Christian Science Monitor | US will do whatever necessary to protect forces in Pakistan, Panetta says Fox News Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has not visited Pakistan since taking over as defense secretary a year ago. In a visit to India and Afghanistan this week, he skipped Islamabad again and expressed outright frustration with the Pakistani leadership and ... U.S. warns Pakistan Panetta: Militant havens testing limits of US patience with Pakistan US military chief, lawmakers back Panetta assertion |
CBS News | Pakistan cops say bomb targeting bus carrying gov't employees has killed 19 CBS News (AP) PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A bomb tore through a bus carrying government employees and other civilians in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 19 people in an attack that served as a reminder of the continued militant threat facing the country ... Pakistan Bus Bomb Kills 19 Bus explosion kills 19 in northwest Pakistan Bus bombing kills at least 18 in northwestern Pakistan |
Pakistan Holds Rates as Surging Prices Curb Room to Boost Growth Bloomberg Pakistan left interest rates unchanged for a fourth meeting as it struggles to contain the fastest inflation in Asia while supporting economic growth. The State Bank of Pakistan kept the discount rate at 12 percent, its spokesman Syed Wasimuddin said ... |
Hindustan Times | Notions of Honor Color High-Stakes Haggling Over NATO Supply Routes New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Early in the negotiations to reopen NATO supply routes through Pakistan, a senior American official suggested to his Pakistani counterparts that they should engage in “carpet haggling.” “I give you a figure, you give me a figure, ... CIA gets nod to step up drone strikes in Pakistan Obama Increases Pakistan Drone Strikes as Relations Sour Obama Increases Pakistan Drone Strikes |
Fake FBI agent arrested in Pakistan New York Daily News A Pakistani man has been arrested for impersonating an FBI agent and grabbing nearly $21000 from Pakistani citizens. The man trapped his victims by saying he would sell US dollars at a lower rate. A Pakistani policeman stands at a check point in ... |
China Daily | Pakistan remains optimistic over ties with US China Daily By Wu Jiao ( China Daily) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday expressed confidence over the country's relationship with the United States despite recent complaints from Washington. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari attended the annual ... President Zardari returns from China President at SCO summit Home News National USAID helping to improve socio-economic development in ... |
Business Recorder | Pakistan defies U.S. on Iran gas pipeline UPI.com DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 8 (UPI) -- Pakistan, increasingly at odds with the United States over fighting al-Qaida, is reportedly moving forward with plans to build a 1300-mile pipeline to carry natural gas from Iran. Iran would provide Pakistan ... China to back Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project Pakistan, Iran To 'Vigorously Pursue' Gas Pipeline Project |
The Express Tribune | Pakistan recall rebel hockey players for Euro tour New York Daily News Islamabad, June 8 — The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Friday recalled rebel senior players Shakeel Abbasi and Wasim Ahmad into the 18-member squad for the upcoming European tour scheduled to start next week. Abbasi and Ahmad were among the eight ... Europe tour: Pakistan aim to make Ipoh amends Coach Junaid terms tour of 'great importance' Shakeel, Rehan and Waseem back in national fold |
Telegraph.co.uk | As Al Qaeda Loses a Leader, Its Power Shifts From Pakistan New York Times The death this week of Al Qaeda's deputy leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi, is likely to accelerate a shift in power from the group's dwindling leadership in Pakistan to its increasingly autonomous franchises, particularly the branch in Yemen, whose focus on ... Al-Qaida goes to the bench, seeks next-generation leader Qaeda shifting to Yemen from Pakistan US, Pakistan must join in defeating al Qaeda |
IBNLive.com | India invites Pakistan for investor's meet on Afghanistan IBNLive.com PTI New Delhi/Washington: Pakistan and China are among the countries invited for the regional investor's meet on Afghanistan to be held in New Delhi on June 28 to discuss ways to boost international-private sector investment in the war-torn country. India invites Pakistan for regional meet on Afghanistan India invites Pakistan to Afghanistan conference |