Posted on 27 January 2010. Tags: Hussain Haqqani
Hussain Haqqani: The most reviled Ambassador anywhere Go Haqqani Go! “Haqqani is a traitor”! Haqqani hecklers speak for Pakistan Hussain Haqqani: The most reviled & hated ambassador anywhere Hussain Haqqani: dangerous 5th column or selfish opportunist Haqqani not a dual national’ WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani has never had, and never applied for, [...]
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Posted on 27 January 2010. Tags: Howard Zinn
– Howard Zinn, an author, teacher and political activist whose leftist “A People’s History of the United States” sold a million copies and became an alternative to mainstream texts and a favorite of such celebrities as Bruce Springsteen and Ben Affleck, died Wednesday. He was 87. Zinn died of a heart attack in Santa Monica, [...]
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Posted in Current Affairs, Politics, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 27 January 2010.
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson termed the recent remarks of Indian Army Chief General Kapoor as ‘silly’ and said that India and Pakistan should address their issues bilaterally to ensure progress in both countries. In an exclusive interview with DawnNews on Thursday night, the US envoy said that there was enormous potential for [...]
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Posted on 27 January 2010. Tags: FMTC
WASHINGTON: The United States is pressing Pakistan to sign the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty without delay but Islamabad insists that India must also be asked to reduce its nuclear stockpile, the US media reported on Wednesday. US officials have urged Pakistan to “drop all resistance to the FMCT,” warning it was imperative that the measure [...]
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Posted on 27 January 2010. Tags: Geoff Morrell
WASHINGTON: The United States urged India on Wednesday to be transparent with Pakistan about their activities in Afghanistan. At a briefing at the Pentagon, spokesman Geoff Morrell also discounted Indian role in training Afghan security forces. The Pentagon press secretary said that US Defence Secretary Robert Gates had discussed the Afghan situation with Indian leaders, [...]
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Posted on 27 January 2010.
Even as Indian and Australian flags go side by side on their national day on Tuesday, two Indian students were allegedly assaulted by a group of thugs here. Eight persons, described as being of Asian appearance, have been arrested after several hours of the incident and were being questioned, police said in a statement. The [...]
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Posted on 26 January 2010.
Stanley McChrystal, the senior US general in Afghanistan, has told the Financial Times he believes a negotiated settlement would be the right way to end the Afghan conflict. His comments have fuelled a debate on the merits of talking to the Taliban. Can negotiations end the war? The appeal of dialogue to end the Afghan [...]
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Posted in Afghan, Current Affairs, Pak CA, Politics, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 26 January 2010.
The US’ success in Afghanistan is directly linked to Pakistan’s willingness to co-operate and act againt al-Qaeda, Taliban and other extremist organisation, as Af-Pak region remains the epicentre of violent extremism, a top Obama Administration official has said. “It was beyond question that the speed with which we were able to achieve our goals in [...]
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Posted in Afghan, Current Affairs, Pak CA, Politics, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 25 January 2010.
WASHINGTON — The United States ambassador in Kabul warned his superiors here in November that President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan “is not an adequate strategic partner” and “continues to shun responsibility for any sovereign burden,” according to a classified cable that offers a much bleaker accounting of the risks of sending additional American troops to [...]
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Posted on 25 January 2010. Tags: Turkey
ISTANBUL (Turkey): President Asif Ali Zardari urged the international community on Sunday to help Pakistan and Afghanistan overcome problems of the region, observing that Turkish-inspired Trilateral Summit could serve as useful model in this behalf. Uzun ya?amak Türkiye ve Uzun ya?amak Pakistan! Uzun ya?amak Pakistan Turkey dostluk sevgili Türk erkek karde? ve k?z karde? Pakistanis ve Türk erkek karde? Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan confirm Taliban inclusion Policy India [...]
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