Tag: Kerry

Pakistan welcomes Kerry as US secretary of state

Pakistan has welcomed the nomination of Senator John Kerry as US secretary of state, with its top diplomat in Washington calling the seasoned lawmaker...

Pakistan hails Kerry’s nomination for Secretary of State

Pakistan’s Ambassador to Washington Sherry Rehman hailed Senator John Kerry’s nomination for US Secretary of State by President Obama, and described him Islamabad’s ‘good...

Obama picks John Kerry as secretary of state

President Barack Obama has picked seasoned senator John Kerry – a known diplomatic troubleshooter in Washington’s international relations and proponent of broad-based ties with...

Kerry urges ‘new direction’ for GB women’s team

Danny Kerry believes the Great Britain women's team needs a "new direction" after winning bronze at London 2012. He has stepped down after eight years...

Obama considering John Kerry for defense secretary, Rice for Foreign Secretary:...

President Obama is considering asking Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) to serve as his next defense secretary, part of an extensive rearrangement of his...

Kerry sees realisation of gains in Pakistan

Acknowledging that Pakistan has suffered grievously from terrorist attacks in recent years, influential American Senator John Kerry has noted that serious policy makers in...

Kerry warns Pakistan of sanctuary implications

US Senator John Kerry, a long-time pro-Pakistan voice on the Capitol Hill, has joined the Obama administration in warning Pakistan over alleged sanctuary for...

Kerry welcomes Sherry’s arrival

Leading US Senator and former presidential candidate, John Kerry has lauded the services of Pakistani ambassador to US, Sherry Rehman for the protection of...

Zardari asked Kerry for a ‘US deal’ to strengthen his position:...

President Asif Ali Zardari had told US Senator John Kerry that he needed a “deal with the Unites States” to strengthen his political position...

Kerry pans U.S. handling of aid to Afghanistan

U.S. Senator John Kerry panned the government's handling of foreign aid to Afghanistan, saying the billions of aid resulted in minimal gain. Speaking at a...

Murder a blow to fragile democracy: Kerry

United States Senator John Kerry, who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned the murder of Asia Times Online Pakistan Bureau Chief...

Islamabad accepts mistakes: Kerry

US Senator John Kerry Tuesday said Pakistan admitted that things went wrong and mistakes were made. “They’re going to try to get at it. I’m...

Kerry demands action not words, Islamabad agrees

US Senator John Kerry warned Pakistan on Monday that “actions not words” are needed to tackle militant sanctuaries, as the two countries tried to...

National sovereignty more important than aid, Gilani tells Kerry

National sovereignty is more important than aid for us, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to US senator John Kerry here on Monday. During his...

Pakistan risks losing aid, warns Kerry

Senator John Kerry on Sunday warned Pakistan it could risk losing US aid in case Islamabad failed to cooperate more with Washington in curbing...

Haqqani arrives to assist in talks with Kerry

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani reached Islamabad early on Saturday after he was called for consultation on mounting tensions with the...

All options open to hunt Mullah Omar: Kerry

US Senator John Kerry on Saturday said Washington would consider all options to kill Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar. He was replying to a...