Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's security forces foiled a plot to attack Independence Day rallies, as the government said U.S. criticism of its anti-terrorism strategy is harmful to relations between the countries.
A U.S. law linking aid to Pakistan to progress in the fight against militancy and some comments from U.S. politicians were detrimental to cooperation between the countries, Pakistan said on Wednesday.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher praised Pakistan's efforts at fighting terrorism Wednesday and reaffirmed Washington's desire to develop long-term strategic relations with Islamabad, the Foreign Ministry said.
Pakistan's foreign minister says that a solution to the Kashmir question will not be ideal for any interested party.
A senior US diplomat arrived in Pakistan for talks on the growing influence of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and US threats to use force against militants on Pakistani territory.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher told Pakistan's president on Wednesday that Washington values his support in the fight against terrorism and reaffirmed his nation's desire to develop long-term relations with Islamabad, according to Pakistani officials.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has signed a Letter of Intent for the lease of seven new Airbus A320-200 aircraft from Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO), Kuwait.
Transport Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has signed a Letter of Intent for the lease of seven new Airbus A320-200 aircraft from Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO), Kuwait.
The crisis now rocking Pakistan springs directly from the disaster of Partition 60 years ago. The cards that it scooped up, in the rush to carve out a separate Muslim state, were not just inferior to India’s; they were inadequate to build any kind of stable nation.
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in a special evaluation on Pakistan's 60th independence anniversary described it as a country with "poor governance, endemic corruption and social indicators that are among the worst in Asia".