Pakistan is playing down the significance of a proposed suspension of hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance, saying bilateral ties are already “on hold” following last month’s NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. The U.S. House of Representative approved a bill on Wednesday that would freeze $700 million in military aid [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 15, 2011
Pakistan says U.S. drones in its air space will be shot down
December 15, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Pakistan says U.S. drones in its air space will be shot down [Awesome! It's about time.] 10 Dec 2011 Pakistan will shoot down any U.S. drone that intrudes its air space per new directives, a senior Pakistani official told NBC News on Saturday. According to the new Pakistani defense [...]
December 5, 2011
US forced to leave Pakistan base as relations reach new low after NATO attack
December 5, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis US forced to leave Pakistan base as relations reach new low after NATO attack that killed 24 04 Dec 2011 US military personnel have begun leaving Shamsi air base in Pakistan, after a NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border plunged U.S.-Pakistani relations to an [...]
December 2, 2011
NATO attack threatens war on militants: Pakistan
December 1, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis NATO attack threatens war on militants: Pakistan 01 Dec 2011 Pakistan, enraged by a NATO cross-border attack that killed 24 soldiers, could end support for the U.S.-led war on of militancy if its sovereignty is violated again, the foreign minister said, warning that “enough is enough.” The South Asian [...]
November 30, 2011
Pakistan Dismisses Calls to Attend Afghan Conference
Pakistan is dismissing international calls to reconsider its boycott of next week’s international conference on Afghanistan. The government decided not to attend the December 5 summit in Bonn in protest of Saturday’s deadly NATO air assault that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at military posts near the Afghan border. REUTERS Protesters yell anti-American slogans while burning [...]
November 29, 2011
Pakistan PM: No more "business as usual" with U.S.
November 29, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Pakistan PM: No more “business as usual” with U.S. 28 Nov 2011 Pakistan’s prime minister ruled out “business as usual” with the United States on Monday after a NATO attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and the army threatened to curtail cooperation over the war in Afghanistan. “Business as usual [...]
November 26, 2011
Pakistan outrage at ‘Nato attack’
26 November 2011 Last updated at 12:14 GMT Pakistani officials have responded with fury to an apparent attack by Nato helicopters on an Afghan border checkpoint they say killed 26 soldiers. The “unprovoked and indiscriminate” attack took place in Mohmand tribal region, the Pakistani military said. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani called it “outrageous” and [...]