ISI chief's US visit put off: Pak military

ISI chief's US visit put off: Pak military Islamabad: New ISI chief Lt Gen Zahir-ul-Islam has put off a scheduled visit to the United States due to "pressing commitments" within Pakistan, the military said on Monday. A spokesman for the Inter-Services Public Relations, the military's media arm, said Islam's visit to the US had been "postponed due his pressing commitments here". The spokesman did not give details about the commitments. "There is no other reason for postponing the...
11:26 PM, May 28, 2012

Pak, China ink currency swap deal to boost trade

Pak, China ink currency swap deal to boost trade Islamabad: Pakistan and China have concluded a crucial USD 1.58 billion currency swap deal and multi-million dollar pacts to upgrade the strategic Karakoram Highway and a power plant, amid severe strains in US-Pak ties. The two "all-weather" strategic partners signed six bilateral agreements, including the 10-billion-yuan currency swap deal between China's central bank and State Bank of Pakistan, on Friday. The pact were inked during a visit to Islamabad by...
05:09 PM, Dec 24, 2011

Iran complains to UN council about US drone

Iran complains to UN council about US drone United Nations: The Iranian UN mission said on Friday it complained to the UN Security Council about a US reconnaissance drone that it says was flying over eastern Iran before the military took "forceful action" against it. "I have the honor to draw your kind attention to the provocative and covert operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran by the United States government, which have increased and intensified in recent...
02:41 AM, Dec 10, 2011

US asked to vacate Shamsi airbase by Dec 11

US asked to vacate Shamsi airbase by Dec 11 Islamabad: Pakistan's top leadership on Wednesday said the US had been asked to vacate Shamsi airbase, believed to be used by CIA-operated drones, by December 11 in the aftermath of a cross-border NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Prime Minister Gilani told the media in Karachi that the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee's office had sent a letter to the US asking for Shamsi airbase to be vacated by...
11:16 PM, Nov 30, 2011

'Singh's Kashmir remarks could harm peace talks'

'Singh's Kashmir remarks could harm peace talks' Lahore: Former premier Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks that Pakistan should 'leave Kashmir alone' could harm peace talks between the two countries. "This is not a political statement. Such statements complicate matters. The Indian Prime Minister should not have made such a statement and there was no need for it," Sharif, the chief of the main opposition PML-N, said during an interaction with reporters....
07:13 PM, Jul 02, 2011

Rare US missiles hit northwest Pakistan

Rare US missiles hit northwest Pakistan Parachinar, Pakistan: Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles at a vehicle and a house in northwest Pakistan, killing at least seven people on Monday in a rare attack in an area where some of NATO's fiercest enemies have reportedly travelled, Pakistani officials said. The first attack in the Kurram tribal area hit a vehicle, killing five suspected militants, said Noor Alam, a local government official. As tribesmen rushed to the scene,...
02:12 PM, Jun 20, 2011

Pasha warns US to stop drone attacks

Pasha warns US to stop drone attacks Islamabad: The chief of Pakistan's Intelligence Agency (ISI) Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha has warned America that Pakistan will be forced to respond if it doesn't stop drone strikes in the country. Pakistani newspapers report that Pasha took this stand during a meeting between visiting CIA Deputy director Michael Morrell and senior ISI officials on Saturday. Both sides reportedly discussed a way forward that would involve the US stopping drone...
01:28 PM, May 22, 2011

US used stealth drones to monitor Osama in Pak

US used stealth drones to monitor Osama in Pak Washington: US deployed its new stealth drone aircraft to fly dozens of high altitude secret missions deep into Pakistani airspace to monitor the Abbottabad compound where Osama bin Laden was killed, but was still unable to confirm his 100 per cent presence in the house. "Using unmanned planes designed to evade radar detection and operate at high altitudes, the CIA conducted clandestine flights over the compound for months before the...
12:54 PM, May 18, 2011

US to use Afghan as base of drone attacks in Pak

US to use Afghan as base of drone attacks in Pak Washington: US is shifting its terror-killer drones from Pakistan to Afghanistan after Islamabad asked it to shut down UAV bases on its territory, but America has vowed to continue hitting militants based in Pakistan's tribal areas. Pakistan has asked CIA to remove its personnel from the Shamsi airbase, about 350 kms southwest of Baluchistan's capital Quetta, where some of the drones are based, 'New York Times' reported quoting senior American...
01:59 PM, Apr 30, 2011

Stop drone attacks, Zardari tells US

Stop drone attacks, Zardari tells US Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the US to stop drone attacks in the country's tribal areas after a group of parliamentarians spoke of the growing resentment among local people against it. The issue came up when parliamentarians from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) met Zardari on Monday, Dawn reported. President's spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said the FATA delegation apprised the president of the resentment against drone attacks. They...
02:50 PM, Apr 26, 2011

15 killed in drone strike in Pak's tribal area

15 killed in drone strike in Pak's tribal area Friday's strike is 50th in North Waziristan tribal region this year. ...
02:25 PM, Jun 11, 2010

Pak army probing report of Hakimullah Mehsud's death

Pak army probing report of Hakimullah Mehsud's death Pakistani Taliban leader stuck in US missile strike. ...
03:01 PM, Jan 31, 2010

Ally Pak gets no break from US missile attacks

Ally Pak gets no break from US missile attacks Civilians suffer as America goes after militants in northwest Pakistan. ...
02:56 PM, Jan 14, 2010

Pak Minister urges US to stop drone attacks

Pak Minister urges US to stop drone attacks Nation, parliament outraged by American attacks: Rehman Malik. ...
11:55 AM, Jul 22, 2009

Taliban scraps peace deal, vows attacks on Pak forces

Taliban scraps peace deal, vows attacks on Pak forces A peace deal with signed between the Taliban and Pak govt last year. ...
12:29 PM, Jun 30, 2009
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