Archive for the ‘Pakistan Defense News’ Category

Iran-Pakistan relationship bright: Pakistan

Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday said that Pakistan values its ties with Iran and relations between the two countries would be further strengthened.
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Pakistan cautions Kabul on Taliban peace hopes

Friday, February 17th, 2012

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has cautioned Afghanistan that it would be ”preposterous” to expect Islamabad to deliver Taliban leader Mullah Omar for peace talks.
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Pakistan denies armed forces playing double game

Friday, February 17th, 2012

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday denied that Pakistan’s military played a double game in the 10-year war in Afghanistan, but admitted that private Pakistanis may be involved.
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Pakistan’s Afghan border remains closed to Nato

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

The US Embassy says Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan remains closed to Nato despite comments by a senior Pakistani official that seemed to indicate the coalition would be allowed to transport some food items.
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Zardari, Ahmadinejad discuss bilateral ties

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Formal talks between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and President Asif Ali Zardari began here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr Thursday focusing on political and economic cooperation and ways to strengthen bilateral ties.
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Stable Afghanistan in Pak interest

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday met here and discussed bilateral issues and regional situation.
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Pakistan condemns U.S. over meddling in Balochistan

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Pakistan has condemned the United States over its interference in the country’s southwestern Balochistan province, and summoned Washington’s envoy in Islamabad over a recent U.S. Congress hearing.
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Pakistan allows food, medical supplies to Nato forces

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Islamabad publicly admitted Tuesday that it had allowed Nato to use Pakistani airspace to fly supplies into Afghanistan, despite a more than two-month blockade on the border crossings.
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US proposes $2.4 billion aid to Pakistan

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Obama administration Monday proposed $2.4 billion in financial aid to Pakistan for the fiscal year 2012-13 while unveiling its annual budget of $3.8 trillion that calls for tax hikes on the rich.
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U.S. Drone Strikes ‘Counterproductive’: Pakistan

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says U.S. drone strikes targeting al-Qaida and Taliban militants were counterproductive and his country had not given permission for such attacks.
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