US Pakistan Relations

Insecurities Over Sovereignty: Why Pakistan Sentenced Shakil Afridi

Aziz Nayani | Posted 05.29.2012

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On the surface, it makes little sense for Pakistan to convict the man who assisted in operations aimed at capturing bin Laden. The decision reveals a larger insecurity within the Pakistani psyche.

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Pakistan, U.S. Hold Intense Negotiations On Supply Line Reopening

AP | SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 05.16.2012

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's foreign minister suggested Monday that the country should reopen its Afghan border to NATO troop supplies, saying the governme...

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Departing American General's Criticism Of Pakistan Prompts ISAF Response

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 04.24.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- A spokesman for the international coalition of forces in Afghanistan sought to create some distance on Tuesday from the remarks ...

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Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride

Dilip Hiro | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Pakistan Terrorism, U.S. Pakistan Relationship, Pakistan Terrorists, Pakistan Taliban, u.s. Pakistan Relations, Afghanistan Pakistan, u.s. Pakistan, Pakistan Extremism, World News

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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Pakistan To United States: No More Drone Strikes

Posted 04.13.2012

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ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) - Pakistan's parliament on Thursday unanimously approved recommendations from its national security committee on tie...

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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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Why the Pakistanis Are Vulnerable to Iran

Aziz Nayani | Posted 05.06.2012

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The world needs Pakistan to be on its side, and so steps need to be taken to ensure that the Pakistanis do not have to rely on Iran and further pigeon-hole themselves into a path that is damaging for their interests as well as the world's.

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Why Pakistanis Don't Trust America

Saleem H. Ali | Posted 04.22.2012

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Most Pakistani-Americans, including myself, are relieved that bin Laden is no longer able to plan acts of terrorism. However, what is missing from this narrative is the method used by the CIA to glean the information about his whereabouts.

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Pakistan Unites Against Rohrabacher's Pro-Baloch Congressional Resolution

Malik Siraj Akbar | Posted 04.22.2012

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The Baloch ethnic minority justifiably wonders if Balochistan was actually Pakistan's internal matter, why the country's politicians did not ever unite in the past six decades to call for an end to the military operation and exploitation of the Baloch.

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U.S. Reportedly Launches First Drone In Pakistan In 6 Weeks

AP | By LOLITA C. BALDOR and RASOOL DAWAR | Posted 03.12.2012

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BANNU, Pakistan -- An American drone strike killed four Islamist militants in Pakistan, the first such attack since errant U.S airstrikes in November ...

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Pakistani President Released From Hospital

AP | ASHRAF KHAN | Posted 02.17.2012

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KARACHI, Pakistan — Pakistan's president returned home early Monday, nearly two weeks after a surprise trip to Dubai for medical treatment spark...

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Pakistan's Latest Political Trial

Syed Yahya Hussainy | Posted 02.07.2012

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Though this latest episode in Pakistan's political history is unfolding in deeply troubling ways, there are reasons to hold out hope.

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Officials: Pakistani Troops Pull Out Of Liaison Centers On Afghan Border

AP | SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 02.05.2012

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ISLAMABAD (AP) U.S. military officials say Islamabad is pulling its troops out of at least two of the three centers meant to coordinate military acti...

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U.S. Suspects NATO Forces Were Lured Into Deadly Pakistan Raid

AP | BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 01.28.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration scrambled diplomatically Tuesday to repair the damage caused by a NATO air assault that killed 24 Pakistan...

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Khan Goes to China -- Unusual Invitation for Man Who Has Never Been in Government

Azeem Ibrahim | Posted 01.04.2012

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Pakistan's emerging frontrunner in the next elections, Imran Khan has displayed in a remarkable first, his consummate skill as a rising statesman as well as politician.

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Pakistani Cricket Star Leads 100,000-Person Rally Against US-Pakistan Alliance

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD and SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 12.30.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Cricket legend and opposition politician Imran Khan railed against the government and its alliance with the U.S. before more than 10...

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Clinton Pressures Pakistan To Step Up Battle Against Militants

AP | MATTHEW LEE and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 12.21.2011

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ISLAMABAD — The United States pressed a hard case with a difficult ally during an extraordinary two-day diplomatic offensive in Pakistan, arguin...

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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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Strengthening U.S.-India Cooperation

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 11.27.2011

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A powerful and influential India is in U.S. national interests, and the two countries should collaborate more closely on all major global issues, says Robert D. Blackwill, co-chair of a new joint study report by the Council on Foreign Relations and Aspen Institute India.

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An American in Pakistan

Ethan Casey | Posted 10.24.2011

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The kidnapping eleven days ago of American development worker Warren Weinstein prompts this week's column. I don't know anything about the man except ...

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Pakistan's Biggest Threats May Not Be What You Think They Are

Michael Kugelman | Posted 10.10.2011

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Pakistan will neither attain lasting food, energy, and water security, nor educate its masses, until its political leadership removes the indigenous obstacles that have long constrained the country's development.

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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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