Tag: United States

US says Gilani’s case being addressed in legitimate fashion

While reiterating that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s conviction was an internal Pakistani matter, the United States has said his case was being addressed...

Afghan Taliban deny holding new talks with US

Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents on Sunday denied that they had resumed talks with the United States, while the Afghan government insisted that the peace process...

US ACFR gives award to Husain Huqqani

Former ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, Husain Haqqani has been awarded by a US non-profit association for his distinguished service for the...

US to pull 9,000 Marines from southern Japan

The United States said Friday it would pull 9,000 Marines out of Japan as it seeks to ease a long-running standoff over the future...

NATO allies thrash out Afghan troop withdrawal

The United States and its 27 NATO allies closed ranks Wednesday to ensure an orderly troop withdrawal from Afghanistan over the next two years...

Rights groups urge US reveal details of Yemeni strike

Two US rights groups on Tuesday urged the United States to divulge details of a 2009 missile strike in Yemen that targeted Al-Qaeda militants...

Iran moving forward

In the aftermath of the Great Depression of 1929, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the President of the United States of America had laid down his...

Haqqani rebuts allegations through written statement

Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani has submitted a written statement along with various documents to the inquiry commission maintaining his...

Terms with US must be made public: Fazl

Reaffirming his party’s firm stance in favour of new terms and conditions regarding relations with the United States, chief of Jamiat Ulema–e-Islam Fazlur Rehman...

No compromise on national sovereignty: Sherry

Pakistan's envoy to US Sherry Rehman Thursday said no compromise would be made on country’s sovereignty. Sherry was talking to media at Islamabad airport upon...

US offered Israel new arms to delay Iran attack

The United States offered Israel advanced weaponry in return for it committing not to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities this year, Israeli daily Maariv reported...

Pakistan’s democracy striving for women’s empowerment: Sherry Rehman

Pakistan ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman Wednesday said Pakistan’s democratic government has enacted a series of legislative measures to protect and...

Lethal weapons being air lifted through Pakistan to Afghanistan: US general

The United States has negotiated approval from five countries to expand the so-called northern route for supplies to enter and leave Afghanistan, mitigating some...

Shots fired as anti-US protesters march on Kabul

Shots were fired into a crowd of anti-US demonstrators trying to march on the centre of the capital Kabul Wednesday, wounding at least three...

US seeks bases against Iran through Balochistan bill

Tabling resolution in the Congress on Balochistan, and espousing right of self-determination for Balochistan is part of US campaign against Iran, British media, quoting...

Israel under huge pressure to avoid Iran attack

Israel is coming under increased pressure from Washington and Europe to hold off from attacking Iran over its disputed nuclear drive and allow time...

Thousands shout ‘death to America’ at DoP rally

Several thousand Pakistanis poured onto the streets of Islamabad Monday, chanting "death to America" and demanding holy war at a rally whipped up by...