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Trump wants Pakistan, India to get along
As South Asian fears another Pakistan-India standoff over Pulwama attack, President Donald Trump has expressed the desire that the two countries should get along. In first public reaction to the escalating regional situation, Trump said the...February 20, 2019 705 2 -
George H W Bush supported Pakistan on many occasions
George H.W. Bush, who passed away at the age of 94 on Friday, led U.S. support for Pakistan on several important turns of the country’s turbulent past. I witnessed his relationships with Pakistani diplomats and leaders as...December 1, 2018 982 1 -
How can U.S., Pakistan address mutual concerns and salvage the key relationship?
The Soviet invasion in 1979 precipitated a large influx of Afghans into Pakistan, mainly from the Kabul elite, the affluent bought up residential homes and even small businesses, mainly in transportation. As the war reached the...May 24, 2018 917 0 -
U.S., Pakistan reach understanding on fighting terrorists threatening both Pakistan and Afghanistan
A file photo from January 15, 2018 meeting between Foreign Secretary Janjua and U.S. official Wells Credit: Foreign Ministry The United States and Pakistan have resolved to act against all militant groups that target Pakistan and...March 29, 2018 882 0 -
U.S. official Alice Wells in Pakistan for counterterrorism talks
A senior official for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday as Washington seeks Pakistan’s strong action against Afghan militants amid reports that the Trump Administration may be...March 28, 2018 1347 0 -
Pakistan seeks revival of strategic dialogue with the United States
Pakistan’s top career diplomat Tehmina Janjua on Thursday renewed her country’s demand that the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue be revived to advance bilateral cooperation in wide-ranging areas as the two countries attempt to overcome trust deficit in...March 9, 2018 1369 0 -
Jingoism over Kashmir: Pakistan, India must heed voices of peace
Kashmir region 2004 Photo: CIA/Wikimedia Commons Amid exchange of fire across Kashmir’s Line of Control, uprising against Indian repression of the Kashmiris and the latest attacks on an Indian military base in the disputed region, Indian...February 15, 2018 1570 0 -
Trump says Pakistan has not done enough against terror in return for U.S. aid
Pakistan-Afghanistan map The U.S.-Pakistan relations headed into 2018 with more strains as President Donald Trump alleged that Islamabad has not reciprocated the United States’ assistance with adequate cooperation in the fight against terror. In a tweet,...January 1, 2018 1076 0 -
US backs leadership role for India; wants decisive Pakistani action against terror
The United States views risk of a Pakistan-India conflict resulting a in nuclear exchange among its chief concerns in South Asia. A White House document detailing President Donald Trump’s national security strategy also sees leadership role...December 19, 2017 1086 0 -
Ambassador Chaudhry hopeful of rebound in US-Pakistan relations
Describing the recent high-level engagement between Pakistani and American officials as useful toward rebuilding trust, Ambassador Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry has expressed the hope for re-invigoration of the bilateral relationship. Speaking at the World Affairs Council, Connecticut...November 14, 2017 1038 0