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  • Pakistan must protect US interests, says Obama

    WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama warned on Thursday that the United States would not feel comfortable in a long-term strategic relationship with Pakistan if it did not protect US interests as well. In a 90-minute news conference at the White House, the US leader focused mainly on domestic issues, chiding banks, showing irritation with the Wall…

  • Corps Commanders’ Conference underway at GHQ

    Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has called the corps commanders conference at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi in the wake of the strained Pak-US ties and aggressive statements from the US civilian and military leadership against Pakistan, a private TV reported Sunday. According to the report, the military brass will discuss…

  • Several countries in touch with Haqqani Network: Kayani

    A rejoinder issued by the ISPR on Friday quoted Gen Kayani as having said that Admiral Mullen’s statement was “very unfortunate and not based on facts”. But significantly embedded within the brief rejoinder was an unspoken acknowledgment that Haqqanis were crucial for reconciliation in Afghanistan and, therefore, a number of countries, including Pakistan, maintained contact…