Tag: US

US feared Pakistan might alert Osama bin Laden about raid

CIA Director Leon Panetta said in an interview on Tuesday that officials ruled out informing Islamabad about a planned raid against Osama bin Laden’s...

US and Pakistan vow to carry forward Afghan-led reconciliation initiative

Trilateral talks between Pakistan, United States and Afghanistan ended here on Tuesday with an agreement between all three stakeholders to carry forward cooperation and...

Pakistan did its part, says Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari said that Pakistan-US cooperation ultimately led to the elimination of Osama bin Laden, and noted with satisfaction that the “source...

US refuses to rule out official backing for Osama

US counter-terrorism chief John Brennan refused to rule out official Pakistani backing for Osama bin Laden on Monday and said Islamabad was only told...

Pakistan helped lead US to Osama’s hideout: Clinton

Cooperation with Pakistan helped lead the United States (US) to the hideout where Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces, US Secretary of...

Grossman arrives today to try and end Pak-US deadlock

US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman arrives here today (Monday) to hold talks with Pakistani leaders on ways to end the...

US long feared India arms-sale snags, cable shows

The United States has fretted for years that its ties to Pakistan and past sanctions against India would harm its efforts to win arms...

US officials train Pakistani prosecutors

The US Department of Justice and its embassy’s Office of Narcotics Affairs Friday completed a week-long workshop on ‘Case Preparation and Trial Skills’ for...

Pakistan wants diplomatic solution to drone attacks

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that that the government is trying to evolve a diplomatic solution on drone attacks. He said that...

US raps China for ‘serious backsliding’ on rights

A US envoy accused China of "serious backsliding" following talks Thursday on human rights that were held as Beijing carries out a severe crackdown...

Death toll passes 160 as storms rip through US

Deadly tornados and flash floods flattened buildings and overturned vehicles overnight as major storms churned through the United States, with the death toll surpassing...

US and Britain to step up pressure on Gaddafi

Britain and the United States plan to step up military pressure on Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday, as the Libyan leader’s army presses its bloody...