ISLAMABAD: US Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen has termed Pak-US relations as paramount important. Talking to journalists in the helicopter on his way to Andrew Air Force Base, he said that the solution of problems facing by India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other Central Asian states lies in their collective strategy against [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 10, 2008
WASHINGTON: Noting the Pakistani nation’s “broad consensus” on curbing violent extremism, the United States top diplomat for South Asia has reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to security and economic support for the elected government as it takes on “enormous challenges” facing the country. Richard Boucher, the Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, welcomed tribesmen’s support for [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 8, 2008
WASHINGTON: US Presidential candidates - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain - vowed to continue war on terror and combating militancy along the Pak-Afghan border. Appearing Tuesday evening in their second debate weeks before the November 4 election, they took swipes at each other’s avowed Pakistan policy.But both White House rivals also saw the [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, October 5, 2008
DUBAI: American al-Qaeda militant Adam Gadahn in an Internet video posted on Saturday said Pakistan’s new leaders is US puppets in a war against militants. ‘The Pakistan Army … and the professional spreaders of lies at their service are trying to make us believe that the state of Pakistan has turned a new leaf (after US-allied [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 4, 2008
Pakistan is, yet again, paying the price for flirting with the United States, who itself has not learned anything from the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. Now Pakistan finds itself between a rock and hard place, and is viewed by many as giving too much to the Americans, who in turn, want nothing [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 28, 2008
NEW YORK: President Asif Ali Zardari forcefully projected Pakistan’s position on global issues and unveiled his vision in a series of meetings with top world leaders on the margins of the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The President, who spoke of the grave challenges confronting Pakistan, said the new democratic government was [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 24, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has categorically stated that Pakistan will not tolerate violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity by any one in the name of combating terrorism. Addressing media persons at an Iftar dinner hosted by him in honour of senior journalists on Wednesday, he said the Government would mobilize all [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The US president while talking about the issue of militancy avoided using the terms “war on terror” in a meeting before Presidents George W. Bush and president Asif Ali Zardari attended the United Nations General Assembly. Both leaders were comfortable in each others presence and they focussed on joint efforts to fight insurgency in Fata. [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 23, 2008
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday vowed to work with Pakistan in combating terrorists along the country’s border with Afghanistan as it acknowledged the need for all anti-terrorism allies to redouble their efforts. Robert Wood, Deputy State Department Spokesman stressed terrorism is a threat to stability and democracy in the region. He also underscored Washington’s [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 18, 2008
Pakistan not informed about Thursday attack ISLAMABAD: Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Thursday US didn’t inform Pakistan about fresh attacks inside Pakistan’s territory on Thursday. Addressing a press conference in Foreign Office, Foreign Minister Qureshi said all countries should respect each other sovereignty. Admiral Mullen had assured us that Pakistan’s sovereignty would be respected, however, US launched [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 17, 2008
ISLAMABAD: With US top military commander Asmiral Mike Mullen holding talks with Pakistan’s political and military leadership holding here Wednesday, four missiles were fired by an unknown and unmanned aircraft at Baghar Cheena village after sunset. A Dera Ismail Khan based journalist Saeedullah Khan who runs his own FM Radio and works [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 17, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The top US military officer, Adm. Mike Mullen, reiterated yesterday a US commitment to respect Pakistan’s sovereignty after a flurry of US strikes on militants in Pakistan strained relations between the allies. Mullen said this month he was not convinced Western forces were winning in Afghanistan and he was “looking at a new, more [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 11, 2008
On the anniversary of tragic events of September 11, the statements of both Pakistan and US armed officers are frightening for Asia. New York Times reported today that ‘President Bush secretly approved orders in July that for the first time to allow American Special Operations forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan without the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 10, 2008
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday said that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country will be defended at all cost and no external force will be allowed to conduct operations inside Pakistan. He was commenting on the recent incident where innocent civilians were killed in a cross-border raid [...]
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