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US for talks with reconcilable elements in tribal areas along Pak-Afghan border

April 12th, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has said that his country was in favour of holding parleys with the reconcilable elements in the tribal areas along ...

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Musharraf still has a role to play in Pakistan: Boucher

Musharraf still has a role to play in Pakistan: Boucher

April 11th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Apr 11 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, who looks after South Asian Affairs at the State Department, has said that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf still had a ...

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‘Musharraf agrees to work with reduced powers’

‘Musharraf agrees to work with reduced powers’

April 7th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by admin -
By Muhammad Najeeb Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) A Pakistani cabinet minister is mediating between the government and President Pervez Musharraf to reach a consensus over a constitutional amendment that will reduce him to ...

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US pulling out all stops to retain Musharraf as Pak president: Officials

US pulling out all stops to retain Musharraf as Pak president: Officials

April 7th, 2008 - 9:26 am ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Apr.7 (ANI): A senior government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, has said here that the Bush Administration is keen to ensure that retired General Pervez Musharraf remains the President ...

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Taliban plan to dent NATO supplies via Khyber Agency

April 2nd, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Apr 2 (ANI): In a bid to launch a successful spring offensive against the NATO forces in Afghanistan, the Taliban are eyeing to disrupt supplies of coalition forces via Khyber ...

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Rice defends visit of US diplomats to Pakistan

March 30th, 2008 - 10:45 am ICT by admin -
Washington, Mar.30 (ANI): U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has brushed aside criticism of the visit to Pakistan by Deputy Secretary John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asian ...

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Zardari had call on US officials due to logistical reasons: US embassy

Zardari had call on US officials due to logistical reasons: US embassy

March 27th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Mar 27 (ANI): It was because of logistical reasons that US State Department officials John Negroponte and Richard Boucher could not call on PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari at the ...

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Tribal chiefs warn visiting US officials against direct action

March 27th, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Mar 27 (ANI): A day after the new government in Pakistan told the two visiting US officials - John Negroponte and Richard Boucher that it wont encourage direct attacks on ...

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Benazir unknowingly helped Musharraf gain support within army

November 23rd, 2007 - 4:46 pm ICT by admin -
Karachi, Nov 23 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttos belligerent political posturing since her return to the country on October 18 has reinforced the perception among the military commanders that it ...

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Only Musharraf is capable of fighting war on terror, believes US

November 20th, 2007 - 8:37 pm ICT by admin -
By Syed Saleem Shahzad Karachi, Nov.20 (ANI): Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf's international support maybe on the wane in the wake of his decision to impose an emergency across the country, but ...

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Benazir says poll boycott an option

November 20th, 2007 - 4:16 pm ICT by admin -
Karachi, Nov 20 (ANI): Anticipating the possibility of the Musharraf regime rigging the general elections, former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that her partythe Pakistan Peoples Partymight boycott the polls ...

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Post emergency, Musharraf not indispensable for US

November 20th, 2007 - 4:12 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): A gradual shift has been observed in the US policy towards Pakistan in general, and its President General Pervez Musharraf in particular, after the latter imposed a state ...

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Negroponte was tougher on Benazir than Musharraf, claims sources

November 19th, 2007 - 5:07 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Nov 19 (ANI): US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte was tougher on former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and what he told to President General Pervez Musharraf was a public ...

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Will Benazir succeed in distancing herself from Musharraf?

November 19th, 2007 - 4:46 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Speculations are rife that former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto may distance herself from President General Pervez Musharraf, but the larger question is that will she or can ...

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Benazir happy with Negropontes message to Musharraf

November 19th, 2007 - 4:33 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto has said that she was satisfied with the message US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte conveyed to President General Pervez Musharraf. Talking ...

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Jemima Khan joins protest against emergency in Pak

November 19th, 2007 - 2:34 pm ICT by admin -
London, Nov 19 (ANI): Jemima Khan, ex-wife of Pakistani cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, joined hands with people who were protesting outside the Pakistan High Commission to press their demand for the release ...

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Musharraf, Sharif may meet in Riyadh on Tuesday

November 19th, 2007 - 12:56 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Nov 19 (ANI): Speculation is rife that President General Pervez Musharraf will hold a meeting with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Riyadh on Tuesday, with the Saudis playing the mediators. ...

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US concerned over Islamic militancy in Pakistan, says Negroponte

November 18th, 2007 - 2:09 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Nov 18 (ANI): John Negroponte, the US Deputy Secretary of State, has said that the United States is concerned at Islamic militancy in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), and believes ...

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Negroponte brokers restricted truce between Benazir, Musharraf

November 18th, 2007 - 12:50 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Nov 18 (ANI): US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte has succeeded in arranging a restricted truce between President Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. In return, Washington could turn ...

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Negroponte asks Pakistan to lift curbs on media, end emergency

November 18th, 2007 - 11:49 am ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Nov 18 (ANI): The US Deputy Secretary of State, John Negroponte, has said that for fair and independent elections in Pakistan, it is necessary to lift emergency and take back restrictions ...

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Emergency to be lifted as law and order improves: Musharraf

November 17th, 2007 - 5:52 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Nov 17 (ANI): President Pervez Musharraf has informed US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte that emergency rule can only be lifted once the law and order situation in Pakistan improves, ...

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Gates tells Musharraf to get a grip or go

November 17th, 2007 - 3:21 pm ICT by admin -
Sydney, Nov.17 (ANI): U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said that Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf needs to get a grip over the prevailing conditions in Pakistan or go. According to The Australian, ...

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Sharifs party urges Benazir to delay Nov 21 all-party meeting

November 17th, 2007 - 2:59 pm ICT by admin -
Lahore, Nov 17: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has urged Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto to delay the all-party conference (APC) of November 21, and asked her to clarify her position ...

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Benazir wants to meet Negroponte (Re-issue)

November 17th, 2007 - 12:24 pm ICT by admin -
Lahore, Nov 17 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party chief and ex-premier Benazir Bhutto on Friday said that she was ready to hold talks with US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, who arrived ...

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No chance of Benazir coming to power: Musharraf

November 17th, 2007 - 11:59 am ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Nov 17 (ANI): Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has criticised former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto despite recent efforts by the two to form an alliance, and dismissed her hopes of coming to ...

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Benazir wants to meet Negroponte

November 16th, 2007 - 10:32 pm ICT by admin -
Lahore, Nov 16 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party chief and ex-premier Benazir Bhutto today said that she was ready to hold talks with US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, who arrived in ...

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Negroponte arrives in Pakistan; likely to demand withdrawal of emergency

November 16th, 2007 - 9:59 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad/Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): The US Deputy Secretary of State, John Negroponte, arrived in Islamabad this evening to put forward the Bush administrations view on the imposition of emergency by President General ...

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Scepticism growing in US over Musharraf

November 16th, 2007 - 4:24 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, Nov.16 (ANI): Western diplomats have said that there is growing scepticism in Washington about President General Musharrafs hopes of ending the political crisis engulfing Pakistan for the last several months. A ...

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Negroponte to demand complete withdrawal of emergency: US

November 16th, 2007 - 12:48 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): The US Deputy Secretary of State, John Negroponte, will tell Pakistani authorities when he arrives in Islamabad today that the US will not accept anything less than complete ...

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US considering alternate arrangement if Musharraf falls

November 15th, 2007 - 4:02 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Bush Administration officials have reportedly lost faith in President Pervez Musharrafs ability to survive after imposing emergency in Pakistan, and have begun discussing alternative arrangements. Several officials said that ...

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