Tag: US

Flying car cleared for takeoff in US

A flying car, called the Terrafugia Transition, has been given clearance in the United States. The Terrafugia works as a conventional car, with a...

US holds Libyan talks, rebels claim oil town’s capture

Libyan rebels claimed they had wrested control of the strategic oil refinery town of Brega, as a US official confirmed American envoys had met...

Moody’s suggests US eliminate debt ceiling

Ratings agency Moody's on Monday suggested the United States should eliminate its statutory limit on government debt to reduce uncertainty among bond holders. The United...

US aid delayed not suspended: Hina

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar said on Monday that relations with America had their ups and downs adding that American aid...

China slams US ‘interference’ after Obama meets Dalai Lama

China accused the United States on Sunday of “grossly” interfering in its internal affairs and seriously damaging relations after President Barack Obama met exiled...

US assures Pakistan of continued civilian assistance

The US has assured Pakistan of continued civilian assistance and help in energy sector projects, Finance Minister Hafeez Sheikh told Prime Minister Yousaf Raza...

‘Osama wanted to hit US on 10th anniversary of 9/11’

US officials say that Osama Bin Laden wanted to assemble a team to attack America on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and had a...

First US troops leave Afghanistan as drawdown begins

The first American soldiers of about 10,000 due to leave Afghanistan this year have flown home, military officials said on Friday, kicking off a...

US diplomatic vehicle barred from entering Peshawar

The Peshawar Police on Friday forced the occupants of a diplomatic vehicle back to Islamabad after they had failed to produce the no objection...

‘US, Pakistan need each other’

Denying that the relationship between the US and Pakistan has deteriorated, Islamabad’s top envoy in Washington has said that both the countries need each...

S&P warns US of downgrade

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has warned there is a one-in-two chance it could cut the United States' prized AAA credit rating if a...

First US troops leave Afghanistan as drawdown begins

The first group of about 10,000 US soldiers due to leave Afghanistan this year have already left, military officials said Friday, kicking off a...

Domestic sources to fund US aid cut

Any further weakening in ties with the US would compel the State Bank of Pakistan to raise additional funds for monetisation which has been...

Spotify launches in the US

The popular Swedish music streaming service is to make its debut in the US today, having signed deals with all four of the major...

Arab world’s ratings of Obama, US plummet: poll

Two years after US President Barack Obama called in a groundbreaking speech from Cairo for a "new beginning" in relations with the Muslim world,...

US pressing Pakistan to free doctor who helped CIA track down...

The US is pressing Pakistan to release Dr Shakil Afridi, who has been arrested by the ISI for helping the CIA in tracking down...

Pakistan forced by US to free Dr Shakil: report

A British newspaper claimed that the US is pressurizing Pakistan to release Dr Shakil Afridi. According to the Guardian, the Washington is pressing Islamabad...