Archive for the ‘Pakistan Defense News’ Category

NATO asked to answer Pakistan’s questions on attack

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Tuesday asked NATO to answer ‘disturbing questions’ about its last month airstrikes on two Pakistani border posts, which had killed 24 soldiers.
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Pakistani PM asks envoys to safeguard Pakistan’s interests

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said Pakistan would not accept flagrant transgression of its territorial frontiers and there can be no compromise on sovereignty, dignity and national honour.
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US Defense Secretary in Kabul as US ties with Pakistan erode

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday to meet with commanders, as the US grapples with an eroding relationship with Pakistan that has complicated supply routes and helped fuel insurgents in the east.
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Pakistan talking again to US-led coalition

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

The top Nato commander in Afghanistan says he’s seeing signs of a possible lifting of Pakistan’s communications blackout imposed on the US-led coalition after Nato airstrikes killed two dozen Pakistani forces.
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Pakistani government denies talks with Taliban

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Pakistan’s interior minister and prime minister have both denied the government is holding peace talks with its homegrown Taliban, according to media, saying it would do so only if the militants first disarmed and surrendered.
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Pakistan considers taxing Nato Afghanistan trucks

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Pakistan is considering charging millions of dollars in annual taxes on Nato trucks and fuel tankers.
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Challenging Times for UAV Operations over Pakistan

Monday, December 12th, 2011

In a step further deteriorating relations between Pakistan and NATO, Islamabad announced today its air defense forces will shoot down any aircraft, manned or unmanned, penetrating its borders.
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U.S. Vacates Air Base in Pakistan

Monday, December 12th, 2011

The United States vacated a Pakistani airbase following a deadline given by Islamabad in the wake of anger over NATO air strikes last month that killed 24 soldiers, officials said Dec. 11.
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Pakistan warns of ‘detrimental response’ to border attacks

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday warned the US and its Nato allies that any future cross-border attack would meet with a “detrimental response.”
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Pakistan upgrades air defences on Afghan border

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Pakistan has upgraded its air defence system on the Afghan border to make it capable of shooting down aircraft, after Nato strikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, a security official told AFP on Friday.
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