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Flashback: Defining moments of 2011
Dec 29th
A collection of the top Pakistan news that featured in 2011 based on reader interest and overall news value.
Key events of 2011: Arab Spring, Bin Laden’s death and economic meltdown
Dec 29th
A month by month round up of world events.
Taliban attack kills 10 Afghan police
Dec 29th
The victims were members of the US-funded Afghan Local Police (ALP) set up last year.
Dear Imran Khan, I beg to differ…
Dec 27th
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/9562/dear-imran-khan-i-beg-to-differ/
US, Pakistan share blame for NATO attack: Reports
Dec 22nd
US Department of Defence says US forces acted in self defense with information available at the time.
Army wants Zardari out but not a coup: Military sources
Dec 22nd
Military sources say coup would be unpopular, not just with government and opposition but most Pakistanis too.
Bomb kills 5 Nato soldiers in Afghanistan
Dec 21st
GHAZNI: Taliban bombers killed five Polish soldiers in an attack on their convoy in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the
Karzai urges ‘neighbourly’ relations with Pakistan
Dec 21st
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday urged Pakistan not to forge its policy on Afghanistan based on its rivalries with either India or the United States. “We want Pakistan to have an independent policy towards Afghanistan. It should not look at Afghanistan based on its relations with India and America. Pakistan should approach us [...]
White House backs Biden’s ‘Taliban-friendly’ statement
Dec 21st
WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday defended Vice President Joe Biden for saying that the Taliban isn’t an enemy of the United States despite the years spent fighting the militant Islamic group that gave a home to Al Qaeda and its leader Usama bin Laden while he plotted the Sept. 11 terror attacks. “It’s only [...]
Secretary Clinton’s Message to Pakistan: Help us Negotiate with Taliban and Haqqani Group
Oct 24th
Clinton Pressing Pakistan for Joint Covert Action on Islamic Insurgents
By Indira A.R. Lakshmanan, Bloomberg, Oct 24, 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Pakistan will suffer “dire consequences” if it fails to“contain” terrorists operating from its soil, and it needs the U.S. and Afghanistan to help get the job done.
The Obama administration isn’t asking Pakistan’s
