”Pakistan” News

Why Pakistan Won't Help on Iran

Iran 's neighbors could play a decisive role in determining whether any sanctions aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear ambitions are effective - and one Iran neighbor from whom the U.S. should expect little support on the issue is 09 15 2009 11:15AM (...more)

Kashmiris oppose Pakistan's Northern Areas package

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Kashmiri politicians opposed a Pakistani plan on Monday they say is aimed at integrating the strategic but disputed Northern Areas into Pakistan , arguing
09 1 2009 9:09AM (...more)

A Shake-Up at the Top of Pakistan's Powerful Spy Agency

Pakistan may currently enjoy what seems to be a healthy if noisy democracy, but the office of army chief remains the most powerful one in the country - certainly exceeding the effective control of any politician or civilian bureaucrat. And now Pakistan's army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani , is showing that he is truly in charge of the military - and hence the most powerful man in the country.
10 7 2008 6:26AM (...more)

U.S. air strike in Pakistan linked to database gap

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. air strike that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers in June was the result of an incomplete U.S. military database that did not include the location of the soldiers' post near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, U.S. and Pakistani officials said on Wednesday.
07 17 2008 8:49AM (...more)

Prominent Pakistani-American Shares Thoughts With Barack Obama on Ways to Curb Anti-American Sentiments in Pakistan

To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Andrew Smith of Cabin Communications on behalf of Raza Bokhari, +1-267-884-6329 BENSALEM, Pa., March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prominent Pakistani-American entrepreneur Dr. Raza Bokhari met U.S. presidential candidate
03 13 2008 12:44PM (...more)

"Pakistan's 9/11": Benazir Bhutto's Suicide Welcome

Today in Karachi, Pakistan , at midnight, a pair of suicide bomb attacks went off in ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto 's caravan. This is her first day back in Pakistan .
10 20 2007 5:02AM (...more)

Pakistan Poses a Growing Challenge for the Obama Administration

To understand the scale of the challenge facing him as President Obama's envoy to promote U.S. interests in Afghanistan and Pakistan , Richard
01 27 2009 2:13PM (...more)

Obama signs off on extra aid for Pakistan

Washington – President Obama on Wednesday signed legislation that triples economic aid to Pakistan , even as it seeks to shift the focus of the US partnership with Pakistan from
10 27 2009 10:16AM (...more)

India to cheer rivals Pakistan at Champs Trophy

KARACHI (AFP) – While relations between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India are tense off pitch, some fans and cricket greats hope the 09 30 2009 10:54AM (...more)

India to cheer on arch-rivals Pakistan at Trophy

KARACHI (AFP) – While relations between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India are tense off pitch, some fans and cricket greats hope the 09 30 2009 9:48AM (...more)