Washington, March 27 : Pakistan and Afghanistan have hailed the US President Barack Obama's new plans to root out extremists. Both the countries have pledged to extend cooperation to the U. S in this endeavour.
Pakistan''s Ambassador to Washington, Husain Haqqani, on Friday said it was an "extraordinarily positive" sign that Obama was re-examining US policy in the region.
Washington, March 27 : The U. S. President Barack Obama on Friday said Al-Qaeda is `actively planning'' attacks on US from safe havens in Pakistan.
President Obama reminded the citizens of America that the U. S goal is to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan and warned that the situation in Afghanistan is increasingly perilous.
Washington, March 27 : The United States President Barack Obama, while unveiling his new Pak-Afghan strategy on Friday, has said that Pakistan must demonstrate its commitment to root out Al-Qaida.
"We cannot and we will not give a blank cheque to Pakistan," said Obama, adding: "extremists are a cancer that is killing Pakistan from within"
"We will pursue constructive diplomacy with both India and Pakistan," Obama added.
Amman - Arab stock markets advanced across the board this week, receiving momentum from US President Barack Obama's plans to spur the economy, gains scored by global bourses and rising oil prices, financial analysts said Friday.
However, they warned that the rally could be "short-lived" due to ambiguity surrounding the outcome of blueprints adopted by the world's leading economic powers to handle the economic downturn.
Berlin - US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have moved to lay aside differences ahead of next week's summit of the world's big economies by agreeing that market reform will be the key issue on the meeting's agenda, a spokesman in Berlin said Friday.
The buildup to the Group of 20 summit of the world's most advanced powers and leading emerging economies in London has been accompanied by tensions between Washington and Europe over the need to help spur global economic growth with more government spending.
Washington, March 27 : Pakistan and Afghanistan have hailed the US President Barack Obama's new plans to root out extremists. Both the countries have pledged to extend cooperation to the U. S in this endeavour.
Washington, March 27 : The U. S. President Barack Obama on Friday said Al-Qaeda is `actively planning'' attacks on US from safe havens in Pakistan.
Washington, March 27 : The United States President Barack Obama, while unveiling his new Pak-Afghan strategy on Friday, has said that Pakistan must demonstrate its commitment to root out Al-Qaida. 
Amman - Arab stock markets advanced across the board this week, receiving momentum from US President Barack Obama's plans to spur the economy, gains scored by global bourses and rising oil prices, financial analysts said Friday.
Berlin - US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have moved to lay aside differences ahead of next week's summit of the world's big economies by agreeing that market reform will be the key issue on the meeting's agenda, a spokesman in Berlin said Friday.
