Posts tagged united-states
Bilateral ties needed with US: Sherry
Jan 28th
WASHINGTON: Pakistani Ambassador to United States Sherry Rehman has said that ties with US should be bilateral and
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Loading ...US talking with Pak to abandon gas purchases from Iran
Jan 26th
WASHINGTON: United States has confirmed that it has stepped up efforts to lobby Pakistan to abandon gas purchases
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pentagon rejects Pakistan army report on NATO blunder
Jan 24th
WASHINGTON: The United States rejected Monday the findings of a Pakistani probe into NATO air strikes that killed
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sherry Rehman meets President Obama
Jan 18th
WASHINGTON: Newly appointed Pakistani Ambassador to United States Sherry Rehman called on President Barack Obama a
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Iran, Venezuela vow cooperation, slam US ‘imperialism’
Jan 10th
CARACAS: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez lavished praise on each other on Monday, mocked US disapproval and joked about having an atomic bomb at their disposal. Despite their geographical distance, the fiery anti-U.S. ideologues have forged increasingly close ties between their fellow OPEC nations in recent years, although concrete projects have often lagged behind the rhetoric
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Memo scandal: Mansoor Ijaz claims death threats
Jan 9th
ISLAMABAD: The lawyer for an American businessman allegedly involved in the passing of a memo seeking US help to undermine Pakistan’s military on Monday claimed his client had received emailed death threats. The highly controversial unsigned memo was allegedly an attempt by a close aide of President Asif Ali Zardari to enlist the United States military’s help to head off a military coup in Pakistan last year. The businessman, Mansoor Ijaz, has claimed that Zardari feared the military might overthrow his government and accused then Pakistani ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, of crafting the memo with the president’s support.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Iran sentences U.S.-Iranian man to death for spying
Jan 9th
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Court has sentenced an Iranian-American man to death for spying for the CIA, officials said on Monday, a move likely to aggravate U.S.-Iranian tensions already high because of Tehran’s disputed nuclear program. The United States denies that Amir Mirza Hekmati is a spy and has demanded his immediate release. The White House said it was trying to verify the …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Oil cruises past $113 over Hormuz woes
Jan 9th
SINGAPORE: Brent crude prices rose above $113 a barrel on Monday as concerns over the economic health of the euro zone were overshadowed by Iran’s threat to shut a key oil-shipping route.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...China warns US over new Asia-Pacific military strategy
Jan 7th
BEIJING: China has warned the United States over its new military strategy, which includes a shift in focus to the
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US again urges Pakistan to treat Haqaani fairly
Jan 7th
WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday once again urged Pakistan to treat fairly its former ambassador to Washing
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner Discuss ‘The Avengers’
Jan 4th
Fans are still eagerly awaiting the arrival of a second domestic trailer for Marvel’s The Avengers . To help pass the time, the studio has released a couple of international promos (dubbed in German and Russian ) with tiny morsals of new footage, along with the “exciting” news that writer/director Joss Whedon’s superhero teamup flick will be post-converted to 3D .
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pentagon hopes Pakistan will reopen Nato supply routes
Jan 4th
WASHINGTON: The United States continues military dialogue with Pakistan despite recent serious setbacks, because t
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Ties with Pakistan ”too important” to fail: US
Dec 24th
WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday that it was committed to working with Pakistan and pledged support for d
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Memo crisis adds pressure to U.S. ties
Dec 22nd
WASHINGTON: A political crisis in Pakistan may threaten not only the future of President Asif Ali Zardari but also keep pressure on an already tense relationship with the United States as it seeks to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Taliban is not America”s enemy: Joe Biden
Dec 21st
WASHINGTON: The United States has said that Taliban is not an enemy of America, a move seen as the latest effort o
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Arabs may take Syria peace plan to United Nations
Dec 18th
BEIRUT: Arab states may take their proposals for ending Syria’s crackdown on protests to the U.N. Security Council next week unless Damascus agrees to implement the initiative, Qatar’s foreign minister said on Saturday
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