UK, Afghanistan and Pakistan Have Constructive UN Pow-Wow
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Something positive has come out of the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City this week — even if it happened in the sidelines.The leaders of the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Pakistan ple…
Obama Meets With Pakistani President Zardari
Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — President Obama and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari met briefly Monday on the sidelines of the NATO summit, but made no progress toward resolving their diplomatic standoff over supply routes in Af…
Pakistan-India Talks Could Lead to Renewal of Relations
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW DELHI) — While their meeting in New Delhi Sunday lasted only 30 minutes, the conversation between Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was nonetheless significant.It marked the first…
Karzai in Pakistan for Peace Talks; Admits Secret Talks with Taliban
SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Islamabad Thursday to hold talks, believed to be aimed at making peace with the Taliban, with Pakistani officials.The day before, Karzai admitted to the Wall Street Jour…
Pakistani President Warns of Military Takeover
Chris Hondros/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is hoping to head off a potential military coup by imploring Pakistanis to reject attempts at usurping democracy.Zardari made his remarks Tuesday in southern Sindh province on…