Latest in: US-Pakistan relations
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US views Indian policy to ‘diplomatically isolate’ Pakistan as troubliing
Pakistan-India border at night, Photo: ISS Expedition 28 crew (NASA Earth Observatory) via Wikimedia Commons US Centcom Chief General Joseph L. Votel Thursday told Capitol Hill that India’s policy to ‘diplomatically isolate’ Pakistan hurts prospects for...March 10, 2017 1413 0 -
Pakistan launches new offensive against terrorists
Khyber Pass connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan, Photo by James Mollison (James Mollison) Wikimedia Commons Pakistan’s military has launched a new countrywide operation to target terrorists in the wake of a sudden resurgence in bombings that shocked...February 22, 2017 1230 0 -
US condemns attack on shrine; pledges help in Pakistan’s terror fight
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine inside view Photo by Saqib Qayyum via Wikimedia Commons The United States has strongly condemned Thursday’s terror attack against peaceful worshipers at one of Pakistan’s most revered Sufi shrines. The death toll...February 17, 2017 1018 0 -
Pakistan peace exercise brings together US, Russian, Chinese ships
American, Russian and Chinese ships will be part of a multinational naval exercise Pakistan is hosting in the Arabian Sea from Friday. The five-day exercise codenamed “Aman-17” (Peace 17) will feature warships from 36 countries, with...February 9, 2017 976 0 -
Pakistan seeks early progress on US Knowledge Corridor to produce 10,000 PhDs
Seeking early progress on Pakistan US Knowledge Corridor, Islamabad has said 10,000 Pakistanis doing PhDs in the next ten years from American universities under the program will contribute significantly to the South Asian country’s economic advancement....February 2, 2017 1012 0 -
US travel ban list could include Pakistan but for now further vetting to be in place
President Donald Trump could issue additional executive orders to include “Pakistan and others” to the list of Muslim-majority countries whose people are banned from emigrating to the United States, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus...January 30, 2017 1454 0 -
US,Pakistan should fight terror witn socioeconomic uplift, not just military actions
US-Pakistan counterterrorism alliance must target socioeconomic development in militancy prone areas, and not just rely on military actions, a Pakistani opposition party leader said following President Donald Trump pledge last week to root out terror. Pakistan...January 26, 2017 1358 0 -
Zardari urges Trump to appoint special envoy for South Asian peace
Arguing that the United States has a role to play toward South Asian peace, former president Asif Ali Zardari has asked President Donald Trump to have a special envoy to troubleshoot longstanding issues afflicting the region...January 24, 2017 1787 0 -
Trump hopes for improved US-Pakistan relations : Envoy
On the eve of his inauguration as 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump has expressed the hope for improved US-Pakistan relations ahead. The new US leader spoke briefly to Pakistan’s ambassador to the United...January 20, 2017 1008 0 -
Washington think tank to host discussion with Bilawal Bhutto on US-Pakistan relations
Photo by Umar John, NEXT TV The United States Institute of Peace will host a conversation with Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari January 30 on US-Pakistan relations under the new Donald Trump Administration assuming...January 19, 2017 4508 0