
Turkey, the close friend of Pakistan and important ally of NATO forces, desperately wants the land route for allied forces battling in Afghanistan to be resumed. However, the hype created by the establishment, opposition and a section of media after the highly condemnable Salala check-post attack is standing in the way to resumption of supply-line. […]

President Asif Ali Zardari made no promises in Chicago summit, rejecting intense pressure and NATO’s public call for resuming land routes in the summit declaration. The president in his short address to leaders from over 50 countries did not give any indication that Pakistan would resume supply line for foreign forces battling in Afghanistan. He […]

US President Barack Obama and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari met shortly on Monday on the sidelines of the NATO summit, but made no progress towards resolving their diplomatic standoff over land route for allied forces battling in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s hard stance on resumption of supplies for foreign forces threatened to outshine the American […]

Former Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani refused to return home, saying that such a scenario was not possible until the atmosphere cooled for him. While interviewing to CNN he stated, “I will not go back to Pakistan for the moment. Purely because there are elements there who have been threatening my life”. […]

In quite an expected move, the US Department of Defense officials have indicated that there might not be any official apology on the Salala incident by the United States (US). The statement comes at a time when many in Pakistan were anticipating for a breakthrough in the bilateral ties between Pakistan and the US after […]
May 17 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan indicated that it might review a decision that has put its ties with not only United States (US) but another 42 countries in a spin, realizing that it cannot keep the NATO supplies blocked for long. A lot of development was observed on Monday in Islamabad including a high-level civil-military meeting at the Presidency […]

Speaker National Assembly (NA) Fehmida Mirza has said that the Supreme Court had the right to interpret the constitution, adding that Prime Minister Gilani should not have said that he would only listen to the speaker. Speaking to a Private TV channel, she said that PM did not mean that he would not adhere to […]

The United States continued to work with Pakistan on restoring the NATO supplies for allied forces battling in Afghanistan, saying it is not mulling to link invitation to Islamabad for Chicago summit with resumption of supply-line. US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland while briefing the media said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke very […]

Rejecting reports that Pakistan would not be welcomed to Chicago summit, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani stressed that negotiations regarding the reopening of NATO supply routes are still underway. While addressing a detailed press briefing at the Pakistan High Commissioner in London, Prime Minister Gilani said it was premature to say anything about the […]

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani rejected the impression that his country had been sheltered Osama bin Laden, terming it a universal intelligence failure to detect him for so long time. In an interview with British media, the Pakistani Prime Minister defended his security agencies saying they were not involved in sheltering the Al-Qaeda leader. […]

In quite an odd move, the Foreign Office expressed its lack of knowledge that Pakistan has been used as safe hideaway by Al-Qaeda and its ally outfits. In reply to the allegations leveled by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who said she believed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri is somewhere in Pakistan, the Foreign Office […]

Pakistan getting nothing but destruction in the war against terror In the so-called war against terror, Pakistan has paid the biggest price so far as compared to any other nation in the entire world. Nonetheless, the contribution and sacrifices that Pakistan has made in this regard are yet to be acknowledged and rewarded by USA […]
May 7 2012 | Posted in
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