Hillary Clinton holds discussions with Egyptian military chief
July 15th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, July 15 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday held talks with the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi.She arrived ... Read more...
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International community expresses alarm after raids on NGOs in Egypt
January 1st, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by BNO News
CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) -- The international community expressed alarm on Friday and Saturday after seventeen non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were raided by Egyptian authorities on Thursday for allegedly receiving 'illegal foreign funding.'Several ... Read more...
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I conferred with ISI on Kasab’s Pakistani identity: Sacked official
September 17th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Pakistan's sacked National Security Adviser Mahmood Durrani has claimed that he had "written authority and had conferred with the ISI" chief before admitting before the ... Read more...
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Diplomatic Cables reveal US troops’ role in Pakistan
May 21st, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) US Special Forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence gathering and joint operations in 2009, US diplomatic cables have revealed.Confidential US diplomatic cables leaked by ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks: Kayani wanted more US drone support
May 20th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, contrary to the military's public posturing, had sought more US drone strikes to help battle militants, revealed a cable ... Read more...
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Nepal finally feels WikiLeaks heat
December 6th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 6 (IANS) More than a week after whistleblower website WikiLeaks started to publish confidential US embassy cables, Nepal began to feel the heat Monday after a media report indicated that ... Read more...
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War against Pakistan militants to take 15 years: US cable
December 5th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) The US embassy in Islamabad had said last year that the fight against Al Qaeda and other militants operating in Pakistan will last 10-15 years, secret diplomatic ... Read more...
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ISI chief Pasha was conspiring against Zardari: Malik to Patterson
December 4th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik had told former US envoy Anne Patterson that it was not Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani but ISI chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha who ... Read more...
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Zardari said Mehsud not behind Benazir’s killing: WikiLeaks
December 4th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had dismissed a suggestion by then US Ambassador Anne Patterson that Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was responsible for Benazir Bhutto's death, saying ... Read more...
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ISI chief conspired against Zardari: WikiLeaks
December 4th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik had told then US ambassador Anne Patterson that it was not chief of army staff Gen. Ashfaq Kayani but ISI chief Gen. ... Read more...
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Cablegate highlights America’s deep role in Pak’s power politics
December 2nd, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2(ANI): The latest leak of classified U.S. diplomatic cables out of Pakistan have highlighted America's deep role in the country's power politics.A March 2009 cable reveals that Pakistan Army ... Read more...
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“ANP chief declined Kayani’s offer to replace Zardari owing to lack of support”
December 2nd, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Dec 2 (ANI): The Awami National Party (ANP) chief, Asfandyar Wali Khan, was offered the post of Pakistan president but he turned it down, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Information Minister Mian Iftikhar ... Read more...
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PML-N refutes Zardari’s claim of Shahbaz tipping off JUD prior to asset freeze order
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 2 (ANI): Reacting to the WikiLeaks' revelation about Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari claim that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had tipped off Jamaatud Dawa (JUD) about the United ... Read more...
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Shahbaz Sharif tipped off LeT after 26/11: WikiLeaks cable
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif's brother and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif "tipped-off" the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) about impending UN sanctions after the terror group attacked Mumbai in ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks: Pakistan spy chief shared intelligence with Israel post 26/11
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) Pakistan and Israel have no diplomatic ties but a year after 26/11 Islamabad shared intelligence information with Israel regarding possible terrorist attacks against Jewish and Israeli ... Read more...
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Pak nuclear arsenal under “foolproof control and command system”: Hasan
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2(ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, has dismissed fears raised in some classified US diplomatic cables released by whistleblower website Wikileaks that its nuclear material may ... Read more...
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After 26/11, Zardari told US Pakistan will retaliate if India attacks
December 1st, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) In the wake of 26/11 terror attacks, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari told the US that Islamabad would retaliate if India attacked, but assured that ... Read more...
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Pak ‘privately approved’ US drone strikes while publicly condemning them: Wikileaks
December 1st, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 1 (ANI): The Pakistan government privately approved US drone strikes while publicly condemning the CIA's covert raids, according to diplomatic cables posted whistle-blower website Wikileaks.The revelations of America's ... Read more...
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US, UK, Russia share concerns over Pak nuclear stockpile, proliferation: WikiLeaks
December 1st, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): United States and British diplomats fear that Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme could lead to fissile material falling into the hands of terrorists or a devastating nuclear exchange with ... Read more...
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Shabbaz Sharif tipped off JUD prior to asset freeze order by govt: Zardari to Patterson
December 1st, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 1 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari discussed with the then US envoy to Pakistan, Anne Patterson, his increasing frustration with former premier Nawaz Sharif's government in Punjab, whom ... Read more...
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‘Kayani doing backdoor politics after learning from Musharraf’s mistakes’: Wikileaks
December 1st, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 1 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani is doing backdoor politics after learning lessons from former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's mistakes, according to whistle-blower website Wikileaks, a ... Read more...
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US failed to remove weapon grade uranium due to Pak delaying tactics
December 1st, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): The United States failed to remove from Pakistan a stash of highly enriched uranium capable of providing enough material for multiple "dirty bombs".The uranium has been waiting ... Read more...
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US kept Pak Army’s extra-judicial killings in Swat secret
December 1st, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): The United States refused to comment publicly on the culture of revenge in the Pakistan Army resulted in hundreds of extra-judicial killings in Swat Valley and tribal ... Read more...
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Zardari prepared for assassination, named his successor
December 1st, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who feared he would be assassinated, had made extensive preparations for his family to live in the United Arab Emirate, according to ... Read more...
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Kayani considered plans to oust Zardari, send him into exile
December 1st, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Pakistan's Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani considered plans to oust President Asif Ali Zardari from office to prevent opposition leader Nawaz Sharif coming to power, according to ... Read more...
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US apologises to Pak over NATO cross-border helicopter attack
October 7th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 7(ANI): The United States' Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne Patterson, has apologised for last Thursday's NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) cross-border helicopter attack that killed two Pakistani soldiers close to ... Read more...
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‘Tough talking’ Munter confirmed as new US envoy to Pak
October 1st, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): Veteran diplomat Dr Cameron Munter has been unanimously approved by the US Senate as the new US ambassador to Pakistan, where he has pledged "ceaseless engagement" to combat ... Read more...
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‘Tough talking’ ‘Munter’ to be new US ambassador to Pakistan
September 8th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept8 (ANI): Cameron Munter, who was earlier posted in Baghdad as the political-military adviser to the US ambassador, is set to replace Anne Patterson as the next United States' ambassador ... Read more...
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Ex-US Ambassador warns of Taliban, Al-Qaeda takeover of inundated Pak
August 18th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.18 (ANI): As the world expresses concerns over the massive aid being flown into Pakistan for the flood victims landing into the Taliban's hands, former United States Ambassador to Pakistan ... Read more...
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Pakistan and its ‘Topi Drama’
July 26th, 2010 - 11:13 am ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashNew Delhi, July 26 (ANI): It is a term ordinary Pakistanis use to describe a theatrical production staged by the army to fool people into believing just about anything. ... Read more...
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US asks Patterson to stay on as envoy in Pak
July 25th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 25(ANI): The United States has decided to retain its Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson for an unspecific period.Patterson, who has been in the post since May 2007, got an extension ... Read more...
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Zardari again urges US for early transfer of drone technology
June 29th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 29 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has once again urged the United States for early transfer of drone technology in order to help the country's security forces curb ... Read more...
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PAF inducts three F-16s received from US in its fleet
June 27th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 27 (ANI): The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Sunday formally inducted the first three of the 18 F-16 C/D Block 52 fighter jets bought from the US into its ... Read more...
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Pak Govt. can bring back Qaeda suspect Aafia Siddiqui in a day if it wants: US counsel
June 11th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jun.11 (ANI): Hinting that the Pakistan Government was not serious in bringing back Dr. Aafia Siddiui, the Al-Qaeda terror suspect currently detained in a US jail, her American lawyer has said ... Read more...
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Qureshi denied contact for hours with US officials
June 1st, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jun 1 (ANI): The Pakistani Government's big claims that it had easy access to senior American officials was exposed when Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had to wait for hours ... Read more...
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