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GUATEMALA CITY: Demand for illegal narcotics in the United States is fueling drug violence in Central America, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has said, acknowledging a measure of US responsibility for what she called a “terrible criminal scourge.”
“The United States under the Obama administration recognises and accepts its share of responsibility for the [...]

WASHINGTON: Nato commanders in Afghanistan have begun traveling to Pakistan to share plans for military operations for the first time, a senior US official has said.
The apparent aim is to make sure that militants don’t slip back and forth the unmarked, mountainous border region to escape coalition or Pakistani forces. According to the official, who [...]

Islamabad, Sep.18 (ANI): Amid reports of a massive expansion of the US’ Islamabad embassy, Pakistan has said that it would never allow the American troops to carry out military operations from its soil.

Addressing a weekly briefing Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said Islamabad would not allow the US to [...]

Mingora (Swat, Pakistan), Sep.15 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W. Patterson, visited Mingora, the biggest town in Swat, last week, becoming the first senior American official to visit the region since the army took over.

The visit assumes significance in view of the fact that the Pakistan Army is being accused of extra-judicial killings and [...]

Washington, July 13 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been accused of “the ultimate dereliction of duty” in his handling of the military operations in Afghanistan.

The shadow defence secretary, Liam Fox, criticized Brown for “catastrophically” under-equipping the armed forces, which was evident from the deaths of 15 British soldiers in Afghanistan this month.

“Brown is [...]

Islamabad, July 10 (ANI): A leading Pakistani daily has asked how is it possible to rationally explain to the people of the country that militants who were termed as heroes of yesteryear by the state are the arch-enemies today.

Speaking about the root cause of Pakistan’s problems, [...]

Jerusalem, June 26 (ANI): A top US counter-terrorism official has claimed that Hizbullah is capable of inflicting greater damage on the United States than the Al-Queda, and direct US military operations against Iran or the Hizbullah leadership may trigger exactly [...]

Indian army servicemen have been advised by the Army command not to post their service details on Facebook and other social networking sites.
Some social networking sites like Facebook that have gained popularity recently allow users to upload their details for online viewing by friends and relatives.
The Indian Army is the largest wing of the [...]

Lahore, May 28 (ANI): The US Central Command chief General David Petraeus has said that Pakistan has now realized the existential threat posed by the Taliban.

In an interview to a foreign radio channel, General Petraeus said : “The four major elements of [...]

Jaipur, May 26 (ANI): More than 80 rare motorbikes were displayed in Jaipur, the pink city of Rajasthan.

A ‘Vintage Bike Show’ was organised by the Convoy Bike Riders Club for the first time in the city, which is renowned for [...]

Islamabad, may 25 (ANI): India has had a role to play in fermenting unrest in the Malakand agency of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), claimed Markazi Jamiat Ehle Hadith leader Sajid Mir.

He accused authorities in Islamabad of neither issuing stringent statements against the Indians nor appealing to the international community to stop India from [...]

Lahore, May 23 (ANI): Hinting that the military offensive against the Taliban and other extremist groups could be expanded into other regions than the Swat Valley, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the Taliban would be hunted down everywhere inside the country’s geographical territory.

In an interview to a private television channel, Zardari refuted [...]

Washington, May 18 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said that it will take another two to four years before Afghan forces start leading their military operations on their own.

“War is inherently unpredictable. Okay? And the enemy always has a vote. But that would be our anticipation. I think what the people in the [...]

Washington, May 18 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said that it will take another two to four years before Afghan forces start leading their military operations on their own.

“War is inherently unpredictable. Okay? And the enemy always has a vote. But that would be our anticipation. I think what the people in the [...]

Washington, May 13 (ANI): Questioning the credibility of Pakistani leaders, two senators have strongly opposed the Obama Administration’s plans to hand out 497 million dollars in emergency aid to Pakistan.

Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker said, “It will be a monumental mistake” if the administration sent aid to Pakistan without proper congressional oversight.

Senator Corker opposed [...]

Toronto, May 10 (ANI): The Pakistan army had vowed to quell the insurgency completely. Questions are being raised about whether the Pakistan Army is up to the task of defeating the Taliban in the Swat Valley, after it announced all out war against insurgents.

A report in the Globe and Mail suggested that Pakistan Army, which [...]

Washington, May 7 (ANI): With Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari leaving no stone unturned in assuring the United States that Islamabad is concerned by the Taliban’s expanding writ and that the country’s Army is pledged to flush out the extremists, top US officials have raised questions over the Pakistan military offensive.

Senior Obama aides [...]

Washington, May 6 (ANI): Dispelling fears about the safety of the nuclear arsenal of the country, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the country’s nuclear weapons are in safe custody.

In an interview with a US television channel, Zardari ruled out threats posed by the militants to the nuclear weapons, as long as [...]

London, May 5 (ANI): Concerned by the expanding threat from the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Britain is planning to amplify its military and intelligence presence in Pakistan to help the country counter the existential threat, the Guardian reports.

According [...]

Lahore, May. 3 (ANI): As the Pakistani military’s offensive against Taliban continued for the fourth day in Buner, the North West Frontier Government has resumed talks with the Pak-Taliban in a bid to keep the peace deal intact.

The two-tracked approach, however, is facing flak [...]