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CIA chief visits Pakistan
CIA chief Leon Panetta arrived in the Pakistani capital on Saturday for talks with the country’s civilian and military leadership on the war on terror and US plans to cut troops in war-torn Afghanistan.
Pak court issues permanent arrest warrant against Musharraf
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court today issued a permanent non-bailable arrest warrant for former President Pervez Musharraf for failing to cooperate with investigators probing the 2007 assassination
Pakistan tells CIA chief no U.S. boots on the ground
CIA Director Leon Panetta told Pakistan's army and intelligence chiefs that he was concerned about a reduction of U.S. troops allowed in the country, but was bluntly told no American boots would be al
Imperative to make distinction between Taliban, Al Qaeda: Gilani
Pakistan and the US have resolved to ensure that Al Qaeda is “dismantled, disrupted and defeated”, though Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani wants a distinction to be made between the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
Japan asked to invest in Pakistan
Japan should invest more in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari has said. Zardari made the point when he met Japan’s deputy foreign minister Koro Bessho here on Thursday, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
Pakistan serious about trial of Mumbai attack suspects: Malik
Pakistani interior minister Rehman Malik has said seven suspects involved in the 2008 Mumbai attack would “not be spared”, and the country was “very serious” about the trial of those involved in the gruesome strike.
Zardari mulls Sarabjit release
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is considering releasing Indian national Sarabjit Singh in response to appeals from various quarters, including his Mr Singh’s family, official sources said.
Pak jails breeding ground for extremists, says adviser to PM
Pakistan’s jails have become breeding grounds for extremists because outlawed groups like Tehrik-e-Taliban have taken their “ideological campaign” to prisoners, according to an adviser to Premier Yousaf Raza Gilani.
Malik asks India to allow judicial team to interview officials
Pakistan today said that it has put the trial of seven Mumbai attacks suspects on the fast track and any delay in proceedings is due to India’s failure to decide on a request to allow a judicial commission to interview key officials there.
India, Pak for easing visa regime
India and Pakistan are making efforts to ease the visa regime between the two countries and officials will hold further talks on the issue in August, Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal has said
