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Afghan President to arrive in Islamabad tomorrow

March 8th, 2010


Afghan President Hamid Karzai will arrive here on Wednesday on an important visit to Pakistan.
Diplomatic sources told he would be accompanied by new Foreign Minister Dr. Zalmay Rasul and other key cabinet members.
Afghan president is undertaking his tour to Pakistan immediately after the Army Chief Gen…

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US hunts radicalised Americans

March 7th, 2010


LOS ANGELES (Agencies) – The top US diplomat in Pakistan has said that the US is gathering information with Pakistan and other governments to identify and locate people holding US passports who are receiving terrorist training then legally returning to commit violent acts.
The envoy said the Obama administration does…

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EU asked to set up larger embassies in India, Pakistan

March 6th, 2010


Britain and Sweden have asked the European Union to set up larger diplomatic offices in India, Pakistan, China, Indonesia and Brazil with a view to “deepen and broaden” relationship with these countries.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt have sent a joint letter to EU…

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US hunts for citizens training with terror groups

March 6th, 2010


A top U.S. diplomat in Pakistan said on Friday that the Obama administration does not know how many Americans might have disappeared overseas to train with al-Qaida or other terrorist groups, but the number is not thought to be large.
Speaking to the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los…

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Miliband tells EU’s foreign chief how to do job he rejected: report

March 5th, 2010


The storm over Baroness Ashton of Upholland’s faltering start as Europe’s top diplomat intensified yesterday when she was sent a letter on how to do her job — from David Miliband, the man whom many favoured for the post.
Lady Ashton, who was plucked from relative obscurity to represent the…

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Aafia’s return may not be demanded: Kaira

March 5th, 2010


ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that Constitutional Reforms Committee (CRC) will hopefully complete its task till upcoming March 23.
Talking to the media persons after the conclusion session of a workshop titled “Strategic Communications, Public and Culture Diplomacy” organised at Information Service…

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Rigi met US, Indian envoys in Afghanistan before arrest

February 24th, 2010


ISLAMABAD – The presence of Jundullah’s top man Abdol Malek Rigi in Afghanistan, a day prior to his arrest, is seen as part of covert meetings between US and Indian diplomats with Taliban and some unidentified leaders.
This newspaper, earlier, first published a story on January 30 last and a…

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Afghan Taliban integration issue highlighted

February 22nd, 2010


ISLAMABAD – The visiting top US General David Petraeus, who also commands Bahrain-based US Central Command, discussed a number of issues with Pakistani political leadership when he met separately with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani here on Monday.
Diplomatic as well as official sources…

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Senate for efforts to ensure Aafia’s release

February 22nd, 2010


ISLAMABAD – The Upper House of the Parliament on Monday through a unanimously passed resolution asked the Government to make all legal and diplomatic efforts for the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui from US detention.
“The House expresses its grave concern and sorrow over the continuous detention of Dr Aafia…

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Dubai hit squad may have used diplomatic passports: report

February 22nd, 2010


The hit squad that killed a senior Hamas official in Dubai may have entered the country using diplomatic passports, officials in the Emirates said yesterday as they called on Britain and other European countries whose documents were forged to launch a full inquiry.
“There is still information that Dubai police…

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Pakistan backs US plan for Afghan Taliban reintegration

February 20th, 2010


ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has conveyed its commitment to the US efforts seeking reintegration of Taliban in Afghanistan, TheNation reliably learnt on Friday.
Background discussions and interviews with diplomats and foreign affairs analysts suggest that Pakistan has conveyed to the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke its desire…

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Backdoor diplomacy played key role: LHC CJ

February 19th, 2010


RAWALPINDI – Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC), Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, has remarked that backdoor diplomacy played a key role in resolving the issue of the judges’ appointment amicably.
Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif said this while addressing the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) Rawalpindi after inaugurating Justice Iftikhar Muhammad…

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No rethinking on talks with Pakistan: India

February 15th, 2010


NEW DELHI (Agencies) – India has no intention of allowing terrorists to dictate the scope and schedule of diplomatic interaction with Pakistan and will not let Saturday’s bombing of a bakery in Pune derail the February 25 meeting of Indo-Pak Foreign Secretaries, The Hindu, The Times of India and CNN-IBN…

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Pak, India urged to adopt legal approach to address issues

February 13th, 2010


ISLAMABAD – Top legal brains including diplomats have emphasised upon India and Pakistan to adopt more professional approach purely on legal basis to address the issues in addition to the ongoing diplomatic efforts.
They said this while addressing the participants of Legal Workshop on Mumbai Trial organised here at a…

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America for back channel diplomacy

February 9th, 2010


UNITED States has dismissed Pakistani perceptions that it was propping India, saying that New Delhi “did not need us for that purpose” and has advocated that the two neighbours resolve their differences bilaterally, reported Times of India on Monday.
“I would tell you that the United States clearly has not…

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Delhi Games force Pak diplomats to change homes

February 9th, 2010


NEW DELHI (AFP) – New Delhi’s preparations for the Commonwealth Games have forced a group of Pakistani diplomats to search for new homes after their residential enclave was earmarked for a new road project.
The state-owned Delhi Development Authority (DDA) said the houses of the four Pakistani envoys stood on…

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Carrot and stick policy not to work in Afghanistan

February 7th, 2010


ISLAMABAD – Recent developments implying mega shift in the US, Afghan policy aiming at luring Taliban are termed by some diplomatic circles prior to the latest advancements as “carrot and stick” phenomenon, on account of some ironical flaws evident in this futile exercise.
While a highly questionable and reportedly planted…

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