The Guardian | In a Surprise, Pakistan Says Fewer Civilians Died by Drones New York Times LONDON — In a surprise move, Pakistan's government on Wednesday sharply revised downward its official estimate of civilian casualties caused by American drone strikes in the tribal belt, highlighting again the contentious nature of statistics about ... Pakistan: 3 Percent of Drone Deaths Were Civilians US drone strikes have killed 67 civilians since 2008, says Pakistan's military Pakistan gives dramatically lower figure for civilian drone deaths |
New York Times | Pakistani Premier Meets Obama to Mend Ties New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan to the White House on Wednesday, seeking to bolster his new civilian government and mend perennially frayed ties between the countries. Report details Pakistan support of drone program Pakistan prime minister urges Obama to end drone strikes Report: Memos Unmask Pakistan's Approval Of Drone Strikes |
Amid Bloodshed in Pakistan, a Stock Exchange Soars New York Times That follows a decade of growth in which one dollar invested in an index fund of Pakistani stocks 10 years ago would have earned, on average, 26 percent every year, analysts say, in a period otherwise notable mostly for bad news. As the stock market ... |
Washington Post | Aid to Pakistan to Resume as Tension With US Eases New York Times WASHINGTON — The United States plans to give more than $1.5 billion in assistance to Pakistan for programs that had been blocked because of tension between the two nations over events including the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden inside ... US quietly releasing $1.6B in Pakistan assistance As Pakistan's Sharif heads to US, optimism in Islamabad and Washington Drones? What drones? Obama and Pakistan's Sharif to accentuate the positive ... |
EXCLUSIVE: Pakistani premier pledges to reconsider jailed doctor case Fox News Congressional and private activists lobbying to free the doctor who helped the CIA pinpoint Usama Bin Laden have won assurances from Pakistan's prime minister that his government will reconsider the case, Fox News has learned. In a rare and carefully ... |
Report: US, Pakistan had secret agreement on dozens of drone strikes CNN International (CNN) -- Pakistani officials have for years secretly endorsed the U.S. drone program, even picking out at least one target for such an attack, according to a Washington Post report. Neither the White House, the U.S. State Department nor the Pakistani ... |
Ex-Envoy Says Misunderstanding Runs on Both Sides of US-Pakistan Ties New York Times Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's former ambassador to Washington, has documented that legacy of mistrust in a new book, “Magnificent Delusions” (Public Affairs, Nov. 5). Mr. Haqqani, a former adviser to Mr. Sharif who now teaches at Boston University, was a ... |
Growing the Debt: US resumes $1.6B in aid to Pakistan Fox News The aid had been on ice after a major breakdown in U.S.-Pakistan relations. Pakistan lashed out at the U.S. over the 2011 raid on Usama bin Laden's compound. U.S. lawmakers were similarly outraged after Pakistan imprisoned a doctor alleged to have ... |
The Guardian | Pakistani PM pleads with Obama to put an end to drone strikes The Guardian Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif added to growing international pressure over US drone killings on Wednesday by calling on Barack Obama to end all strikes in his country. At the end of a long-awaited US trip designed to smooth growing tensions ... |
Aljazeera.com | Bail for Pakistani Ex-Leader Paves Way for His Exit New York Times Mr. Musharraf's lawyers said that his bail payment of $20,000 could be processed as early as Thursday morning; he could then leave Pakistan immediately. Ahmad Raza Khan Qasuri, the vice president of Mr. Musharraf's political party, the All Pakistan ... Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf granted bail, house arrest may end Former dictator Musharraf granted bail, free to leave Pakistan Bomb Kills at Least 5 in Southwest Pakistan |