Tag: Washington
Indian techie sentenced to nine months in prison for sexual assault...
Indians are not only molesting their own women in the country but making bad name to their country abroad too by sexually assaults on...
US Navy sexual assault reports rise 50%
The number of sexual assaults reported to the US Navy rose over the last year, American media reported on Thursday.
The Navy says about 1,100...
Washington voices confidence in Pakistan’s nuclear safety
The US State Department has voiced confidence in the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, and also welcomed Islamabad’s reaffirmation of commitment to objectives of...
Kashmiris protest New Delhi’s repression outside Indian embassy in Washington
A group of human rights activists demonstrated against New Delhi’s "reign of repression" in the Indian-held Kashmir here on Thursday and urged an end...
Fatemi may head to Washington as ambassador
As the duel between Sartaj Aziz and Tariq Fatemi gets serious over the use of authority, Fatemi would mostly likely be asked to fly...
Protestors demand release of Dr Afia
Members of the Human Rights organizations staged a protest outside the Pakistan Embassy in Washington on Friday on the occasion of International Women Day...
Six nuke waste tanks leaking in Washington state
Scary news in Washington state: Radioactive waste is leaking from at least six tanks at a nuclear site 185 miles southeast of Seattle, AFP...
Focus on Pakistani nation, not just fighting terror: Munter
Former US ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter on Sunday said that United States is dealing with a government in Pakistan which cannot always deliver....
John Allen to retire, declines military’s top post in Europe
Four months after taking office, President Obama approved the firing of the four-star army general leading the war in Afghanistan, General John Allen.
The following...
Obama shares classified drone information with Congress
US President Barack Obama has decided to share classified information regarding "legal advice" authorising the use of drones to kill American citizens abroad.
an...
Washington values democratic system in Pakistan: Olson
US Ambassador to Pakistan‚ Richard Olson has said that his country does not support any specific individual or political party.
Talking to newsmen here...
Future US policy on Pakistan should look at its security ...
Washington’s future policy towards Pakistan should take into account factors that motivate Islamabad’s security considerations and actions and a stable Afghanistan is important to...
Sherry says drone campaign counterproductive
In an effort to repair ties between Washington and Islamabad, Ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman on Thursday asked for greater US trade...
Holiday ‘on standby’ as clock ticks on cliff
Last-minute negotiations in Washington on the so-called fiscal cliff - nearly $600 billion of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect in...
Same-sex couples wed in Washington state for first time
As midnight chimed, public school elementary teachers Sarah and Emily Cofer tied the knot at a joyful mass wedding to mark the first day...
Pakistan ranked seventh most corrupt nation
The Washington-based World Justice Project (WJP) has released its 2012 Rule of Law Index, which finds Pakistan the seventh most corrupt and the top-most...
Wall Street to Washington: Time to compromise on fiscal cliff
With $600 billion in tax increases and automatic spending cuts due to take effect in January, investors say they would welcome an agreement that...
