The Nation, Pakistan | NATO air strike: Turkey backs Pakistan's demand for US apology The Express Tribune By Kamran Yousaf The Turkish prime minister addressed simmering tensions between the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party and the main opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. PHOTO: FILE Turkey, a member of the North-Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), ... Pakistan, Turkey agree to enhance cooperation Turkey backs Pakistan over NATO supplies Pakistan And Turkey Agree To Strengthen Economic, Trade Ties |
Los Angeles Times | Pakistani official: Position to soften on NATO supply line Christian Science Monitor By Taha Siddiqui, Correspondent / May 22, 2012 Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15. As President Asif Ali Zardari concludes his trip to Chicago for ... Pakistan problem complicates Afghanistan drawdown Afghanistan War: Taliban, Pakistan And Iran Could Hamper NATO Exit No US-Pakistan Breakthrough at NATO Summit |
New York Times (blog) | Why Did Pakistan Shut Off Twitter? Voice of America (blog) On Sunday, May 20th, Pakistani telecommunications authorities suddenly blocked all access to the micro-blogging site Twitter, effectively shutting off the service within Pakistan. Then, just as suddenly, service was restored that evening, ... Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets Twitchy About Twitter Pakistan Internet restrictions restrict freedom |
13WMAZ | US senators vote to tie Pakistan aid to supply routes Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A US Senate panel voted cuts in aid to Pakistan on Tuesday and threatened to withhold even more cash if Islamabad does not reopen its supply routes for NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, reflecting American frustration over a ... Senate panel votes to cut aid for Pakistan, Egypt Senate panel votes to cut money to Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt in foreign aid budget ... |
BBC News | Pakistan: Nine Killed at Rally by Gunmen TIME By AP / ZARAR KHAN Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (ISLAMABAD) — Gunmen opened fire on a political rally in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and sparking rioting, police said. The violence was a reminder of the port city's ... Gunmen open fire at rally in Pakistan, 9 killed Ten Pakistan protesters killed by gunmen in Karachi Gunmen Kill 10 at Rally in S. Pakistan |
IBNLive.com | India, Pakistan agree on gas pipeline: WSJ MarketWatch The US has, for almost 20 years, supported the plan to pipe natural gas over 1100 miles from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan to Pakistan and India -- commonly referred to as the TAPI pipeline. But the project has gotten nowhere because of the Taliban ... India to sign TAPI pact today Spinning Afghanistan: Taliban Offered Keys to Kabul Again TAPI gas pipeline: Kabul turns to Taliban for pipeline security |
CBS News | Pakistan disciplines three officers over base attack New York Daily News Pakistan is to discipline three navy officers for negligence a year after a 17-hour militant assault on a military base in the heart of Karachi, a navy spokesman said on Tuesday. Heavily armed militants stormed the naval base in the country's biggest ... Pakistan Navy court-martials officers after attack Pakistan Navy court-martials 3 officers in connection with Taliban base attack Pakistan disciplines officers over base attack |
The Nation, Pakistan | Pakistani leaders harp on US apology for NATO air strike New York Daily News Washington, May 22 — Pakistan's demand for the US apology for the NATO air strike in which its 24 soldiers were killed - an incident which has strained bilateral relations -- was reiterated Tuesday by Pakistan's ambassador Sherry Rehman and ruling ... President's articulation of Pakistan position at NATO led to clarity ... Pakistan wants apology for Nato air strike: Envoy President bound by parliament : Farhatullah Babar |
Boston.com | Obama snubs Pakistan as conflict over supply routes continues Fox News CHICAGO – In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan. The omission speaks to the prolonged slump in US relations with Pakistan that clouded a NATO ... Obama snubs Pakistan head over supply routes Obama shows signs of frustration with Pakistan US-Pakistan feud, French pullout decision overshadow NATO summit |
DAWN.com | PM touts better relations with Pakistan, India's global stature New York Daily News New Delhi, May 22 — Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday showcased India's growing global stature and cited improving relations with neighbours, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Myanmar as key foreign policy achievements of the United Progressive ... Manmohan to visit Pakistan at “appropriate time”: Indian press |