Pakistan has rejected new Indian charges of Pakistani state involvement in the 2008 terror attacks that killed 166 people in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani denied the allegations Thursday, after wrapping up two days of talks in New Delhi with his Indian counterpart, Ranjan Mathai. Jilani also urged India to […]
Pakistan Rejects Indian Charges of Involvement in Mumbai Attacks
Pakistan Rejects Indian Charges of Involvement in Mumbai Attacks
Pakistan has rejected new Indian charges of Pakistani state involvement in the 2008 terror attacks that killed 166 people in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani denied the allegations Thursday, after wrapping up two days of talks in New Delhi with his Indian counterpart, Ranjan Mathai. On Wednesday, Indian Home Minister […]
Pakistan Reopens NATO Supply Lines
Trucks carrying NATO supplies are resuming shipments to Afghanistan through Pakistan, following a U.S.-Pakistani deal that ended Islamabad’s lengthy blockade. In Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, drivers and other workers put once-idle trucks in position to transport supplies. But as the drivers prepared to resume shipments, the country’s trucker’s association made a plea to the […]
Pakistan to Reopen NATO Supply Lines Wednesday
Trucks carrying NATO supply convoys are set to resume shipments to Afghanistan, following a U.S.-Pakistani deal that ended Pakistan’s lengthy blockade. In Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, drivers and other workers put once-idle trucks in position to ship the supplies. Pakistan agreed to reopen the supply lines Tuesday after the United States said it is […]
India, Pakistan Hold Talks on Mumbai Attacks
The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan have opened a round of talks partly aimed at strengthening a peace deal shaken by fresh tensions linked to the 2008 terror attacks that killed 166 people in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. India’s Ranjan Mathai and Pakistan’s Jalil Abbas Jilani met in New Delhi, days after India repeated […]
India, Pakistan Hold Talks on Mumbai Attacks
The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan have opened a round of talks partly aimed at bolstering a peace deal shaken by fresh tensions linked to the 2008 terror attacks that killed 166 people in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. India’s Ranjan Mathai and Pakistan’s Jalil Abbas Jilani met Wednesday in New Delhi, days after India […]
Pakistan to Reopen NATO Supply Lines
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Pakistan is reopening vital NATO supply routes into Afghanistan after closing them in response to a deadly U.S. airstrike last November. Clinton said she spoke to Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar by phone Tuesday and that they both acknowledged the mistakes made in the incident that killed […]
Clinton: Pakistan to Reopen NATO Supply Lines
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Pakistan is reopening vital NATO supply routes into Afghanistan after closing them in response to a deadly a U.S. airstrike last November. Clinton said her Pakistani counterpart Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar also assured her by phone Tuesday that Islamabad will not charge any transit fee in the […]
Pakistan Accuses Afghan Soldiers of Killing 2 Tribesmen
Pakistani officials have accused Afghan soldiers of crossing into Pakistan and killing two local tribesmen. Government officials say at least 30 Afghan soldiers clashed with locals in the Upper Kurram region of Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal belt Monday. The soldiers reportedly were in pursuit of militants from the Afghan side of the border. The Associated Press […]
Reported US Drone Strike Kills 8 Militants in Pakistan
Security officials in northwestern Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike has killed eight suspected militants. Authorities say two drone-fired missiles hit a house in the Shawal district of the North Waziristan tribal region, near the Afghan border. Drone strikes have become an increasingly contentious issue between Washington and Islamabad. Relations between the allies plunged into […]