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Islamabad, May 14 (IANS) Sherry Rehman has quit as Pakistan's ambassador to the US, it was reported here Tuesday.
Washington, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried in a Muslim cemetery in a small town in Virginia known for a sprawling, popular amusement park.
Washington, March 20 (ANI): Most running shoes feature a heavy cushioned heel, but a new research has revealed that these shoes may alter an adolescent runner's biomechanics (the forces exerted by muscles and gravity on the skeletal structure) and diminish performance.
Washington, Dec 19 (ANI): An independent analysis of the September 11 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi has cited 'systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies' at the State Department.
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify before the House of Representatives and Senate foreign affairs committees on a report on the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya on December 20, the committees has said.
Melbourne, Nov. 22 (ANI): Internal emails exchanged amongst US military officers have revealed that no sailors watched Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's burial at sea from the ship and that traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony.
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court will resume hearing on the memo controversy involving President Asif Ali Zardari Nov 12, a media report said Tuesday.
Kabul, Sept. 9 (ANI): The Taliban has denounced America's move to blacklist the Al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network as a terrorist organisation, saying it would have no impact on operations and was indicative of the U.S. defeat in Afghanistan.
Washington, Sep. 9 (ANI): Following America's decision to designate Al-Qaeda linked Haqqani network as a global terrorist organization, U.S. officials have said there is no move by the country to begin the process of designating Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Islamabad, Sept. 3 (ANI): A recently published book on Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden has claimed that a top U.S. official who had briefed President Barack Obama, was certain that Pakistan was well aware of Osama's whereabouts.
Islamabad, July 12 (ANI): The counsel of former Pakistani envoy Husain Haqqani, who was implicated in the memo gate scandal, has claimed that her client's life is in "grave danger".
London, July 11 (ANI): Regulars at the city centre boozer in UK were surprised when the landlord installed a hive in the back garden.
Islamabad, July 10 (ANI): Former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani in his reply regarding the memo scandal case in the Supreme Court, has rejected his role in authoring and authorising the disputed memo sent by Mansoor Ijaz through General James Jones to Admiral Michael Mullen.
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Pakistan's envoys to the US and the UN, Sherry Rehman and Abdullah Hussain Haroon, are reportedly facing diplomatic problems after Yousuf Raza Gilani's disqualification as the prime minister by the Supreme Court.
Washington, June 15 (ANI): Pakistan's former ambassador to Washington, who was summoned by the Supreme Court, has defended civilian rule and efforts to improve ties with the United States.
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) A secret memo that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari feared a coup after Osama's killing was "real" and was written by Husain Haqqani, said a probe panel report submitted to the Supreme Court Tuesday. Pakistan's former envoy to the US was quick to tweet that this "will be challenged by my lawyers".
Islamabad, June 12 (ANI): Reacting to the Memogate Commission report, which found the former ambassador to the United States guilty, Husain Haqqani has tweeted his response on the micro-blogging website Twitter, saying that the commission's proceedings were one-sided.
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) Minutes after a probe panel said that Husain Haqqani had written a memo that President Asif Ali Zardari feared a coup, Pakistan's former envoy to the US tweeted that this "will be challenged by my lawyers".
Islamabad, June 12 (ANI): A report submitted in the Supreme Court by the judicial commission probing into the Memogate scandal has claimed that former envoy to the United States, Husain Haqqani, had authored the confidential memo.
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) A secret memo that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari feared a coup after Osama's killing was "real" and was written by former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani, said a probe panel report submitted to the Supreme Court Tuesday.
Washington, May 12 (ANI): U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has introduced a Pakistan Terrorism Accountability (PTA) bill that proposes to deduct 50 million dollars from U.S. aid to Islamabad every time an American is killed "as a result of actions of the ISI".
Washington, May 4 (IANS) Osama bin Laden ordered suicide squads to be created in Pakistan and Afghanistan to track down US President Barack Obama and then NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus, according to a treasure trove of his letters.
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) Former Pakistani ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani has been given an award by a US non-profit group for his distinguished service for the advancement of public discourse on foreign policy, Geo News reported Sunday.
Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Thursday extended the term of the Memo Commission by six weeks, Geo News reported.
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) A 10-member Pakistani Supreme Court bench would Thursday hear a petition by former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani seeking a video link facility from London for recording his statement in the Memo case, Geo News reported Wednesday.
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Citing security reasons, Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani has sought the Supreme Court's permission for recording his testimony to the Memo commission via video link.
Islamabad, Mar 22(ANI): Pakistan's former ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani has admitted to making at least eight phone calls of about 40 minutes to Pakistan- American businessman Mansoor Ijaz between May 9 and 12, 2011, but denied that the MemoGate was the topic of their conversation.
Islamabad, Mar 22(ANI): Pakistan's former ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani has admitted to making at least eight phone calls of about 40 minutes to Pakistan- American businessman Mansoor Ijaz between May 9 and 12, 2011, but denied that the MemoGate was the topic of their conversation.
London, Feb 24 (ANI): Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has said that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had directed former US envoy Husain Haqqani on the memo issue.
London, Feb 24 (ANI): Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has said that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had directed former US envoy Husain Haqqani on the memo issue.
London, Feb.23 (ANI): Pakistan-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has recorded his testimony in connection with the 2011 Memo Gate scandal from the Pakistan High Commission in London through videoconferencing.
London, Feb.23 (ANI): Pakistan-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has recorded his testimony in connection with the 2011 Memo Gate scandal from the Pakistan High Commission in London through videoconferencing.
Islamabad, Feb 9(ANI): Former US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen has written a letter to the Pakistan Supreme Court to appear before the judicial commission investigating the Memo Gate scandal.
Islamabad, Feb 9(ANI): Former US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen has written a letter to the Pakistan Supreme Court to appear before the judicial commission investigating the Memo Gate scandal.
New Delhi, Feb.3 (ANI): Towards the end of his last State of the Union address on January 24 President Obama said "One of my proudest possessions is the flag that the Seal Team took with them on the mission to get Bin Laden. On it are each of their names." This was viewed quite differently in Pakistan where the attack that killed Osama bin Laden took place a few miles away from the Pakistan Military Academy at Kakul.
New Delhi, Feb.3 (ANI): Towards the end of his last State of the Union address on January 24 President Obama said "One of my proudest possessions is the flag that the Seal Team took with them on the mission to get Bin Laden. On it are each of their names." This was viewed quite differently in Pakistan where the attack that killed Osama bin Laden took place a few miles away from the Pakistan Military Academy at Kakul.
Washington, Jan 28(ANI): US Defence Secretary and former CIA chief Leon Panetta was the only member of the inner circle who had urged President Obama to give a go-ahead to the Navy Seals raid on former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's compound, Vice President Joe Biden has claimed.
Washington, Jan 28(ANI): US Defence Secretary and former CIA chief Leon Panetta was the only member of the inner circle who had urged President Obama to give a go-ahead to the Navy Seals raid on former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's compound, Vice President Joe Biden has claimed.
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Pakistani-American business man Mansoor Ijaz, the key person in the Memo Gate scandal, has said he would expose Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) or the military over their alleged role of "being an umbrella for the proliferation of extremism", when he arrives in Islamabad to testify on the same issue.
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Pakistani-American business man Mansoor Ijaz, the key person in the Memo Gate scandal, has said he would expose Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) or the military over their alleged role of "being an umbrella for the proliferation of extremism", when he arrives in Islamabad to testify on the same issue.
Islamabad, Jan 16 (ANI): Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has threatened the country's former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani that he will come to Pakistan to appear before a judicial commission probing the Memo gate scandal to "expose all his lies".
Islamabad, Jan 16 (ANI): Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has threatened the country's former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani that he will come to Pakistan to appear before a judicial commission probing the Memo gate scandal to "expose all his lies".
Islamabad, Jan 14 (ANI): Mansoor Ijaz, a Pakistani-American businessman who is the main figure in the "Memo Gate" scandal, told his American go-between General (retired) James Jones that there were three people who "prepared" the now-infamous memo, not just former Pakistani Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani, a blog posted on the Foreign Policy magazine's web site has revealed.
Islamabad, Jan 14 (ANI): Mansoor Ijaz, a Pakistani-American businessman who is the main figure in the "Memo Gate" scandal, told his American go-between General (retired) James Jones that there were three people who "prepared" the now-infamous memo, not just former Pakistani Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani, a blog posted on the Foreign Policy magazine's web site has revealed.
Washington, Jan.11 (ANI): A new book on President Barack Obama and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama reveals that his advisers clashed over the war in Afghanistan.
Islamabad, Dec 18(ANI): Pakistan-American businessman, who occupies the centre of the memogate scandal, Mansoor Ijaz has said the memo was prepared by the country' three high-ranked officials.
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): The controversial Memo Gate scandal has taken an interesting turn after former US National Security Adviser General James Jones claimed that the memo was unreliable because he thinks, it was written by Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, instead of the country's former Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani.
Islamabad, Dec 15(ANI): Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, who is at the center of the Mullen memogate scandal, today submitted his statement to the Supreme Court.
Islamabad, Dec 15(ANI): Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, who is at the centre of the Mullen memo-gate controversy, has now claimed that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant-General Ahmad Shuja Pasha had visited Arab countries for discussions on a possible coup by the army.
Islamabad, Dec 9 (ANI): US Ambassador Cameron Munter met with Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to discuss the bilateral relationship on Friday.
Islamabad, Dec 7 (ANI): Former Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani has sued the US magazine Newsweek for publishing an article written by Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz against him and President Asif Ali Zardari over the Memo Gate issue.
Washington, Dec 5 (ANI): The US has refuted claims by Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz about Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, and former Ambassador Husain Haqqani having knowledge about the Abbottabad operation in which former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed, insisting yet again that no one in Pakistan, or any other government was informed in advance about the raid. There is no truth to the reports that Ambassador Haqqani or President Zardari had advance knowledge of the May 2 Abbottabad operation," The Express Tribune quoted White House spokesperson Caitlin Hayden, as saying.
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): The White House has turned down the claims of Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the crucial mediator in the alleged Memo Gate scandal, that President Asif Ali Zardari, and Islamabad's Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani were aware of the Abbottabad operation that killed former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 2.
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): Former United States National Security Advisor General James Logan Jones has said Pakistani-American businessman, Mansoor Ijaz, involved in the Memo Gate scandal was his mere acquaintance.
Islamabad, Nov 29 (ANI): The commission investigating the US military raid, which killed former al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in his Abbottabad hideout and his presence in the country, has reportedly summoned the country's former US ambassador Hussain Haqqani to throw more light on the issue.
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): Pakistan President President Asif Ali Zardari has directed former Pakistan Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani to initiate a legal action against American businessman Mansoor Ijaz over the Memo Gate scandal.
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): Sherry Rehman's taking over as Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States from Hussain Haqqani will be 'seamless,' a State Department spokesman has said.
Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): The United States has praised the service of Pakistani Ambassador Hussain Haqqani, whose resignation was accepted yesterday after being accused of urging the Americans to stop the Pakistani military from seizing power following the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Kerry, has expressed regret over the resignation of Pakistan's Ambassador to his country, Hussain Haqqani', insisting that his "insights will be missed."
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Political analysts in Pakistan believe the country's former ambassador to the US, Hussain Haqqani's resignation, following the Memo Gate scandal, could lead to a military coup there.
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Leading US Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said that Pakistan is in danger of becoming a failed state.
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Leading US Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said that Pakistan is in danger of becoming a failed state.
Islamabad, Nov 23 (ANI): Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the decision taken by the country's Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani to resign from his post over the memogate uproar was the 'right one'.
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Mansoor Ijaz, the Pakistani-origin American businessman who brought to light his country's memogate scandal, has said he respected Islamabad's Ambassador to Washington Hussain Haqqani's resignation over the issue.
Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): Former US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen knew the emissary who had handed him the controversial memorandum through a mediator, allegedly from Pakistan Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani, but he did not believe it was from President Asif Ali Zardari, the Pentagon has said.
Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has contradicted his earlier claims in the memo row, saying that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had no role in the issue.
Islamabad, Nov 21 (ANI): Pakistan Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has said that agencies should investigate that who is behind the memogate scandal and who can take advantage of the army-establishment clashes.
Islamabad, Nov 21 (ANI): James Logan Jones, former United States National Security Advisor and a retired US Marine Corps General, has confirmed that he had acted as a mediator between Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz and the former chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, to hand over a secret memorandum from a Pakistani diplomat to the latter.
Islamabad, Nov 21 (ANI): Pakistan's ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani is poised to face the troika -President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, and Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, over his role in the memo row.
Islamabad, Nov 21 (ANI): Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, who allegedly played a vital role in transferring a secret memorandum from a Pakistani diplomat to the former chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, has claimed that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief had intervened in the memo scandal.
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): The US State Department stressed the need to continue the democratic process in Pakistan as ambassador Husain Haqqani headed home to appear before a parliamentary committee over the memo row.
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): A top Pentagon official has warned that the US would "consider a range of options" if Pakistan does not address issues related to extremism seriously.
Islamabad, Nov 19 (ANI): Pakistan Ambassador to US Husain Haqqani reportedly met America's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman hours before boarding a flight for home.
Islamabad, Nov 19 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that a probe into the Hussain Haqqani memo controversy was underway, and that facts would soon be presented to the nation.
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): US State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner has refused to comment on news of Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani's resignation, saying it is Islamabad's internal matter.
Islamabad, Nov 18 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari was so scared of a military coup following the killing of Osama bin Laden that he was ready to create a "new security team" favorable to Americans and promised the US to hand over top al Qaeda and Taliban officials residing in Pakistan, a secret memo has revealed.
Islamabad, Nov 17(ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, has reportedly offered to resign following criticism over his alleged close links to Washington.
Washington, Nov 17(ANI): Former US Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen's spokesman has confirmed that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had sent a secret memo.
Washington, Nov 10(ANI): Former US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen has denied receiving Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's message seeking Washington's help in removing the country's army and intelligence chiefs.
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): The Obama administration has reportedly pledged to provide financial aid to Pakistan despite having a somewhat of a sour relationship with Islamabad of late.
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): US Senator Gary Ackerman has said "Pakistan military is not our ally", and added that that Islamabad's self-centred interest' is in contradiction with American interest.
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): U2 band members have revealed that they found it very hard sharing a house with frontman Bono in the late 1980s.
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Coldplay front man Chris Martin has revealed that as a youngster 'Take That' made him question his sexuality.
Islamabad, Oct 24 (ANI): Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said his country's government has "definite reasons" for not acting against the Haqqani Network, as such action might hinder its current interests.
Washington, Oct 22(ANI): The United States will have no option but to break diplomatic ties with Pakistan if it continues to retain links with the Haqqani militant network, the chairman of a powerful congressional committee has warned.
Washington, Oct 15(ANI): An influential American think tank has urged the Obama administration to freeze aid to Pakistan until it takes actions against perpetrators of the US embassy attack and helps shut down the Haqqani insurgent network.
London, Oct 12(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari asked US President Barack Obama to stop Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani from staging a coup to oust the weak civilian government, days after Osama bin Laden's killing in Abbottabad, according to an exchange of secret messages revealed by a British newspaper.
Islamabad, Oct 11(ANI): NATO is sharply criticising Pakistan for failing to take on terror groups on its side of the border with Afghanistan, even as the United States is softening its rhetoric in this regard and focusing on shared interests.
Washington, Oct 7(ANI): Pakistan's intelligence agency has ties to a militant group active in Afghanistan, former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said.
Washington, Oct 5(ANI): The United States should build a "cooperative and trusting" relationship with Pakistan to pursue the common goal of eliminating terrorism as their major effort, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said.
Islamabad, Oct 5(ANI): The Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC), an Islamabad-based independent research organisation that monitors drone attacks and anti-state insurgencies in South Asia, has accused the United States of using drone strikes "for its punitive approach towards Pakistan."
Bahawalpur (Pakistan), Oct 5(ANI): The 'Zardari Network' is more dangerous for Pakistan than the Haqqani network, as the Zardari-led government is bent upon destroying the institutions of the country, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said.
Islamabad, Oct 2(ANI): Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has accused the United States of using Pakistan as a scapegoat for its failure in Afghanistan.
Washington, Oct 2(ANI): A US report assessing the Obama administration's policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan is less upbeat about the latter, citing continued strains between Washington and Islamabad over the May 2 US raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad.
London, Oct 1 (ANI): Even before taking over as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Martin Dempsey had said that he differs with his predecessor, Admiral Mike Mullen, on one of the most important issues: the threat posed to national security by a growing national debt.
Islamabad, Oct 1(ANI): A top US general's recent statement against the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has sparked anti-American rallies by religious parties in several Pakistani cities.
Washington, Oct 1(ANI): US President Barack Obama has said that Pakistan must "take care" of the Haqqani network, which, according to the US Treasury Department, is a Taliban-affiliated group of militants that operates from North Waziristan Agency.
Washington, Sept 30(ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has renewed calls on Pakistan to eliminate terrorist sanctuaries on its soil.
Washington, Sep 29(ANI): The United States may think about stepping up military pressure in Pakistan to fight the Haqqani network and protect its interests, Senator Lindsey Graham has said.
Washington, Sep.28 (ANI): US Joint Chief of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen's assertion last week that an anti-American insurgent group in Afghanistan is a "veritable arm" of Pakistan's spy service has contributed to overheated reactions in Pakistan and misperceptions in Washington, according to American officials involved in U.S. policy in the region.
