Tag: Washington

Netanyahu comes bearing a matchstick

In Washington, it’s all Iran all the time Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu hopes he is coming to a very different Washington this week. From his...

The impatient Netanyahu

Any misadventure will cost the world Israeli President Netanyahu is in Washington seeking a go head to attack Iran’s nuclear installations. Netanyahu maintains that diplomacy...

Sherry returns to Washington

Pakistani Ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman left for Washington on Saturday after important consultations with the top political and military leadership. According to...

The ugly American?

Not winning hearts and minds Despite the declaration of the best intentions, the Americans are capable of producing the worst results. Washington maintains it wants...

On the trilateral summit

Three’s not a crowd The trilateral summit between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran has helped in bringing the three Islamic neighbours and stakeholders in the region...

The firefighting government

No time yet for a hundred indecisions While the ruling coalition fights for its survival, urgent governance issues have taken a backseat. The present government...

Dealing with Iran

Hot air all around If we are to believe what we are hearing and reading from a variety of confirmed and unconfirmed sources, in Israel...

Smoke bomb thrown over White House fence

Protestors linked to the "Occupy" movement apparently threw a smoke bomb over the White House fence on Tuesday, capping a day of protests in...

US denies seeking to ‘contain’ China

Moves by Washington to strengthen military ties in the Pacific are not aimed at containing China, a senior US defence official said Thursday, after...

US seeks help from Pakistan’s friends to save ties

With a firm ‘no’ by Islamabad to the calls from Washington and its allies to participate in the Bonn Conference, the United States has...

Dos and don’ts

Our envoy in Washington “Our country! …may she always be right; but right or wrong, our country!” is how an American naval officer Stephen Decatur...

Afghanistan faces ‘regional war’ if NATO troops go

Afghanistan risks falling into civil and regional war if all US and international troops leave as planned by the end of 2014, the conflict-wracked...

Woman pleads guilty to Pakistan reactor scam

The former boss of a US company’s Chinese subsidiary on Tuesday pleaded guilty to illegally supplying material to Pakistan for use in a nuclear...

China terms US-Internet request ‘interference’

Beijing accused the United States on Thursday of using Internet freedom as an excuse to interfere in its affairs after Washington pressed it to...

Khan to defend title in Washington

Britain’s Amir Khan will defend his world light-welterweight titles against US mandatory challenger Lamont Peterson on December 10 in Washington, it was confirmed Tuesday....

Musharraf playing mediator between Islamabad, Washington

Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf is playing the role of a mediator to defuse the tensions between Pakistan and the US that have...

Don’t jump to conclusions, Islamabad tells Washington

Reacting to US Admiral Mike Mullen’s scathing criticism of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and allegations that Islamabad was “exporting” terrorism, Pakistani officials said the...