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US rejects notion of declaring Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’
The United States has made it clear that there is no question of declaring Pakistan as a ‘terrorist state’, and that Washington would continue to work with regional capitals as part of efforts to address the...October 8, 2016 1095 0 -
White House shuts down online petition against Pakistan over fake signatures
The White House has shut down a petition seeking to declare Pakistan a state sponsor of terror after it found that it did not meet signature requirements. The petition can no longer be signed, a White...October 4, 2016 1731 0 -
US for reduction in South Asian tensions; Pakistan presents dossier on Indian repression in Kashmir
Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington Jalil Abbas Jilani has handed overr a dossier to the United States on Indian human rights violations in Kashmir, as the State Department said America is continuing efforts to reduce South Asian...October 4, 2016 896 0 -
US asks Pakistan, India to defuse tensions; Kerry cautioned India against escalation
The United States has called for Pakistan and India to reduce tensions though increased communication, with a spokesman saying that top American diplomat John Kerry had cautioned against any escalation during a conversation with Indian Exeternal...September 30, 2016 953 0 -
White House urges diplomacy to resolve Pakistan-India tensions over Kashmir
The White House is counseling Pakistan and India to address their disputes through diplomacy for stability in the volatile South Asian region, boiling with tensioins amid ongoing violence in Indian controlled Kashmir. The disputed Himalayan region...September 25, 2016 853 0 -
US, Pakistan express strong concern over Kashmir violence
The United States and Pakistan have expressed “strong concern” over recent violence in Kashmir including the army base attack in Uri, stressing the need for all sides to reduce tensions. America’s top diplomat John Kerry and...September 20, 2016 921 0 -
Pellet firing in Kashmir causing dead eyes; Where are Pakistan-India talks?
The New York Times ran a detailed piece on Sunday on the ongoing violence, with curfew rendering streets of Srinagar into “ghostly emptiness” since protests broke out around mid-July. India started using pellet guns in Kashmir...August 31, 2016 1159 0 -
US concerned over Kashmir violence; urges peaceful resolution
The United States has expressed concern over ongoing violence in Kashmir and urged a peaceful solution to the crisis. “We support any and all positive steps that India and Pakistan can take to forge closer relations,”...August 17, 2016 704 0