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31st December, 2011
Pandora’s box
WikiLeaks has been a thorn in the side of even relatively transparent governments. For Pakistan’s politicians and its security establishment — people accustomed to running the country from behind closed doors — the public
WikiLeaks has been a thorn in the side of even relatively transparent governments. For Pakistan’s politicians and its security establishment — people accustomed to running the country from behind closed doors — the public
5th September, 2011
Issues with MQM pinching PPP for 2 years: WikiLeaks
According to the cable, Zulfikar Mirza had once told the Americans that the PPP was ready to accept the MQM’s demand to retain the Nazim-based system.
According to the cable, Zulfikar Mirza had once told the Americans that the PPP was ready to accept the MQM’s demand to retain the Nazim-based system.
24th July, 2011
What the WikiLeaks cables do not tell us
These are questions unanswered in the trove of secret US diplomatic cables on WikiLeaks.
These are questions unanswered in the trove of secret US diplomatic cables on WikiLeaks.
9th July, 2011
2006: Kasuri worried about US attack on Iran
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9th July, 2011
2006: Musharraf told Iran to ‘stop enrichment now’
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9th July, 2011
2006: Kasuri held secret talks with Iranian leadership on Iran’s nuclear weapons program
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9th July, 2011
2006: Shaukat Aziz told Ahmedinejad to abandon Iran’s nuclear weapons program
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9th July, 2011
2006: Kasuri tried to convince Iran to accept American offer of dialogue on nuclear issues
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9th July, 2011
2006: US expected Pakistan to ‘vigorously support’ its position on Iran nuclear weapons program
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9th July, 2011
2007: Pakistan pressured Iran to abandon ‘its unrealistic and destabilising stances toward Israel, the US, and nuclear issues’
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9th July, 2011
Musharraf wants Iran to give up on N-weapons
“We don’t want anyone else to get it," he allegedly said.
“We don’t want anyone else to get it," he allegedly said.
6th July, 2011
2008: Navigating the maze of Pakistani energy policy – part two
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6th July, 2011
2008: Ambassador meets with Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to discuss energy crisis
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6th July, 2011
2008: Ambassador asked petroleum minister not to deliver “wish list” totalling “billions of dollars”
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6th July, 2011
2008: Navigating the maze of Pakistani energy policy – part one
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6th July, 2011
2008: Navigating the maze of Pakistani energy policy – part three
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6th July, 2011
“Haphazard mix” of Pakistan’s energy bureaucracy
The inefficiency of policymaking in Pakistan`s energy sector was clear.
The inefficiency of policymaking in Pakistan`s energy sector was clear.
4th July, 2011
1999: “Intra-Afghan dialogue figure” Hamid Karzai provides update to Americans
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4th July, 2011
1997: US and Taliban consuls general meet in Karachi
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4th July, 2011
1996: Taliban denies Osama bin Laden is in their territory
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