Petraeus can’t save US from defeat in Afghanistan: Jamat-e-Islami
April 30th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 30(ANI): General David H. Petraeus, who has taken over from Leon Panetta as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director, cannot save the United States from defeat in Afghanistan, Jamat-e-Islami chief Syed ... Read more...
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Obama nominates spy chief Panetta for US secretary of defence
April 29th, 2011 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has nominated CIA Director Leon Panetta to be the next secretary of defence replacing Robert Gates who announced ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi prince meets Obama
April 28th, 2011 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 27 (IANS/WAM) The crown prince of Abu Dhabi and US President Barack Obama have pledged to continue their cooperation in areas of security and commerce.Sheikh Mohamed bin ... Read more...
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Obama likely to announce changes in national security team this week
April 27th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): US President Barack Obama is expected to announce changes in his national security team, including the ambassador to Afghanistan, this week.The Washington Post quoted administration officials familiar ... Read more...
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Pak military indirectly rejects damning US ‘war on terror’ report, ISI double-game
April 27th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 27(ANI): Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee has indirectly rejected Washington's damning comments against the Pakistan military's counter-terrorism efforts, and said that it fully trusted the army strategy for ... Read more...
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U.S. drone strikes kill 25 suspected militants in Pakistan
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by BNO News
MIRANSHAH, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan's volatile tribal region of North Waziristan killed at least 25 suspected militants on Friday and injured several others, officials said.Two U.S. drones ... Read more...
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CIA reveals secret writing practices of World War I
April 20th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 20 (IANS) While many readers of detective novels today may be at ease to tell how to prepare invisible ink, the US intelligence agency CIA has waited until ... Read more...
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CIA releases WWI documents that reveal secret of creating invisible ink
April 20th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 19 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation has released six of its World War 1 documents that reveal how certain ingredients could be used to create invisible ink."Mix 5 ... Read more...
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CIA has established spy network in Pakistan, doesn’t need ISI collaboration anymore
April 16th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 16(ANI): The Central Investigation Agency (CIA) has established its own spy network in Pakistan, a US newspaper has quoted an official, as saying.According to the US official, the CIA established ... Read more...
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Pakistan lodges protest with US over drone strike
April 14th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Pakistan has lodged a protest with the US over a drone attack and called it a "core irritant" in counter-terror ties, a media report said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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US to continue with drone attacks in Pakistan despite ISI objections: Report
April 14th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14(ANI): The United States has reportedly decided to continue with its unmanned drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal areas despite objections raised by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) against the Central Intelligence ... Read more...
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U.S. drone strikes kill 6 suspected militants in Pakistan
April 13th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by BNO News
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan's restive tribal region of South Waziristan killed at least six suspected militants, officials said Wednesday.U.S. drones in Pakistan, which are operated by ... Read more...
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Pakistan tells US to halt drone campaign, sharply reduce CIA operatives in country
April 12th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 12(ANI): Pakistan has demanded that the United States sharply cut the number of Central Intelligence Agency operatives and Special Operations forces working in the Asian nation, and that it suspend ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s ISI chief in Washington for ‘frank’ talks
April 12th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 12 (IANS) Pakistani spy master Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha flew into Washington for what an official called a "frank discussion" with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon ... Read more...
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Al-qaeda not on rise in Afghanistan: Gen Patraeus
April 10th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr 10 (ANI): General David Patraeus, the commander of NATO and US forces in Afghanistan, has said that he disagrees that the militant Islamist group al-qaeda is making a come back ... Read more...
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CIA director calls ISI chief over Davis issue
February 26th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Amid strained ties between their countries over Raymond Davis affair, US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon Panetta spoke to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha, ... Read more...
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CIA director calls ISI chief in backdrop of tie-threatening Davis issue standoff
February 26th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 26(ANI): US' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta telephoned Pakistan's premier spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha in the backdrop of an apparent standoff between the ... Read more...
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US resumes drone attacks in Pakistan risking ‘already strained ties’ over Davis’ fate
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 22 (ANI): The US has reportedly started its drone attacks in Pakistan yet again, shrugging off rumours that the strikes have been suspended amid tension between the two nations ... Read more...
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ISI’s tacit support to Haqqanis hampering CIA’s anti-terrorism efforts in Pak: Report
February 18th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18(ANI): Critical counter-terrorism efforts by US' Central Intelligence Agency in Pakistan's tribal region are apparently being hampered by the country's premier spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which seems to be ... Read more...
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Mubarak leaves US confused: Media
February 11th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's refusal to quit has led to what many US media reports are portraying as a sense of confusion in Washington, leaving ... Read more...
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Domestic terrorism number one priority for US intelligence
February 11th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.11 (ANI): Intelligence agency chiefs in the United States have unveiled the annual National Threat Assessment, and said that success against Al Qaeda means that domestic terrorism is now their 'priority ... Read more...
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Mubarak stand: Intelligence failure or a deal gone awry?
February 11th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's "shocking" refusal to resign as widely anticipated has set off another round of speculation: Was it a major intelligence failure ... Read more...
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We are witnessing history unfold in Egypt: Obama
February 11th, 2011 - 2:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Keeping a close watch on developments in Egypt as speculation mounted that President Hosni Mubarak would step down Thursday night, US President Barack Obama said "we are ... Read more...
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Festive mood as speculation swirls of Mubarak leaving (Fourth Lead)
February 11th, 2011 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 11 (IANS) "Tonight, it is ending", the dramatic announcement by Egypt's top army general was met with loud cheering by the tens of thousands of expectant protesters in Tahrir ... Read more...
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Egypt situation very fluid: US
February 11th, 2011 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington/Cairo, Feb 10 (IANS) Amid mounting speculation of Hosni Mubarak likely to quit as president Thursday night, the US described the situation in Egypt as "very fluid"."We're watching a very fluid ... Read more...
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Stong likelihood of Mubarak stepping down: CIA director (Third Lead)
February 10th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo/Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) There is a strong likelihood that embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will step down Thursday night, CIA Director Leon Panetta has told the US Congress.Mubarak has ... Read more...
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At CIA, WikiLeaks task force is - OMG! - ‘WTF’
December 23rd, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) The task force set up to assess the damage caused by the disclosure of secret US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks has become popular at the CIA headquarters ... Read more...
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Bush ‘considered military strike on Syria,’ memoir claims
November 6th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 6 (ANI): Former US President George W Bush has admitted in his memoir 'Decision Points' that he had considered ordering a US military strike against a suspected Syrian nuclear ... Read more...
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CIA finds security lapse led to Afghan suicide attack that killed 7 agents
October 20th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 20 (ANI): A Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer was reportedly warned that the Jordanian double-agent who blew himself up at a remote US base in eastern Afghanistan in January, ... 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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US, UK, Oz intelligence sent teams to foil attacks on Delhi CWG
October 5th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5(ANI): The United States, Britain and Australia had reportedly sent intelligence teams to India last year to help stop Pakistan-based groups from launching a terrorist attack on the ongoing Delhi ... Read more...
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Pak Taliban claim attacks on NATO supply convoys in Pakistan
October 4th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Miramshah (Pakistan), Oct 4(ANI): The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on an oil depot close to Islamabad in which at least six people were killed and 27 ... Read more...
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Mullen says US-Pak will ‘work way through’ killer drone strike tension
October 4th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 4(ANI): US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Admiral Mike Mullen, has said that the US and Pakistan could resolve the issues that led to the closure of a key supply ... Read more...
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Six people killed, 27 NATO tankers set on fire by militants in Pakistan
October 4th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 4(ANI): At least six people were killed and 27 NATO tankers were set on fire during an attack by suspected militants on an oil depot close to Islamabad.According to ... Read more...
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NATO-led ISAF apologises to Pak over cross-border helicopter attack
October 4th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 4(ANI): The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan has reportedly apologised to Pakistan over last Thursday's cross-border helicopter attack, which allegedly killed three soldiers and injured three others.A ... Read more...
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