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Chicago Summit Pakistani expectations!

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

The 2012 Chicago Summit came out with the same recommendations on the Afghan issue, which were often repeated by the US and Nato officials. So, the expectation that if Pa

Pakistan US signal cautious optimism on supply routes

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

CHICAGO US and Pakistani leaders signaled optimism that a deal on reopening vital supply routes to NATO convoys was within reach as Islamabad ordered negotiators to seal

NATO summit Obamas Pakistan gamble falls flat

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

CHICAGO When the White House sent a last-minute invitation for Asif Ali Zardari to attend the two-day NATO summit, they were taking a highly public gamble. Would sharing

Al Qaeda-style tactics add wild card element to conflict i

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

Damascus  The latest suicide bombings in the Syrian capital showed an increasing ruthlessness: The attackers struck during rush hour, setting off one blast to draw a cr

Liang visits Pentagon Panetta

in International - Tue May 08, 2012

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie, in a visit to the Pentagon on Monday, met with United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and called for the two sides to co

US foils new underwear plane bomb plot

in International - Tue May 08, 2012

The United States has foiled a plot by al-Qaeda\'s branch in Yemen to blow up a US-bound passenger jet with a new take on the "underwear bomb" near the first anniv

Panetta emits imperialistic arrogance

in National - Mon May 07, 2012

WHILE Pakistan has strongly condemned the US drone attack in North Waziristan on Saturday killing more than ten persons, the US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta in an intervie

Pakistans Role in Global War on Terror

in National - Sat May 05, 2012

Stung by suspicions, most Pakistanis believe that the big brother United States has committed several acts of "breach of trust", including abandoning Pakistan a

Panetta hopes Israeli general

in International - Fri April 27, 2012

SANTIAGO: US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday he hopes that statements from Israel"s military chief describing Iran"s leadership as rational were &q

U S Warns North Korea on Nuclear Test

in International - Wed April 25, 2012

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta warned North Korea on Tuesday not to conduct another nuclear test, saying it would create "greater instability in a dangerous part of the w

Napolitano faces questions on Secret Service

in International - Wed April 25, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is facing questions Wednesday from a Senate panel on the Secret Service prostitution scandal that embarrassed t

Accord with Afghanistan signals long term US role Panetta

in International - Tue April 24, 2012

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT: A new security partnership agreement between the United States and Afghanistan is a "significant step" that signals a long-term Amer

US tries to limit damage from grisly Afghan photos

in International - Thu April 19, 2012

WASHINGTON: The United States swiftly condemned photos of soldiers posing with the mangled corpses of insurgents in Afghanistan, seeking to limit the fallout from the latest

CNN Poll: Iran a bigger threat to U.S. than North Korea

in International - Thu April 19, 2012

Americans see Iran as a bigger threat to the United States than North Korea, according to a new poll.

The CNN/ORC International Poll released Wednesday showed

Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hr Kabul attack ends: Report

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack on Kabul showed a "failure" by Afghan intelligence and especially by NATO, while Washin

NATO ministers to mull Afghan strategy

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

NATO ministers will discuss strategy for the military withdrawal from Afghanistan at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, even as violence inside the country mounts and more

North Korea prepares for rocket launch

in International - Tue April 10, 2012

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Pakistan world view clouded by India threat: US

in National - Tue April 03, 2012

Washington: Pakistan\'s world view is clouded by a perception that they are threatened by India resulting in very mixed messages from Islamabad on fighting terrorism,

Bin Laden informant: Dr Shakil Afridi sacked by health dep

in National - Fri March 30, 2012

PESHAWAR: Dr Shakil Afridi, a government surgeon who helped the CIA uncover Osama bin Laden"s whereabouts, was sacked by the health department of Thursday, amid

Taliban talks off; Karzai tells NATO to pull back

in International - Fri March 16, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan The American campaign in Afghanistan has suffered a double blow: The Taliban broke off talks with the U.S., and President Hamid Karzai said NATO

Compounding Tragedy in Afghanistan

in International - Fri March 16, 2012

WHAT WE DON"T KNOW - We said that the rage of the Afghan people over the Quran burning wouldn\'t change our plans to withdraw. We are now saying that the rage of the

As US soldier who killed 16 Afghans is flown away, Panetta

in International - Thu March 15, 2012

KABUL/WASHINGTON: A US soldier accused of shooting dead 16 Afghan civilians has been flown out of Afghanistan, officials said, as Washington attempted to calm seething an

NATO should pull back to big bases: Karzai

in International - Thu March 15, 2012

The Afghan president says international troops should pull back from rural areas and villages to main bases and that Afg

Insurgents attack event for slain Afghan civilians

in International - Wed March 14, 2012

PANJWAI, Afghanistan - Militants riding motorcycles attacked a high-level Afghan government delegation during a memorial service Tuesday in the village where a US sol

U.S. officials debate speeding up Afghan pullout

in International - Tue March 13, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is discussing whether to reduce U.S. forces in Afghanistan by at least an additional 20,000 troops,