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Must work even more closely with Pak: UK
May 25th
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron is supporting Western alliances with Pakistan more closely than ever and not turn away while Obama said Taliban are Pakistan”s enemy too. In a news conference with President Barack Obama, Cameron said that …
Pakistan seizes $44 million worth of heroin
May 25th
The heroin was smuggled from neighbouring Afghanistan through Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
We must support Pakistan even more in erasing terrorism: Cameron
May 25th
“Pakistan has suffered more from terrorism than any other country. Their enemy is our enemy” says UK Prime Minister.
US senators see Afghan hope, Pakistan fears
May 25th
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers on saw momentum for political reconciliation in Afghanistan in the wake of Osama bin Laden”s death, but voiced fear that the fight against extremism was floundering in Pakistan. Senator John Kerry, who recently visited the reg…
US, India to discuss counter-terrorism strategy
May 24th
US-India Homeland Security Dialogue aims to increase communication between the two countries about terrorism.
NATO says will protect Afghans, troops from ‘Pakistani militants’
May 24th
NATO says it will protect its troops and Afghans from militants based across the border in Pakistan.
NY’s reaction to Osama’s death: The other side of extremism
May 24th
In the Bay Area, every balmy day of the year was beautiful except for the miserable characterless spluttering they called “rain.” In Ithaca, my favourite season was Autumn – a fire dance in the sky, bold and blazing, curling flames at your feet. And, in New York, it has to be spring, the teenage of nature, blooming poetry from every stem, every lilting branch a breathtaking ballet of pink and white to melt the numbest of hearts. On such a blossomy New York morning recently, my colleague Ryan and I were at Ground Zero, jostling through hundreds of New Yorkers and out-of-towners to catch a glimpse of President Obama as he arrived to lay a wreath at the September 11th Memorial Site, giving symbolic “closure” to the victims and families of the 9/11 attacks following
Bin Laden cache reveals no evidence of imminent threats
May 24th
Counter-terrorism officials raise questions about how directly Bin Laden was in control of al Qaeda.
British Airways cancels flights due to ash cloud
May 24th
LONDON: Flagship carrier British Airways said on Monday it was to temporarily suspend flights between London and Scotland as a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano drifted towards Britain. “Following forecasts of significant volcanic ash in Scottish …
Hillary says Pakistan has hard choices to make
May 24th
LONDON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated that Pakistan has hard choices to make and the international community is ready to help her overcome challenges posed by the terrorists and militants. She was speaking at a joint news conference …
