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Pakistan and US vow to jointly curb use of IEDs

Pakistan and the US on Tuesday vowed to work together to save the citizens of Pakistan, the US and Afghanistan by checking the use...

IJT protests against LGBT function at US Embassy

The Islami Jamiat-e-Talba (IJT) on Monday organised a protest in front of the US Consulate to protest against the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender...

Resumption of Indo-Pak talks ‘very constructive’: US

Describing as “very constructive” the resumption of the India-Pakistan dialogue, the US has said it is important that the two countries continue cooperation on...

Pakistan insists US will abandon Shamsi Airbase

Despite the US rejection of Pakistan’s demands to abandon the Shamsi Airbase used by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to stage drone strikes, Pakistani...

What’s happening to the US economy?

The American economy has recently slowed dramatically, and the probability of another economic downturn increases with each new round of data. This is a...

US senators should not be intimidating Pakistan: Haqqani

Pakistan s Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has said that the country wants to maintain cordial relations with the US, adding that US...

LeT serious threat to US, India, says White House

Banned terror group Laskhar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) poses serious threat to both India and the United States and a global effort is required to eliminate its...

Army trying to weaken civilian govt in Pakistan, says US expert

The Pakistan Army is systematically working to weaken the civilian government and is using its embarrassment to undermine counterterrorism cooperation with the United States,...

Panetta vows to keep US military ‘strongest’ in world

Defence Secretary Leon Panetta vowed on Friday to keep the US military the “strongest” in the world despite budget pressures, after being sworn in...

US Senate confirms Crocker as Afghanistan envoy

The US Senate unanimously confirmed Ryan Crocker as the new ambassador to Kabul on Thursday, sending a veteran diplomat with vast experience in the...

US paying for historical mistakes in Pakistan: Gates

The US continues to pay for historical mistakes with Pakistan, such as the decision to walk away from the region after the Soviet withdrawal...

US Senate confirms Petraeus as CIA chief

The US Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to confirm General David Petraeus, currently commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, to be the...

235th Independence Day of US celebrated

The 235th Independence Day of the United States of America was celebrated at the residence of US Consul General Lahore Carmela Conroy on Thursday....

US in contact with Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: Clinton

The United States has been in “limited contacts” with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt following the recent political changes in the country, US Secretary...

Pressure from Pakistan on U.S. in base dispute

Facing domestic political pressure, government escalated the war of words with the United States, with defence minister repeating calls for the U.S. to stop...

India nuclear trade waiver safe-U.S. ambassador

India's U.S.-brokered exemption from nuclear technology trade rules is secure, the U.S. ambassador to the country said on Thursday, easing worries that new global...

Foreign Aid: where is it taking us?

Foreign aid has been in rotation since the world has realised that it cannot continue being insensitive to the need and aspirations of people,...