US, Pakistani Military Leaders Talking Again After ‘Friendly Fire’ Incident
Photos [dot] com/George Doyle/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — Five months after U.S. war jets killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on the Afghan border, top military commanders from both sides are finally talking again in what could be a big step forward in repairing…
Obama, Pakistani PM Concede Strained Ties, Vow to Rebuild Alliance
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — Acknowledging their strained relationship, President Obama and Pakistani Prime Minster Yousaf Raza Gillani vowed on Tuesday to rebuild their frayed alliance, following a period of increased tension be…
Obama to Meet With Pakistan’s Prime Minister
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House has announced that President Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Yusef Raza Gilani will meet privately on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit next Tuesday in South Korea.Deteriorating rel…
Obama to Meet With Pakistan’s Prime Minister
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House has announced that President Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Yusef Raza Gilani will meet privately on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit next Tuesday in South Korea.Deteriorating rel…
Pakistan Demands End to Drone Attacks and an Apology from US
Photos [dot] com/George Doyle/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — The Pakistani parliament made two major demands of the U.S. on Tuesday that the Obama administration will likely ignore.First, lawmakers want an end to unmanned drone attacks in their country that …
15 Alleged Militants Killed in US Drone Attacks in Pakistan
Stocktrek Images/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — At least 15 alleged militants were killed in two separate drone attacks in northwestern Pakistan Tuesday.In the first attack, a pair of missiles targeted a vehicle in the Birmal district of South Waziristan.&…
US Soldier Accused of Killing 16 Afghans, Both Women and Children
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) — In an untimely blow to U.S.-Afghan relations, a U.S. soldier left his base in Kandahar in the middle of the night, walked to a nearby residential area and opened fire, allegedly killing up to 16 Afghan…
Terrorist Pleads Guilty at Gitmo, Sentenced to 19 Years
John Moore/Getty Images(GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba) — Majid Khan went from working for a Virginia electronics firm to becoming a terrorist assigned to conduct a wave of 9/11-style attacks on the U.S.But before he could carry out his mission, Khan was caught…
Pakistan Razes Osama Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Compound
AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images(ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan) — The walls came tumbling down in Abbottabad, Pakistan over the weekend at the place Osama bin Laden and his family called home for several years.Determined to erase the memory of the compound invad…
Despite Public Animosity, US and Pakistan Cooperate Behind the Scenes
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — When Charles Arthur Williams, a 41-year-old from Mississippi, showed up for a flight in Peshawar, Pakistan, with 9mm bullets in his bag, he could have quickly become a poster child for Americans who behave badly in Pak…
Pakistan to Afghans: We Want to Help
George Doyle/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — When U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal was the head of all international forces in Afghanistan, he used to joke that Afghans would blame the rain on Pakistan, so widespread was the belief that Pakistan and its feared in…
Pakistan: Two Drone Attacks Kill at Least 13
Michael Skoglund/Workbook Stock/Stocktrek Images(PESHAWAR, Pakistan) — A pair of drone attacks in northwest Pakistan killed at least 13 people on Thursday, including a number of suspected militants, and left at least seven others injured, according to…
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…
American Detained in Pakistan After Trying to Board Plane with Bullets
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(PESHAWAR, Pakistan) — An American was briefly detained in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday after trying to board a plane with a magazine and 17 bullets for a 9mm pistol, according to Pakistani police and U.S. officials. …
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Charged with Contempt of Court
TONY ASHBY/AFP/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) – Pakistan’s longest serving prime minister was charged with contempt of court on Monday, triggering proceedings that could paralyze an already weak government and lead to his removal from office….
Giant Whale Shark Reeled In By Pakistani Fisherman
ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — Big catch is an understatement!A 40-foot long whale shark was found dead near Karachi, Pakistan, the Express Tribune, a Pakistani newspaper reports. Mehmood Khan, the owner of the Charai Fishery, said the whal…
Prime Minister of Pakistan to Be Charged with Contempt of Court
TONY ASHBY/AFP/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — In a move sure to further destabilize government in Islamabad, the top court in Pakistan has decided to proceed with contempt of court charges against Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani for refusing to reopen a corru…
Bin Laden Raid: Will CIA’s Secret Doctor Face Treason Trial?
AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Pakistan is re-examining the fate of the Pakistani doctor who allegedly helped the CIA gather information on the hideout of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden through a fake vaccination program after a top U.S…
Pakistan: US Friendly Fire Report ‘Unacceptable’
George Doyle/Thinkstock(PESHAWAR, Pakistan) — The Pakistani military roundly rejected a U.S. investigative report into the November friendly fire incident that resulted in the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers, saying the implication that Pakistan deser…
CIA Drone Strike Kills Senior Al Qaeda Planner
JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. official confirms that a drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal areas last week killed Aslam Awan, a Pakistani militant who was a senior operations planner for al Qaeda.The official described Awan as &…