Tag: Panetta
Panetta wanted parallel intelligence body in Pakistan
Former CIA head and current US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, had wanted to establish a parallel spy body inside Pakistan hidden from ISI, a...
US soldier flown out as Afghan anger mars Panetta visit
A US soldier accused of shooting dead 16 Afghan civilians has been flown out of Afghanistan, officials said, as Washington attempted to calm seething...
Panetta acknowledges troubling events in Afghanistan
The US defence chief held talks in Afghanistan on Wednesday, acknowledging that a series of “deeply troubling” incidents had challenged the US war effort...
Soldier in Afghan killing could face death penalty: Panetta
The American soldier who killed 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday including women and children could face death penalty if convicted, US Defense Secretary Leon...
‘Al Qaeda is US’ enemy No 1, not Taliban’
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said that al Qaeda is the primary enemy of the United States in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and Taliban...
US won’t stop fighting in Afghanistan in 2013, says Panetta
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Saturday clarified that NATO forces will not stop fighting in Afghanistan in 2013, but he confirmed that the...
Panetta believes Pakistan knew of bin Laden hideout
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta still believes someone in authority in Pakistan knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding before US forces went in...
Al Qaeda still a real threat to US, says Panetta
Nearly nine months after the death of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says the Islamist terror group is...
Al Qaeda is still a ‘real threat’ to US: Panetta
Nearly nine months after the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the terror group is still...
Afghanistan success lies in Islamabad, says Panetta
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday declared that success in Afghanistan could not be achieved without cooperation from Pakistan, warning that Pakistanis “better...
Panetta asks Kayani to help resume NATO supplies
US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta made a phone call to Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Tuesday and sought his...
Stable Pak-US relations critical to Afghan success: Panetta
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta expressed confidence that the U.S. can mend its strained relationship with Pakistan, because the stable relationship with Islamabad is...
Panetta slams US debt committee failure
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday called on Congress to reach a deficit-cutting deal after a "supercommittee" failed to do so, warning that...
Panetta aware of secret memo
Pentagon has said that US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta is aware of memo sent to Mike Mullen.
Briefing the media in Washington, the Pentagon spokesman...
N. Korea remains serious threat: Panetta
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in South Korea Wednesday, pledging to keep a "nuclear umbrella" in place over Washington's close ally to deter...
US ‘fighting a war’ in Pakistan: Panetta
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday said the US was waging “war” in Pakistan against militants, referring to a covert campaign the CIA...
Pakistan increasing nuclear arsenal: Panetta
After weeks of a public spat between Pakistan and the United States over the Haqqani network, US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on Tuesday...
