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9th February, 2013
Court system to regulate drones under study: US Senator
The system will function like another judicial set-up that authorises government surveillance of US citizens in espionage and terror cases.
The system will function like another judicial set-up that authorises government surveillance of US citizens in espionage and terror cases.
23rd July, 2012
Lost boys of Bagram
The 24-year-old Pakistani spent more than six years in the US military prison of Bagram after being detained as a 16-year-old without evidence. Now free, he still feels like he is in prison.
The 24-year-old Pakistani spent more than six years in the US military prison of Bagram after being detained as a 16-year-old without evidence. Now free, he still feels like he is in prison.
4th July, 2012
Timeline: History of US-Pakistan relations
Detailed summary of political and defence strategies that have weakened and strengthened US-Pakistan relations.
Detailed summary of political and defence strategies that have weakened and strengthened US-Pakistan relations.
24th May, 2012
Afridi gets 33 years for treason; US officials critical of sentence
The US State Department said it saw no reason for Pakistan to detain or charge Afridi who has been accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden.
The US State Department said it saw no reason for Pakistan to detain or charge Afridi who has been accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden.
7th February, 2012
Five men killed in shooting in Afghanistan: official
Shooting in the southern city of Kandahar has left five dead, including two police officers and three private security guards.
Shooting in the southern city of Kandahar has left five dead, including two police officers and three private security guards.
14th January, 2012
Imran Khan says he’s not anti-West
Imran Khan, the cricket star turned politician who is gaining support in Pakistan, on Friday rebutted charges he is anti-West and said his vision for an Islamic society looked like Scandinavia.
Imran Khan, the cricket star turned politician who is gaining support in Pakistan, on Friday rebutted charges he is anti-West and said his vision for an Islamic society looked like Scandinavia.
12th January, 2012
Local Afghan official and four others killed in bombing
An Afghan official says a suicide car bomber has killed five people including a local district chief in Kandahar province.
An Afghan official says a suicide car bomber has killed five people including a local district chief in Kandahar province.
2nd January, 2012
Iraq war death toll at 162,000: NGO
BAGHDAD: Around 162,000 people, almost 80 per cent of them civilians, were killed in Iraq from the start of the 2003 US-led invasion up to…
BAGHDAD: Around 162,000 people, almost 80 per cent of them civilians, were killed in Iraq from the start of the 2003 US-led invasion up to…
31st December, 2011
Over 560 ISAF troops die in Afghan war in 2011
KABUL: Foreign troops fighting in Afghanistan continue to pay a high toll, with more than 560 killed in 2011, the second highest number in the…
KABUL: Foreign troops fighting in Afghanistan continue to pay a high toll, with more than 560 killed in 2011, the second highest number in the…
31st December, 2011
Karzai welcomes US ‘Taliban not our enemy’ remarks
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday welcomed US Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks that the Taliban “per se is not our enemy”. Biden’s comments to…
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday welcomed US Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks that the Taliban “per se is not our enemy”. Biden’s comments to…
28th December, 2011
Three Nato troops killed in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb attack killed three Nato troops in eastern Afghanistan, one of the deadliest flashpoints in the 10-year war against Taliban insurgents, the military said Wednesday.
A roadside bomb attack killed three Nato troops in eastern Afghanistan, one of the deadliest flashpoints in the 10-year war against Taliban insurgents, the military said Wednesday.
27th November, 2011
US told to vacate Shamsi base; Nato supplies stopped
ISLAMABAD: Furious over the pre-dawn Nato attacks on border posts, the government on Saturday reacted sharply by indefinitely closing down supply routes used by…
ISLAMABAD: Furious over the pre-dawn Nato attacks on border posts, the government on Saturday reacted sharply by indefinitely closing down supply routes used by…
26th November, 2011
Pakistan reviews US, Nato ties over lethal strike
Defence committee of the country decided to seal its Afghan border to Nato and called on the US to leave Shamsi airbase within 15 days.
Defence committee of the country decided to seal its Afghan border to Nato and called on the US to leave Shamsi airbase within 15 days.
26th November, 2011
Imran asks rulers to end alliance in ‘war on terror’
The PTI chief said that the govt had failed to safeguard Pakistan's security and strategic interests because of the compromises it had made under NRO.
The PTI chief said that the govt had failed to safeguard Pakistan's security and strategic interests because of the compromises it had made under NRO.
9th June, 2011
Working with Pakistan key in al Qaeda fight: CIA chief
WASHINGTON: Cooperating with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism is essential to maintain pressure on al Qaeda after Osama bin Laden’s death, CIA chief Leon…
WASHINGTON: Cooperating with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism is essential to maintain pressure on al Qaeda after Osama bin Laden’s death, CIA chief Leon…
27th May, 2011
US lawmakers pass $690 billion Pentagon bill
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives passed a $690 billion Pentagon budget Thursday that bars American ground forces in Libya and limits the Obama administration’s…
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives passed a $690 billion Pentagon budget Thursday that bars American ground forces in Libya and limits the Obama administration’s…
3rd May, 2011
The media needs a villain
The dramatics were in full force by late Sunday evening Washington time. CNN was calling the coming speech by American President Barack Obama “the most…
The dramatics were in full force by late Sunday evening Washington time. CNN was calling the coming speech by American President Barack Obama “the most…
3rd May, 2011
Osama didn’t get rid of the Muslim tyrants, the people did
A MIDDLE-AGED non-entity, a political failure outstripped by history – by the millions of Arabs demanding freedom and democracy in the Middle East – died…
A MIDDLE-AGED non-entity, a political failure outstripped by history – by the millions of Arabs demanding freedom and democracy in the Middle East – died…
3rd May, 2011
Osama didn’t get rid of the Muslim tyrants, the people did
A MIDDLE-AGED non-entity, a political failure outstripped by history – by the millions of Arabs demanding freedom and democracy in the Middle East – died…
A MIDDLE-AGED non-entity, a political failure outstripped by history – by the millions of Arabs demanding freedom and democracy in the Middle East – died…
7th February, 2011
Afghan Taliban would be open to talks: report
LONDON: Afghan Taliban leaders would be willing to break with al Qaeda to end the war in Afghanistan, but US policy is creating younger, more…
LONDON: Afghan Taliban leaders would be willing to break with al Qaeda to end the war in Afghanistan, but US policy is creating younger, more…
