Egyptian military rulers meet US top military official
February 11th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 11 (IANS) Egypt's top military rulers held talks Saturday with visiting US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey here amid a recent row over illegal ... Read more...
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Pentagon braces for budget cuts
February 11th, 2012 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The US Defence Department is bracing for budget cuts set to be announced next week, Xinhua reported.Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said Friday the defence budget ... Read more...
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Haqqani flies out of Pakistan
January 31st, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani flew out to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on his way to Washington after the Supreme Court granted ... Read more...
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Court allows Haqqani to travel abroad
January 30th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani was Monday permitted to travel abroad by the Supreme Court, which is probing a memo sent to ... Read more...
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Military action against Iran premature: Dempsey
January 27th, 2012 - 5:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Martin Dempsey has said that it is "premature" to use military force against Iran over its nuclear program. A ... Read more...
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Zardari meets Kayani
January 20th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met at an informal tea party Friday hosted at the presidency following an ... Read more...
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Ties with China important, says US
January 19th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 19 (IANS) The US embassy in Beijing said Thursday that the relationship between China and the US is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the ... Read more...
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Memo scandal: Will present more proof, says Mansoor Ijaz
January 18th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the memo scandal, Wednesday said he will present more proof to the judicial commission probing the ... Read more...
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Army is subordinate to executive, says Pakistan bar association
January 18th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association president Yasin Azad said the army was subordinate to the executive.Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and director general of the ... Read more...
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Memo scandal: Court dismisses plea against Mansoor Ijaz
January 18th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) A Pakistani court Wednesday dismissed a plea to file a case against Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz who forwarded a secret memo to Washington that said ... Read more...
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Joint chiefs of staff committee chairman calls on Zardari
January 16th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman Gen. Khalid Shamim Wynne Monday called on President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss the country's security situation, a ... Read more...
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Ijaz seeks more time to appear before commission (Second Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the memo scandal, Monday sought more time to appear before a three-member judicial commission probing ... Read more...
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Ijaz seeks time to appear before memo commission (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the memo scandal, Monday sought more time to appear before a three-member judicial commission probing ... Read more...
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Israel, US call off joint military drill
January 16th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 15 (IANS) Israel and US have dropped plans for a large-scale joint exercise initially scheduled in May, Xinhua reported Sunday citing Israel's Army Radio.Thousands of US troops were ... Read more...
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Gilani meets defence chiefs; Kayani talks with Zardari (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Amid the stand-off between the political and military leadership in Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday told military chiefs that the armed forces were ... Read more...
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Pakistan parliamentary panel to summon ISI chief in memo case
December 31st, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) A Pakistani parliamentary committee, investigating the memo allegedly sent to US authorities saying that Zardari feared a coup after Osama bin Laden's May 2 killing, will ... Read more...
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Iran offers military cooperation to Iraq
December 27th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 26 (IANS) Iran has expressed its willingness to extend military and security cooperation to its one-time foe Iraq, a media report said.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ... Read more...
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Zero tolerance for bullying in forces: US military chief
December 24th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey has emphasized "zero tolerance" for bullying in the armed forces, after eight US soldiers were ... Read more...
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South Korea on high alert after Kim’s death
December 19th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 19 (IANS) South Korea was in a state of high alert Monday following the death of North Korea's top leader Kim Jong-il.
Soon after the North Korea's official ... Read more...
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U.S. officially ends nearly nine-year-long war in Iraq
December 15th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday officially ended the U.S.-led war in Iraq during a highly symbolic ceremony in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. It brings to ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants ties based on mutual respect: Gilani
December 14th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan wants peace and friendly relations with other countries based on mutual respect, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told a top Pakistan Army official.Talking to ... Read more...
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Pakistan ties in a mess, admits US
December 10th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) US-Pakistani military-to-military relations "are a mess" after a NATO strike last month killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, said a top US military official as a think-tank rated ... Read more...
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Obama expresses condolences, but no apology to Pakistan
December 5th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Eight days after a NATO airstrike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and chilled US-Pakistan relations, President Obama called Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to express condolences, but ... Read more...
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No threat of military coup: Gilani
December 2nd, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 2 (IANS) There is a no threat of a military coup, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said, referring to a secret memo to Washington that said ... Read more...
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Key senator chides Pakistan on Haqqani support
November 29th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS) Even as the United States moved to sooth Pakistan's ruffled feathers over the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers in weekend NATO strikes, a key senator chided ... Read more...
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Pakistan to ask US to vacate air base (Lead)
November 27th, 2011 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistan will ask the US to stop using one of its key air base after a NATO air raid on one of the country's border ... Read more...
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Pakistan to ask US to vacate air base
November 27th, 2011 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistan will ask the US to stop using one of its key air base after a NATO air raid on a border checkpost left at ... Read more...
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Memogate raised critical questions about Pakistan: Foreign Minister
November 26th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has admitted the "memogate" controversy raised questions about the strength of the country's civilian government and the army's preponderant ... Read more...
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Memo issue will grow bigger and bigger, says Pakistani daily
November 25th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 25 (IANS) The controversy over a secret memo to Washington would not end with Husain Haqqani's resignation as the country's envoy to US. In fact, it may ... Read more...
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Zardari spokesperson’s email hacked
November 24th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IANS) The email account of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's spokesperson, Farhatullah Babar, has been hacked.The account was hacked Tuesday night soon after Husain Haqqani resigned as ... Read more...
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Probe into memo will be made public: minister
November 24th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IANS) The result of an inquiry into the secret memo to Washington claiming that President Asif Ali Zardari feared a military coup would be made public, ... Read more...
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Sherry Rehman appointed Pakistan’s envoy to US
November 23rd, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Former minister Sherry Rehman, known for her outspoken views, was Wednesday appointed Pakistan's ambassador to the US after Husain Haqqani stepped down over a secret ... Read more...
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Memogate: Never met or knew Ijaz, says Mullen
November 22nd, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) Amid a raging controversy over Pakistan's "memogate" a spokesman for Admiral Mike Mullen has asserted that the former Chairman US Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee never ... Read more...
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Haqqani ready to face memo probe, mulls legal action
November 21st, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Pakistan's ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has offered to hand over his BlackBerry phone to assist in the probe into a secret memo that claims ... Read more...
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Haqqani discusses secret memo with Zardari
November 20th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Pakistan's ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani met Asif Ali Zardari here Sunday over a secret memo to Washington claiming that the president had feared ... Read more...
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