US Pakistan

Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride

Dilip Hiro | Posted 04.17.2012

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There is, in fact, nothing new in the way Islamabad has been squeezing Washington lately. It has a long record of getting the better of U.S. officials by identifying areas of American weakness and exploiting them successfully to further its agenda.

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Notorious Extremist Mocks U.S. Bounty

AP | SEBASTIAN ABBOT and MUNIR AHMED | Posted 04.05.2012

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — One of Pakistan's most notorious extremists taunted the United States during a defiant news conference close to the count...

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Anti-Americanism In Pakistan Complicates War Effort

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 04.03.2012

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ISLAMABAD -- U.S. diplomatic efforts to persuade Pakistan to reopen NATO supply lines to the Afghan war are proving no match for rampant anti-American...

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Obama: Relations With Pakistan Strained

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.27.2012

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SEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama, closing a nuclear security summit Tuesday, sought a thaw in the diplomatic chill with Pakistan, a c...

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DRONE ATTACK: 15 Suspected Militants Reportedly Killed

Reuters | Posted 05.13.2012

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By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. drone aircraft struck twice in Pakistan's unruly tribal regions ...

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Rohrabacher's "Blood Borders" in Balochistan

C. Christine Fair | Posted 04.23.2012

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Forcing U.S.-Pakistan relations to a breaking point does not serve U.S. interests, or Pakistan's. No matter how much Pakistanis resent the U.S., our support at the IMF is critical to keeping Pakistan afloat.

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4-Year-Old Mutilated By U.S. Drone Attack To Receive Reconstructive Surgery

Posted 12.27.2011

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Shakira was one-year-old when she was found severely burned and near death in a trash can in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The girl had been left to die aft...

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U.S. Ditches Drone Base

AP | Posted 02.04.2012

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By CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) � The U.S. ambassador to Pakistan says Washington is complying with Islamabad's demand to vaca...

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Tenuous Ties on 'AfPak' Frontier

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 01.31.2012

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A NATO air attack that killed at least twenty-four Pakistani soldiers along the Afghan border has further damaged a U.S.-Pakistan relationship that has lurched from crisis to crisis this year.

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Pakistani Army Chief Warns U.S. To Focus On Afghanistan

AP | MUNIR AHMED | Posted 12.19.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's powerful army chief said in a rare briefing to parliamentarians that the U.S. should focus its efforts on stabilizing nei...

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Jazz Music Used To Improve U.S.-Pakistan Relations

AP | SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 11.30.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Carrots haven't worked with Pakistan. Neither have sticks. Now the U.S. has enlisted the power of jazz music to improve relations wi...

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A New Chapter for U.S.-Pakistan Relations?

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 11.06.2011

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Pakistan's arrest of three men it identified as senior operatives of terrorist organization al-Qaeda is being touted as a sign of renewed cooperation between Washington and Islamabad after months of tense relations.

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After the Breakup: What Next for U.S.-Pakistan Relations

C. Christine Fair | Posted 10.25.2011

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America should engage Pakistan's emerging civilian centers of power. The most likely path to a stable Pakistan involves empowering civilians to exert control over its security and foreign policies.

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Time For a New Conversation With Pakistan

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 09.12.2011

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Pakistan often makes rhetorical statements that are contradictory to its actions -- which is not the way to make long-term, sustainable progress on the security issues of most concern to Pakistan, its neighbors and its partners.

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U.S. Suspends Millions In Aid To Pakistani Military

nytimes.com | ERIC SCHMITT and JANE PERLEZ | Posted 09.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is suspending and, in some cases, canceling hundreds of millions of dollars of aid to the Pakistani military, i...

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The Obama-Shaped Leadership Void

Ethan Casey | Posted 08.28.2011

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One of my purposes in this column is to help myself and my readers understand a rudderless country with a feckless president, a military caste with an...

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Suspected U.S. Missile Strike Kills 8 In Pakistan

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 08.27.2011

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Gunmen killed a senior Pakistani Taliban commander Monday who helped train and deploy the group's suicide bombers, ...

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New Fears Over Pakistan's Army

AP | By NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 08.22.2011

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ISLAMABAD -- The revelation that a senior Pakistani army officer was detained on suspicion of ties to a radical Islamist group has raised fresh concer...

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Rare U.S. Missile Attacks Kill 12 In Pakistan

AP | HUSSAIN AFZAL | Posted 08.20.2011

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PARACHINAR, Pakistan — Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles at a vehicle and a house in northwest Pakistan, killing 12 people Monday in a rare a...

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CIA Chief Visits Pakistan For First Time Since Bin Laden Raid

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD | Posted 08.10.2011

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ISLAMABAD — CIA Director Leon Panetta met over dinner Friday with Pakistan's spy chief and army head for talks on how to repair ties between the...

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U.S. And Pakistan Officials Dispute Killing Of Senior Militant

Posted 08.08.2011

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LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. and Pakistani officials disagree sharply over claims that senior al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a recent mis...

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Chicago Businessman On 'The Same Team' As Convicted Terrorist, Prosecutor Says

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 08.07.2011

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CHICAGO — Attorneys in the high-profile terrorism trial of a Chicago businessman accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks offered the same final advic...

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Clinton: Pakistan 'A Good Partner' To The U.S.

Posted 07.26.2011

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PARIS (Reuters) - Working with Pakistan is a strategic necessity for the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday, ...

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U.S. - Pakistan Relations: Charlie Brown, Lucy and the Football

Wajid Ali Syed | Posted 07.18.2011

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For decades, the United States has made the mistake of equating "Pakistan" with its army and supporting military governments. Despite outward signs that aid will continue to flow to Pakistan's military, there are growing signs that the U.S. is tired of playing the Charlie Brown role.

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U.S., Pakistan To Cooperate On 'High Value Targets'

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 07.16.2011

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ISLAMABAD — A top U.S. emissary warned Pakistan on Monday that "actions not words" are needed to tackle militant sanctuaries, as the two countri...

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