Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan’

Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) The Lashker-e-Taiba will not be crippled by the arrest of the purported mastermind of the Mumbai attacks and at least 19 other members of the militant group, an LeT coordinator has told a US daily. "We´re ... Full story

Brussels, Dec 8 (DPA) The European Union (EU) is increasing its aid to Pakistan to 50 million euros ($63 million) over the next three years, the bloc's external affairs commissioner, Benita Ferrero- Waldner, said Monday. The money is to be ... Full story

Islamabad, Dec 8 (IANS) Evidently stung by Washington's whiplash, Pakistan is to send an “important” message to India through its envoy in New Delhi to defuse tensions in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, a media report Monday said.... Full story

Islamabad, Dec 8 (IANS) Evidently stung by Washington's whiplash, Pakistan is to send an “important” message to India through its envoy in New Delhi to defuse tensions in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, a media report Monday said.... Full story

Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Pakistan is awaiting "concrete proof" of charges that a militant group based in the country was behind the Mumbai terror attack, President Asif Ali Zardari has said. "Pakistan is currently doing its own internal investigation ... Full story

Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan should invoke its nuclear deterrence in the wake of the "hyped escalation" that has followed the Mumbai terror attacks - and also organise candlelight vigils throughout the country in memory of those who died in the strikes, an analyst of energy geopolitics has said.... Full story

Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Pakistan is "under a great deal of international pressure" in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks because of the "toxic brew of militancy" in the country but dealing with the myriad groups would not be easy for the government, an editorial in a leading English newspaper said ... Full story

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said it would cooperate with the Congress-led central government if it suspended the "peace process" with Pakistan following the Mumbai terrorist savagery. BJP leaders Jaswant Singh and Arun Shourie told reporters here that Pakistan had ... Full story

Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistan must "do more" to combat Islamists responsible for death and destruction in the country, the region and beyond, an editorial in a leading newspaper said Thursday, even as another warned of "difficult moments" ahead and a third cautioned the media against jingoism in the wake of the ... Full story

Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistan has warned that missile attacks by US Drone pilotless aircraft in the tribal belt of the country's northwest could harm cooperation in the anti-terror campaign, Online news agency reported Thursday. This was conveyed by President ... Full story