WASHINGTON - Non-stop crisis between the US and Pakistan this year have brought into sharper focus the differences among the US military, its intelligence network and diplomatic corps, officials said. The issues with Pakistan, including the Nov 26th NATO border airstrike in which 24 Pakistan ...

ISLAMABAD (INP) - Ambassador-designate to the US, Ms Sherry Rehman called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Presidency here on Thursday. Matters pertaining to her new assignment were discussed during the meeting. The President congratulated Sherry Rehman for her new assignment and urged her to ...

US Congressmen Michael McCaul has likened Pakistan-US relationship to a bad marriage but ruled out a divorce option in the same breath. McCaul, a four-term congressman and chairman of a House Homeland Security Committee panel, and House colleagues recently met with President Asif Ali Zardari to ...

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that Pakistan and the United States were mutually to blame for a relationship that's reached its lowest point and remains plagued by "total mistrust. The Pakistani military was guilty of "terrible negligence" in allowing Osama bin Laden ...

KARACHI - If US loses the war against terrorism and left Afghanistan without a result acceptable to all, it would be disastrous for the US, Pakistan and the region, said Brian Katulis, member of independent progressive think tank of America. During his media talk at a local hotel on Saturday, he ...

ISLAMABAD - Reiterating Pakistans call for a long-term, sustainable and multifaceted relationship with US based on principles of sovereign equality, respect and trust, President Asif Ali Zardari has said that continuity and smooth pace of bilateral equation was essential for taking maximum ...

FAISALABAD - American President Barack Obama is planning to visit Pakistan this year in order to strengthen bilateral relations, said Jennifer Larson, Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate General, Lahore. She was addressing students at a session on 'Pakistan-United States Relations towards Future ...

Pakistan on Thursday said Pakistan-US relationship is on track. Briefing newsmen, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tehmina Janjua acknowledged that there were difficulties in the relationship in the past but the two sides are trying to remove them through dialogue and discussions. She said, the two ...

WASHINGTON (APP) - The US-Pakistan relationship should be anchored on bilateral economic cooperation as it would help Islamabad step up the pace of economic development and overcome many challenges facing the country simultaneously, a Pakistani-American businessman said. If the United States gives ...

WASHINGTON - Pakistan and the US are set to try and repair relations as tension between the two uneasy allies increased in recent months over host of issues, including the US drone strikes and clandestine CIA operations. Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, who arrives in this capital city later ...

KARACHI - The growing diplomatic row between Pakistan and the US over the release of Raymond Davis along with thin volumes kept the local stock market under pressure on Friday. The benchmark KSE 100-index closed lower at the level of 12,041.15, showing 20.62-point decline. The same index had ...

WASHINGTON - CIA Director Leon Panetta has said that the US has a 'very complicated relationship with Pakistan, and its being a nuclear power was one of the complicating factors. Responding to a US lawmakers question at a Congressional hearing as to why Pakistan was building more another nuclear ...

KARACHI Friday brought bad news for the local equity market as it not only suffered heavy losses but the KSE 100-share index also fell below 12,000-point level amidst heavy selling pressures in the scrips of the blue-chip companies by the investors across the board. The KSE 100-index closed at ...

LAHORE (APP) - Pak-US Business Council Thursday expressed sympathy over the death of veteran US diplomat Richard Holbrooke, a representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Founder Chairman Pak-US Business Council, Iftikhar Ali Malik paying rich tributes to him said that Richard Holbrooke was ...

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has stressed on bridging any trust-deficit between Pakistan and America, while also affirming his Countrys commitment in war against terrorism. Media reports have informed that during his meeting with the newly appointed American ambassador Cameron Munter, the PM ...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday said that the US-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue helped both sides understand each other but she also admitted that they had failed to reach an agreement on every issue, reports a private TV channel. Addressing a joint press conference with Foreign ...

LAHORE Outgoing US Ambassador Anne W Patterson made a farewell call on PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif at his Raiwind residence on Saturday. According to a press release, relations between Pakistan and the United States came under discussion. The US Ambassador reiterated that her country would continue ...

WASHINGTON (APP) - US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN) have introduced legislation that will lead to the establishment of the Pakistan-American Enterprise Fund, to focus on strengthening the private sector in Pakistan using existing ...

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN) have introduced legislation that will lead to the establishment of the Pakistan-American Enterprise Fund, to focus on strengthening the private sector in Pakistan using existing funds from the ...

Indian concerns over closer US-Pakistan ties are misplaced, US special envoy Richard Holbrooke said Thursday, as he also sought to allay fears over Pakistan's growing role in Afghanistan. "Improved American relations with Pakistan are not bad for India," said Holbrooke, who was in Islamabad last ...

ISLAMABAD A delegation of the US Defence Department led by David Ochmanek, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Force Development, is currently on a two-day visit to Pakistan to hold meetings with Pakistan military officials. Sources informed TheNation on Wednesday that the Defence Working ...

KARACHI - Hopes from the Pak-US strategic talks gave boost to the stock market and the KSE 100-index once again crossed the psychological barrier of 10,000 on Wednesday, gaining 182.92 points to close at 10146.27. The instruction to the Finance Ministry for releasing Rs42b to Pepco to resolve the ...

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the strategic dialogue between US and Pakistan would remove misunderstanding between both the countries, adding that, Pakistan-US partnership is in the best interest of the world. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said this while addressing ...

ISLAMABAD Former US Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, on Wednesday met separately with Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, and exchanged views on common interest. According to the informed sources, the visiting dignitary ...

President Asif Ali Zardari spoke on phone to Senator John Kerry, the lead sponsor of a Pakistan aid bill that unanimously passed the Senate Thursday, authorizing $ 1.5 billion in annual assistance for the country over next five years The Pakistani leader, who is leading a high-profile delegation to ...

KARACHI - "The newly-elected U.S. President, Barack Obama will not only bring the hope for the recovery of financial mess but also bode well for the economic future of Pakistan amid the possibility of increase in influence on the Friends of Pakistan, economic experts and analysts said Wednesday ...

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has said that Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani during his interaction with the U.S. leadership has emphasized upon the need for broad-based and long-term relations between the two countries. In an interview with state media, Minister ...