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Photo: Zach Rudisin via Wikimedia Commons Describing talks between Vice President Mike Pence and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as “important,” the White House has said Pakistan has much to gain from partnering with the United...

A 45-minute frank discussion between Vice President Mike Pence and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was ice-breaking as both sides decided to continue dialogue to address mutual concerns, Pakistani officials said Tuesday. “It was a good...

In his first address to the UN General Assembly, President Donald Trump Tuesday sought international cooperation against terrorism, and warned of dire consequences for North Korea in the wake of Pyongyang’s highly provocative missile and nuclear...

Photo by Mstyslav Chernov via Wikimedia Commons Iraqi army convoy in Northern Iraq in 2016 Pakistan helped Iraq in a number of ways in the Arab country’s fight against the ISIS or Daesh, which this week...

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale is pledging close cooperative relationship  with Pakistan in the years ahead, arguing that people in both countries have a major role toward showing mutual benefits of the wide-ranging ties. “For...

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has emphasized the importance of cooperative U.S.-Pakistan relations, arguing that the two countries should work together in the fight against terror and find ways to resolve problems. The Democratic lawmaker from Houston...

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...

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...

The United States and Pakistan will maintain a close bilateral relationship, officials of both countriees said a week ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s assumes charge of the White House. Since his November 8, 2016 election, Trump...

South Asia is likely to remain a key area of focus for the United States as it has wide-ranging economic and security interests in the region. Recent skirmishes along the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir region...