a series of important human rights situations around the world, in part due to vigorous U.S. engagement. The Council took robust action to address the ongoing carnage in Syria, beginning with a high-level urgent debate during […]
Mar 25 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) on Saturday vowed to back the Supreme Court’s orders, saying it will not only follow the apex court’s verdicts but will also stand against who disrespect them. PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif while speaking to the media with regard to the Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani’s contempt of court case observed, […]
The top commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan has once again reiterated old mantra that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) continues to support the Taliban and the Haqqani network. In reply to a question asked by Senator John McCain about any change in the ISI’s relationship with the Haqqani network and the Taliban he […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will hold a meeting with US President Barrack Obama on Tuesday, March 27, at the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea. On Friday, the White House confirmed that the duo leaders will hold a meeting to discuss matters of mutual interests. The statement issued by […]
A group of FATA’s parliamentarians on Friday announced to halt the NATO supply-line physically if it is restored by the government, as it has already indicated in the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS). Senator Engineer Malik Rasheed while addressing a press conference along with other six FATA’s parliamentarians asserted, “We will […]
Mar 24 2012 | Posted in
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Awami National Party (ANP) will likely to support all the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) about new terms of engagement with the United States, particularly Pakistan’s role in the US-led war on terror. ANP’s Chief Asfandyar Wali has summoned the meeting of consultative committee of his party to review the recommendations […]
US must respect the sovereignty of Pakistan, says Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said that US must respect the sovereignty of Pakistan in order to make the ties effective. According to Khar, violation of sovereignty cannot produce better results and the mutual interest will also suffer if it continues […]
Mar 23 2012 | Posted in
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