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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) released a classified document last week, giving details about Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, an American citizen, who was appointed to gather information about Pakistan’s nuclear program. The CIA had prepared the report, titled “The Jonathan Jay Pollard Espionage Case: A Damage Assessment”, on October 30, 1987, Dawn, reports. […]
In a bid to normalize support for the Pakistani military, the Pentagon would reimburse nearly $700 million to the South Asian country, a US paper reported. ‘The Pentagon quietly notified Congress this month that it would reimburse Pakistan nearly $700 million for the cost of stationing 140,000 troops on the border with Afghanistan, an […]
American President Barack Obama expressed grief over the deadly shooting incident in Connecticut which claimed lives of 27 people including 18 children, promising action to prevent such tragedies again but did not say what that would be. An emotional President Obama, tearing up as he spoke, said that their hearts were broken for the […]
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said Islamabad would continue cooperation for peace process in Afghanistan, the uneasy neighbor of Pakistan. In an interview to France’s Le Monde daily‚ the foreign minister said democratic government of Pakistan wants to maintain bilateral relations with neighboring countries. In her view, trilateral conference in Ankara would […]
The US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson has said the principles the Afghan government had set up for the reconciliation policy can be applied to all militant groups including the Haqqani network. In an interview to BBC Urdu, the US envoy said talks could be held with any individual acting against the state willing […]
Indian sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar on Wednesday passed away in California, says Indian media reports. The maestro, who was 92, was admitted to the Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla last Thursday after he complained of breathing difficulties. For nearly three decades, ever since his first tour of the United States and Europe […]
A Pentagon report has said Pakistan was persistently undermining security in Afghanistan with the existence of militant sanctuaries in the border area. The Pentagon report delivered to Congress said that the 68,000 US troops in Afghanistan and their allies had succeeded in preventing militant advancement while limiting civilian death ratio. However, it said […]
Talks about an unnamed US official saying that America has knowledge and evidence of chemical weapons being loaded by Syria’s regime in order to take out rebels across the country are going around nowadays and have gained a lot of attention in international communities. Whether that statement is true or not is yet to […]
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (via APP): The United States has pledged to finance Pakistan’s multi-billion Diamer Bhasha Dam project, Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh disclosed here Wednesday evening at the conclusion of a series of meetingswith American officials on advancing bilateral economic cooperation.Dr. Shaikh said the U.S. would provide $ 200 million for completion of preliminary […]
Senior Pakistani and American defence officials Tuesday wrapped up two days of talks, underscoring the importance of continuing cooperation to ‘complete the defeat of al-Qaeda’ and its affiliates in the region. A joint statement issued at the conclusion of U.S-Pakistan Defence Consultative Group (DCG), said that both delegations acknowledged that bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation has […]
Once again proving its national integrity, Iran on Tuesday captured an unmanned US drone over Gulf waters, a report said. According to a report, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps have captured a US ScanEagle drone over the Persian Gulf waters upon its intrusion into the Iranian airspace. Commander of the IRGC Navy Rear […]
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested two brothers of Pakistan decent on terrorism charges, accused of conspiring to deploy explosive weapons against an American target. According to the media reports, the brothers, 20-year-old Raess Alam Qazi and 30-year-old Sheheryar Alam Qazi, have each been charged with one count of conspiracy to use a […]
