Pakistan

Pakistan has no strategy in place to tackle Taliban’s expanding writ: US Expert

Pakistan has no strategy in place to tackle Taliban’s expanding writ: US ExpertLahore, Apr. 24: Questions are being raised over Pakistan’s capability and willingness to counter the expanding writ of the Taliban, and now a US expert has said that Islamabad does not have any strategy in place to counter the threat.

Pakistan demands Predator aircrafts from US

Pakistan demands Predator aircrafts from USIslamabad, Apr. 24 : Pakistan has asked the United States to provide it the Predator aircrafts and other advance surveillance aircrafts to counter the increasing terror threat perception in the country.

According to The Nation, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman during their meeting with the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen recently informed Washington about Islamabad's military needs.

Israel’s remarks about Pak being a threat to it “unwarranted”: FO

 Israel’s remarks about Pak being a threat to it “unwarranted”: FOIslamabad, Apr. 24 : Reacting strongly to Israel's remark that Pakistan is one of three countries threatening its existence , the Pakistan Foreign Office has said that the "unwarranted" statements by Tel Aviv were aimed at maligning Islamabad's image internationally and would never succeed.

Pak Army committed to thwart militancy from the country: Kayani

Pak Army committed to thwart militancy from the country: KayaniRawalpindi, Apr. 24 : Worried by the increasing threat perception from the Taliban and questions being raised over the Army's capability and willingness to thwart the challenge, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that the military is fully prepared and committed to take on the challenge.

US now feels “seasoned” Sharif better bet for it than “ ineffective” Zardari

US now feels “seasoned” Sharif better bet for it than “ ineffective” ZardariNew York, Apr. 24: While Pakistan is facing an unprecedented threat from the Taliban, which is threatening to take over the reigns of the country, a worried lot of US political leaders are of the view that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would have performed much better than the current President Asif Ali Zardari in these testing circumstances.

Taliban agrees to withdraw from Buner in NWFP

Taliban agrees to withdraw from Buner in NWFPPeshawar, Apr. 24 : The Taliban has decided to withdraw from the Buner district of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) following orders from its chief Mullah Fazlullah, the Dawn reported the Commissioner of Malakand Division, as saying.

"Our leader has ordered that Taliban should immediately be called back from Buner," Taliban spokeperson Muslim Khan told an international news agency.

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