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Pakistan can do more to combat terrorism, says Pentagon
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Thursday said that Pakistan can do more to combat terrorism.
“With respect to Pakistan, we believe that Pakistan can do more...
Pentagon looks to counter rivals’ hypersonic missiles
Even as the Pentagon hustles to ensure that its defenses keep pace with North Korea’s fast-growing rocket program, US officials increasingly are turning attention...
Massive Pentagon agency lost track of $800 million
PENTAGON: In the latest instance of negligent bookkeeping at the Pentagon, its Defence Logistics Agency has failed to account for more than $800mn intended...
US watchdog says Pentagon bars data on Taliban in Afghan war
WASHINGTON: A US government watchdog said Tuesday the Pentagon has barred it from disclosing how much of Afghanistan is under Taliban control – a...
Pentagon says US military puts ‘great power competition’ at heart of...
WASHINGTON: The US military has put countering China and Russia at the centre of a new national defence strategy unveiled on Friday, the latest...
US troops stage protest outside Pentagon against sexual assault
WASHINGTON: A group of active and retired US troops gathered in freezing temperatures outside the Pentagon on Monday to bring attention to sexual assault and...
‘US conveyed to Pakistan concrete steps it could take to resume...
Trump has asked Pakistan to 'cease being safe haven for terrorists': CIA director
The United States has told Pakistan what it must do if...
Former Pentagon officials believe aliens have visited Earth
A former Pentagon official who led a secret government program to combat UFO attacks says he believes aliens have visited Earth, reported Daily Mail.
Luis Elizondo...
Pentagon reveals ran secret UFO programme
The Pentagon has admitted it ran a secret programme tasked with investigating sightings of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, The New York Times reported.
The programme...
Will take ‘unilateral steps in areas of divergence’ with Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The US will take "unilateral steps in areas of divergence" with Pakistan in its fight against terrorism, the Pentagon told Congress and insisted that...
Taliban, Haqqani network members roam free in Pakistan: Pentagon
In its first report submitted to the United States (US) Congress since Washington adopted a new strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia, the US...
Afghan, US special forces to target insurgents in North Afghanistan
KABUL: Pentagon officials said the United States forces in Afghanistan along the Afghan National Army's (ANA) Special Forces are preparing to eliminate Daesh militants...
Pentagon says no other country has lost more troops, lives to...
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has said that no other country has lost more troops and lives to terrorism than Pakistan.
Acknowledging Pakistan’s sacrifices during a US Department of...
Mattis’ meeting with Pakistan’s leaders was to broaden Pak-US relationship: Pentagon
Washington: The meeting of US defence secretary Jim Mattis with the leaders of Pakistan during his visit to Islamabad early this week was to find...
Pentagon likely to acknowledge 2,000 US troops in Syria
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is likely to announce in the coming days that there are about 2,000 US troops in Syria, two US officials said on...
Pentagon forces US Congress to delink LeT from Haqqani Network
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defence (DoD) put pressure on key Congressional committees to drop a provision linking financial aid to Pakistan with Islamabad...
Pentagon reveals data on sexual assault reports on military installations
WASHINGTON: The US military on Friday disclosed for the first time base-by-base data on sexual assault reports, showing a higher number of reports at...
