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Empire strikes back

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:05 +0000

IN the current US presidential election campaign, President Obama has been accused by his Republican rivals of being “weak” on foreign policy and presiding over America’s decline.

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Obama defends US sanctions policy on Iran President Barack Obama has rejected criticsm by his Republican rivals...
Republican hopefuls challenge Obama on Iran WASHINGTON: Republican presidential hopefuls are focusing on Iran as a...
Obama stands tall on foreign policy WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama brandished the deaths of Osama...

Taliban deny Mullah Omar wrote to Obama

PAK NEWS — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:25:16 +0000

KABUL – The Afghan Taliban denied on Saturday that the group’s leader Mullah Omar wrote to the White House last year.
The White House received a letter in 2011 which purported to come directly from Mullah Omar, asking the United States to deliver prisoners whose transfer is now central to American efforts to broker peace in Afghanistan, an Obama administration official said …

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Afghan TV claims Mullah Omar killed, Taliban deny ISLAMABAD: A senior Pakistani security official said on Monday he...
Mullah Omar sent letter to Obama to end war WASHINGTON: Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar wrote to President...
Afghan Taliban rejects Mullah Omar death .. .. Taliban spokesmen strongly rejected the rumors about the...

Taliban deny their leader sent letter to Obama

PAK NEWS — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:25:10 +0000

The Afghan Taliban on Saturday denied that their leader Mullah Omar had written to President Barack Obama last July. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said reports that Omar had sent a letter indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan were “baseless allegations.” “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is strongly condemning these rumors and allegations,” Mujahid said in …

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Mullah Omar sent letter to Obama to end war WASHINGTON: Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar wrote to President...
Afghan Taliban rejects Mullah Omar death .. .. Taliban spokesmen strongly rejected the rumors about the...
Taliban deny Mullah Omar wrote to Obama KABUL – The Afghan Taliban denied on Saturday that the...

Mullah Omar sent letter to Obama to end war

PAK NEWS — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:25:17 +0000

WASHINGTON: Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former US officials told The Associated Press. The letter purportedly from Omar was unsigned. It was passed through a Taliban intermediary in July and was intended for [...]

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Taliban deny Mullah Omar wrote to Obama KABUL – The Afghan Taliban denied on Saturday that the...
Taliban deny their leader sent letter to Obama The Afghan Taliban on Saturday denied that their leader Mullah...
Mullah Omar in Karachi: report Mullah Mohammed Omar, the leader of the Afghan Taliban, has...

Panetta believes Israel may strike Iran this spring

PAK NEWS — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:25:14 +0000

United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a growing possibility Israel will attack Iran as early as April to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb, according to reports. The Washington Post first reported that Panetta was concerned about the increased likelihood Israel would launch an attack over the next few months. CNN said it confirmed the report, citing a senior Obama …

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Israel to strike Iran within months: US WASHINGTON – US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta now believes...
CIA chief Leon Panetta in secret Israel talks on Iran: report CIA chief Leon Panetta has held secret talks in...
US miffed as Israel hints at unilateral strike on Iran N-sites Israel could launch a unilateral strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities...

Romney wins in Florida, turns sights on Obama

PAK NEWS — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:25:16 +0000

TAMPA: Mitt Romney clobbered Newt Gingrich by 14 percentage points in Florida’s Republican primary vote and moves on to the next state, Nevada, on Wednesday with a fat campaign bankroll and a renewed sense that he is the inevitable challenger to President Barack Obama in November. Ten days after Gingrich hammered Romney by a similar [...]

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Romney progresses towards Republican nomination, wins New Hampshire; Paul second WASHINGTON – Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the New...
Gingrich wins key vote, reshapes Republican race COLUMBIA: Republican White House hopeful Newt Gingrich walloped rival and...
Gingrich wins South Carolina Republican primary WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich came from behind...

Obama owns up to drone strikes

PAK NEWS — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:25:14 +0000

WASHINGTON, Jan 31: US President Barack Obama has confirmed that unmanned aircraft that regularly strike suspected militant targets in Pakistan’s tribal areas are launched by the United States and that the drones

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Obama acknowledges drone strikes; Amnesty seeks legal basis WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The United States has officially admitted that it...
Two US drone strikes kill seven in North Waziristan PESHAWAR: Suspected US drones fired missiles at a house...
Pakistan envoy links drone strikes to Europe terror plot LONDON: Increased US drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas are...

Obama acknowledges drone strikes; Amnesty seeks legal basis

PAK NEWS — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:25:11 +0000

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The United States has officially admitted that it carries out drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas with President Barack Obama defending the use of unmanned aircraft in eliminating al Qaeda militants. After the US president’s candid confirmation, the Amnesty International on Tuesday asked the United States to disclose details of the legal and [...]

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Obama owns up to drone strikes WASHINGTON, Jan 31: US President Barack Obama has confirmed that...
Obama seeks drone return from Iran .. .. WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama on Monday...
ISI chief asked US to stop drone strikes WASHINGTON: After years of pussyfooting, Pakistan has finally asked the...

US ‘worst-kept secret’ comes out

PAK NEWS — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:25:17 +0000

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Monday offered his first confirmation that the United States has engaged in drone attacks in Pakistan, the deadly aerial strikes that have outraged the Pakistani people and strained Islamabad-Washington ties.In the course of a discussion with web users on Google PLus Youtube, Obama said the drone attacks have been used to target al-Qaeda and its affiliates, …

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Obama confirms drone attacks in Pakistan US President Barrack Obama has for the first time officially...
US assembling secret drone bases in Africa, Arabian Peninsula: officials .. .. The Obama administration is assembling a constellation of...
Pakistan-based LeT expanding: US general The United States has evidence of LeT’s presence in...

Pakistan contests US president’s stance

PAK NEWS — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:25:14 +0000

ISLAMABAD – Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Basit has said that the US drone attacks are unlawful, counterproductive and hence unacceptable.The Foreign Office spokesman made these remarks in response to a statement made by US President Barack Obama saying that drone aircraft had targeted militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas along the Afghan border.“We are of the …

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US says Pakistan border situation ‘complex’ WASHINGTON: The United States Thursday admitted the situation in...
Jirga of 120 tribal elders meets President Zardari ISLAMABAD: A 120-strong jirga of tribal elders called on President...
US missiles strikes kill 11 in Pakistan DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Intelligence officials say four suspected US...