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NATO’s war in Afghanistan will go down in history as a big flop — one that the politicians had failed to end and the generals were unable to win. On the other hand, commentators and …
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By JOHN WENDLE / TIME Magazine
A large crystal chandelier cast a weak glow over U.S. special envoy Marc Grossman and Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin as they talked up the results of the envoys’ …
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. is paying six times as much to send war supplies to troops in Afghanistan through alternate routes after Pakistan’s punitive decision in November to close border crossings to NATO convoys, the …
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France is suspending military operations in Afghanistan and may accelerate its planned troop withdrawal if the security situation does not improve, after the killing of four more French soldiers on Friday.
President Nicolas Sarkozy addressed French …
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The political crisis engulfing Pakistan deepened when the nation’s top court clashed with a beleaguered government already under attack from the powerful army — a combined assault that could bring down the U.S.-backed administration.
The Supreme …
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By Ahmed Quraishi
Pakistan faces a political crisis, the result of a failed democracy and fake democrats. But who is more excited about this? It is the Indians, who surface like autumn frogs at every story …
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His first choice was a military-basher with no record of court successes. His second choice is Raymond Davis’s lawyer. But he’s no good either. Did Haqqani’s friends in US government suggest this choice?
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Soon …
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The army chief shows respect to law. The politicians flout the law and defy the Supreme Court. But that’s not all.
LAHORE, Pakistan—General Kayani, the army chief, has given the country’s politicians a lesson in tactics. …
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US-Pakistan relations date back to the establishment of Pakistan and have gone through ups and downs. The first significant bond between the two was in the context of the 1955 Baghdad Pact, which allied the …
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“US to attempt destabilization of Pakistan to justify world concern and action on Pakistan’s nukes.”
“Forget talks, India needs to be taught a lesson.”
Report By Tabish Qayyum
KARACHI – A Press Conference was held today on 14th …
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ISLAMABAD – The resurgence of CIA drone campaign in Pakistan’s north-western tribal terrain of Waziristan region has questioned the repeated reiterations of Pakistani government and security establishment for reviewing terms of engagement with the US, …
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ISLAMABAD: Despite a frosty atmosphere, the government and military officials were unquestionably united in one respect on Saturday evening: their response to the Nato border attacks which killed 24 Pakistanis.
At a meeting called and chaired …
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A series of CIA memos describes how Israeli Mossad agents posed as American spies to recruit members of the terrorist organization Jundallah to fight their covert war against Iran.
Buried deep in the archives of America’s …
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The latest US intelligence report concludes the war against the Taliban has reached an impasse, with the Taliban remaining committed to taking back Afghanistan by force as soon as NATO troops leave the country.
Two current …
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Despite stringent security measures, Pakistan remains a ‘soft’ target. A key area to watch: exposing Pakistani nuclear personnel to foreigners under the garb of UN or academic interactions.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The clockwork mystery assassinations of Iran’s …
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With the arrest of another Hindutva activist on Tuesday in connection with the hoisting of a Pakistani flag in front of the Tahsildar office at Sindagi in Karnataka on January 1, the number of persons …
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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s army warned Wednesday that critical comments made by the prime minister would have “serious ramifications” and could wreak “potentially grievous consequences for the country”.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani earlier in the week told …
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Pakistan Army
Islamabad: The will refuse to work with new Defence Secretary Nargis. Sethi appointed by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani after he fired Naeem Khalid Lodhi, a former general and a confidante of Army Chief, …
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ISLAMABAD: The prime minister’s remarks during a recent interview seem to have hit a sore spot with the military establishment – remarks that the army on Wednesday explicitly stated could have “serious ramifications.”
In a hard-worded clarification, the …
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According to the Conflict Monitoring Center’s annual report on drone attacks American Spy Agency CIA has failed to eliminate more than four Al-Qaeda leaders in its highly costly and controversial ‘assassination by drones’ campaign inside …
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OF late in a retaliatory mood, Pakistan has been playing the ‘no more’ song to Washington’s ‘do more’ mantra. After blocking Nato supply lines through its territory and getting the Shamsi airbase vacated, Pakistan has …
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KARACHI – Judiciary has stepped up into the 4th position from 6th in the previous year in terms of corruption, while land administration department has got the first position on the list of country’s most …
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By: S.M. Hali
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s statement about the constitutional role of Pakistan Army has put to rest rumours and speculations of an army takeover. It has also refuted Yousuf Raza Gilani’s charge of the army …




