Federally administered Tribal Areas

INTERVIEW: Pakistan foreign minister claims India supports insurgents

Islamabad - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has accused India of supporting insurgents in Pakistan, including areas bordering Afghanistan. Speaking with the German Press Agency dpa, Qureshi claimed that Pakistan...

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Afghanistan commitment based on self-preservation, not charity

This week' Outlook section looks at Afghanistan and the future U.S. role there. First, read former congressman Paul McHale's take. He served as assistant secretary of defense from 2003 to 2009, and as a Marine colonel was...

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'Aggressive' development must to prevent return of terror in FATA: Zardari

From ANI Islamabad, Nov.21: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that it is important to follow the military action in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with an 'aggressive' development programme to prevent...

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The IDPs of South Waziristan

Dr. Uddipan Mukherjee The Operation Rah-i-Nijat has completed its first month. The battle seems to be long drawn as the Pakistani Taliban has declared to engage the military in guerrilla warfare. From north to south, FATA is...

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PM sets condition for resumption of talks with Pakistan

Washington, Nov 21 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that his government is willing to resume dialogue with Pakistan on a condition that Islamabad would desist from allowing its territory for acts of terrorism against...

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Pakistan using terror as instrument of state policy: PM

Pakistan was using 'terror as an instrument of state policy' and the US must use 'all its influence' to get it to desist from that path, says Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ahead of his visit to Washington.

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Tax offers Pakistan escape from poverty

Within days of the White House giving the go-ahead to a controversial US$7.5 billion aid package to Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lambasted Islamabad's dismally low tax revenues. Tighten the tax net, on...

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'One more 26/11 could have huge consequences'

Christophe Jaffrelot, the renowned expert on international relations and religious politics in the Indian sub-continent, explains why Pakistan has become the problem instead of being the solution. If you look at the casualties...

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Brown: Qaeda terrorists being trained in Pakistan

Age Correspondent With agency inputs London Nov. 17: Hundreds of Al Qaeda terrorists remain in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) of Pakistan, continuing to receive explosives and weapons training in camps in that...

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No talks with 'beast' extremists: Gilani

From ANI Islamabad, Nov.17 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ruled out talks with extremists, saying the South Waziristan operation would be taken to its conclusive end. Speaking in the National Assembly, Gilani...

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