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A diplomatic cable sent under the name of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton states that despite public disavowals, “some officials of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) continue to maintain ties with a wide array of extremist organizations.” File Photo
AP A diplomatic cable sent under the name of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton states that despite public disavowals, “some officials of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) continue to maintain ties with a wide array of extremist organizations.” File Photo

State Department cable cited ISI links with militants

The cable was sent to five U.S. Embassies, including that of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. »      1 comment

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EXPENSIVE BUY: Washington believed the aircraft could serve the purpose of diverting Pakistan's attention from 'the nuclear option' and in the event of an India-Pakistan war, give the U.S. a few days to mediate and prevent nuclear conflict. A file photograph of an F-16 in Italy.

Behind the Pakistan F-16 deal, a tale of many wheels

The sale by the United States of F-16 military aircraft to Pakistan, announced in 2005, was celebrated as a sign of deepening strategic ties between Islamabad and the Bush administration in Washington. »      20 comments

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INDIA IN AFGHANISTAN: During his May 12-13, 2011 visit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged an additional $500 million reconstruction assistance and backed efforts by Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to seek reconciliation with the Taliban.

Don't leave Afghanistan, India told U.S.

U.S. diplomatic cables originating from Islamabad and New Delhi, accessed by The Hindu through WikiLeaks, clearly suggest that India was concerned about U.S. plans to exit from Afghanistan, and its possible repercussions on India's security »      11 comments

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‘Pakistan's actions at the UN may embolden other member states to oppose U.S. positions'

U.S. Mission in New York raised concerns about Pakistan's voting on key issues such as counterterrorism and human rights »      5 comments

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We are not as advanced as you are in respect for freedom of religion, Pakistan told U.S.

In the face of criticism from the United States for encouraging "unhelpful resolutions, especially on issues relating to religious freedom and the Middle East" at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Pakistan said it wanted "freedom of expression" to be balanced with "respect for religion." »      2 comments

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Supporters of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in Karachi celebrate his February 2007 release from virtual house arrest.
CHENNAI, May 25, 2011

A.Q. Khan’s ‘secret agreement’

Cable reveals the conditions brokered by a Pakistan court between him and the government for his freedom »
In this 2007 picture, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (centre) prays at the mausoleum in Ghari Khuda Baksh where Benazir Bhutto is buried. Photo: AFP
NEW DELHI, May 22, 2011

Nawaz Sharif too sought U.S. help to protect himself

Shaken by Benazir Bhutto's assassination in December 2007, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had approached the U.S. for advice and technical expertise to ensure his own security. ... »
Pakistani policemen and rescuers searching for victims in the rubble of a destroyed police building after a suicide car bomb attack in Lahore in May 2009, one of the many terrorist attacks in the province in recent years. Photo: AFP
CHENNAI, May 22, 2011

Pakistan's Punjab turning into hotbed of extremism, U.S. had warned

While Pakistan's security establishment is yet to be convinced that militant groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed need to be done away with, U.S. diplomats have long been sending... »
Then Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee with U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke (left) in this 2009 photograph. New Delhi sent out an unequivocal message to Washington that any move to include India in Holbrooke's brief would be
CHENNAI, May 21, 2011

How India kept Kashmir out of U.S. Af-Pak envoy's brief

Weeks before the Obama administration appointed Richard Holbrooke as the Special Representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan, New Delhi sent an unequivocal message to the United States that a... »
SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE: As Pakistan's Foreign Minister from April 2008 to February 2011, Shah Mahmood Qureshi - seen in this file picture with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna (left) - was at first conciliatory on Kashmir but later adopted a more rigid stand on this issue.
NEW DELHI, May 21, 2011

Once upon a time, Qureshi on Kashmir

Days after he was designated the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi told U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard A. Boucher that India-Pakistan relations could not be held... »
BALANCING ACT: New Delhi's invitation to the U.S. to participate in SAARCas an observer was seen as a bid to offset Pakistan's request in include China in the group. Photo: V.V.Krishnan
NEW DELHI, May 24, 2011

U.S. surprised, happy at SAARC observer offer

The United States was surprised by an Indian suggestion in 2005 that it consider participation in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), and Washington saw that as a p... »
CHENNAI, May 22, 2011

Benazir spoke of terror camps, bid to oust her

Four months before she was dismissed as Prime Minister of Pakistan for a second time, Benazir Bhutto spoke to U.S. officials about the existence of training camps that could be spawning terr... »
Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide bomb attack on December 27, 2007, as she left an election rally in Rawalpindi. In this file photo, the site of the blast.
CHENNAI, May 21, 2011

Benazir asked U.S. for security, was turned away

Two months before her assassination in December 2007, Benazir Bhutto's forebodings about her violent end and her suspicions that elements in the Musharraf regime were out to eliminate her, l... »
When there is a civilian government in Pakistan, pragmatism dictates that New Delhi factor into its policy the inclinations of the military and the Inter-Services Intelligence.
NEW DELHI, May 21, 2011

‘Many Pakistans, so we need many Pakistan policies'

‘India does not want to play into the hands of terrorists by shunning dialogue.' »
CHENNAI, May 19, 2011

‘If Mumbai attack suspects in Pakistan are freed, India is at fault'

‘If Mumbai attack suspects arrested in Pakistan are freed, India is at fault' »
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