Posts tagged afghanistan
Obama calls off Clinton apology mission: US paper reveals
May 18th
Staff Report WASHINGTON: A US-based newspaper claimed that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was on the way to Islamabad to extend apology over the Mohmand attack on Salala check post inside Pakistan; but, President Obama called her back, SAMAA reports Friday. The newspaper Wall Stree Journal states, “The U.S. had expressed ‘regret’ for the Nov.
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Loading ...US Congress rejects bill against Pakistan aid
May 18th
The bill called the “Pakistan Terrorism Accountability Act of 2012” was moved by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher in the House of representative. Department of Defense was asked to list all Americans killed by terrorist groups operating with impunity inside Pakistan and Afghanistan and supported by elements of the Pakistani government
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan to import 1000MW electricity from Tajikistan
May 18th
The meeting of delegations from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzistan and world leading financial institutions was held in Dubai. Pakistan was represented in the meeting by Minister for Water and Power, Naved Qamar and Advisor on Power, Hilal A Raza and other experts.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...New tariff for NATO trucks not finalized yet: US
May 17th
While addressing a briefing at Pentagon, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public affairs, George Little refused to comment on the specifics of these discussions. He was asked whether the new rates being quoted in the media, between $1500-$5000 per truck, as and when the NATO supplies resume were accurate or not.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Attack on Afghan government compound kills 7
May 17th
KABUL, Afghanistan: A group of suicide bombers armed with explosive-laden vests, automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades stormed a government compound Thursday in western Afghanistan, killing at least seven people, officials said. One of attackers first blew himself up at the gate of the governor’s complex in Farah province, then three others fought their way inside, said Raouf Ahmadi, the regional police spokesman. An ensuing two-hour gunbattle with the police left all the attackers dead, Ahmadi said
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan preparing to reopen NATO supply: ISAF
May 17th
The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan pointed to indications today that Pakistan is preparing to open cross-border NATO supply lines into Afghanistan. Speaking by video teleconference, Marine Corps Gen. John R
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan’s price: US to pay $365 million more a year to reopen supply lines
May 16th
ISLAMABAD: The cost of the US-led war effort in Afghanistan is about to rise by $365 million annually under an agreement that would reopen a key NATO supply route through Pakistan that’s been closed for nearly six months, The Christian Science Monitor reported. The accord, which the Pakistani government announced late Tuesday, would revive the transport of vital supplies of food and equipment from Pakistani ports overland to land-locked Afghanistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US, Pakistan on verge of reopening supply lines
May 16th
WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States appeared on the verge of clinching an agreement to reopen ground supply lines into Afghanistan, a U.S. official said, as Islamabad confirmed President Asif Ali Zardari will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Containers start reaching Karachi for expected NATO supply resumption
May 16th
Staff Report KARACHI: A large number of containers have started to move towards Karachi from Peshawar for expected resumption of NATO supply any time soon, SAMAA reported on Tuesday.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US Army opens jobs in combat battalions to women
May 15th
Female soldiers this week are moving into new jobs closer to the battlefield in once all-male units, as the U.S. Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what s already happening in Iraq and Afghanistan. The policy change announced earlier this year is being tested at nine brigades before going Army-wide.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...President Zardari to attend NATO summit in Chicago
May 15th
WASHINGTON: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will attend a summit of NATO leaders in Chicago this weekend, the Pakistani embassy in Washington said on Tuesday.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...NATO invites Pakistan to Chicago summit
May 15th
VIENNA: NATO said on Tuesday it had invited Pakistan to a summit in Chicago next week, lifting a veiled threat that it might exclude the country from the talks on the future of Afghanistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US, Pakistan make ‘considerable progress’ on NATO route
May 15th
The US State Department said Monday that the United States and Pakistan have made "considerable progress" in talks aimed at reopening NATO supply routes into Afghanistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan stocks, rupee end slightly lower; o/n rates flat
May 14th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani stocks ended slightly lower on Monday with investors exercising caution because of the uncertainty in ties between uneasy allies Islamabad and Washington, dealers said. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) benchmark 100-share index ended 0.01 percent, or 1.72 points, lower at 14,228.77, with a volume of 77.5 million, compared to 14,230.49 points on Friday. “Investors remained cautious amid uncertainty on the Pakistan-U.S.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...NATO supply is an issue of ties with 48 countries: Gilani
May 14th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the issue relating the NATO supplies is a matter of relations with not just country but 48 countries. Talking to Chinese media here, the PM Gilani said Pakistan seeks better ties with the entire world including neighboring countries, adding the country wants to resolve the issue of strained ties with the US and NATO once and for all
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan not serious in elimination of Taliban: US senator
May 14th
The Taliban can be defeated militarily in Afghanistan but the job is not done, a key U.S. senator said on Sunday, noting that the insurgents still control more than a third of the populated areas of the country and have a "safe harbor" in Pakistan.
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