”Pakistan” News

Next U.S. leader must revamp Pakistan policy - study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The next U.S. president must revamp policy toward Pakistan , mixing deft diplomacy, security support and economic aid to help Islamabad defeat a grave threat from extremists, an experts' report said on Thursday.
10 7 2008 9:05AM (...more)

Pakistan wish list exposes Holbrooke challenge

LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) – US envoy Richard Holbrooke leaves Pakistan Thursday with a wish list for aid, but in no doubt about the challenge of eradicating Islamist havens in the nuclear-armed Muslim nation. Paying
02 15 2009 4:56PM (...more)

Afghans blame 'foreign agency' for Kabul bombing

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan blamed a foreign intelligence agency Tuesday for the bombing of the Indian Embassy, making a clear reference to Pakistan as U.S. generals step up calls for the neighboring nation to crack down on extremists.
07 9 2008 12:24PM (...more)

India, Pakistan attempt to revive dialogue ahead of Clinton visit

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Leaders of India and Pakistan meet Thursday in a major effort to thaw relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. If an accord can be reached, it would allow Pakistan to focus on the Islamist extremists
07 17 2009 2:49AM (...more)

Pakistan could end cooperation in war on terror

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The furor intensified Friday over Washington's decision to pursue Islamic militant targets inside Pakistan , with opposition lawmakers threatening the country could pull out of the war on terror if the U.S. refuses to respect its borders.
09 13 2008 12:46PM (...more)

U.S. strike aggravates alliance with Pakistan

Washington - This week's controversial American incursion into Pakistan is prompting new questions about whether the US must change its strategy in the war on terrorism and is putting the shaky US-Pakistan alliance under even greater pressure.
06 14 2008 11:30AM (...more)

Pakistan decries its suspension from Commonwealth

Pakistan denounced its suspension from the Commonwealth Friday, a day after the 53-nation group of former British colonies announced its decision, reprimanding Pakistan's President
11 24 2007 9:41PM (...more)

US Challenge After Mumbai: Cooling India-Pakistan Tensions

Even if the perpetrators came from Pakistan , the Mumbai massacre, like the murder of Benazir Bhutto and the bombing of the Islamabad Marriott, proves that India and Pakistan share a
12 7 2008 10:25PM (...more)

Why Pakistan Balks at Taking a Tougher Line on the Taliban

The key element in President 04 3 2009 1:14PM (...more)

The Zardari-Sharif Battle in Pakistan

03 18 2009 8:04PM (...more)