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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‘Pakistan stuck between bumbling civilians, hardline military’
November 19th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) A secret memo that claims President Asif Ali Zardari feared a military coup is a reflection that Pakistanis are "caught between a rock and a hard ... Read more...
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Zardari asks world to help Pakistan’s democracy
November 19th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Government efforts to strengthen democracy need to be complemented by the international community, said President Asif Ali Zardari who has been cited in a secret memo ... Read more...
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Husain Haqqani heads for Pakistan
November 19th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's ambassador to the US, Saturday left for Islamabad after an explanation was sought from him over a secret memo to Washington claiming ... Read more...
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Zardari’s secret memo promised to punish Mumbai attackers
November 18th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's alleged secret memo to a top US military leader promised a new Pakistani national security leadership that would work with ... Read more...
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Explanation sought on Mullen memo: Gilani
November 18th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that he sought explanation from the country's envoy to the US after a secret memo to Washington ... Read more...
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Mullen confirms Zardari feared military coup
November 17th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) Mike Mullen, former chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has confirmed the existence of a secret memo said to have been sent by ... Read more...
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Zardari, Gilani, Kayani discuss secret memo to US
November 17th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) A secret memo to Washington that claims Asif Ali Zardari feared a military coup came up for discussion at a meeting here between the Pakistani ... Read more...
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UAE discusses military issues with foreign officials
November 15th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 15 (IANS/WAM) Top military officials of the United Arab Emirates met their counterparts from the US, Pakistan, Britain, Germany, France, Belarus, Lebanon and Mozambique and discussed ways to ... Read more...
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Singapore defence chief in India to expand ties
November 8th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Opportunities for expanding defence cooperation will be discussed during Singaporean defence forces chief Lt. Gen. Neo Kian Hong's three-day visit to India that began Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Armed forces feel left out of national security decision
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) India's armed forces feel left out of the country's national security decision-making process and have now demanded a greater role for themselves considering their domain ... Read more...
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Former Indian Navy chief Adm. Dawson dies
October 24th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 23 (IANS) Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson, the Indian Navy chief from March 1982 to November 1984, passed away at the Command Hospital here Sunday, the defence ministry said. ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s chief of defence staff to visit US
October 21st, 2011 - 6:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) General Khalid Shameem Wynne, chairman of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, will attend the Chief of Defence Staff Conference in Hawaii, US.The conference is hosted ... Read more...
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Hillary arrives on two-day Pakistan visit
October 20th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here Thursday evening on a two-day visit amid escalating tensions between Washington and Islamabad, Xinhua reported.
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Pakistan military official meets Zardari
October 14th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met General Khalid Shameem Wynne, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), to discuss crucial issues related to the ... Read more...
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Obama slams Pakistan’s terror ties; says be peaceful with India
October 7th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Slamming Pakistan for maintaining ties with "unsavoury characters", President Barack Obama has asked its key ally to stop hedging its bets in Afghanistan and adopt ... Read more...
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‘US concerned about its image in Pakistan’
October 7th, 2011 - 6:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Washington is concerned about its negative image among the Pakistanis, the US State Department said Thursday."We are concerned about the public opinion polling numbers in ... Read more...
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Al-Awlaki’s death major blow to Al Qaeda: Obama
October 1st, 2011 - 4:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Friday said the killing of radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen is a major blow to the Al Qaeda in the ... Read more...
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Not surprised at US views on ISI: India
September 30th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) India Friday said it was not surprised that the US has "lately discovered" the terror links of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency.Home ... Read more...
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All parties meet shows national unity: Pakistani leaders
September 30th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) The All Parties Conference (APC), bringing together political leaders across the spectrum following strained ties with the US, had sent out a message that Pakistanis ... Read more...
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US puts 5 Haqqani Network associates on terrorist list
September 30th, 2011 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Squeezing recalcitrant ally Pakistan, the United States has put on its terrorist list five associates of the Haqqani Network branded as a "veritable arm" of ... Read more...
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Can’t push Pakistan to do more: Gilani
September 30th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Pakistan cannot be pressurised to "do more", a combative Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Thursday as Islamabad's relations remained strained with Washington over an ... Read more...
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Haqqanis support could help Pakistan’s interests: Musharraf
September 29th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 29 (IANS) Former president Pervez Musharraf has indicated that Pakistan's interests are helped by the support of the Haqqani network, blamed for multiple attacks in neighbouring Afghanistan.In ... Read more...
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