Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Monday, June 30, 2008 : As NATO troops face stepped up guerrilla attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan's new ambassador to Washington, Husain Haqqani, is trying hard to explain to Americans why his government has tried to make peace with the Pakistani Taliban. That peace deal, despite the army's confrontation with a senior Pakistani Taliban leader in the past few days.
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Source: [b]WashTimes[/b] Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, came to The Washington Times today for an interview with editors and reporters. He answered questions about the new government in Islamabad, its efforts to do more against al Qaeda and the Taliban on their border w...
NaiTazi.com (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Oh. Really. The India Times article clearly states that the two “groups offered no resistance“. But they had to be bombed. What do you expect when you put an unelected MXXXXD Agent as the Interior Czar. A Qadiani. In Iran if you are one (an agent) they deal with you. In Pakistan they make more money. Look at all [...]
Pakistan Times! (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The US House of Representatives has approved one hundred fifty million dollars new assistance for Pakistan to address economic needs in the next fiscal year. This amount will be in addition to allocation Pakistan will receive under regular budget for the next year. The US Administration has already requested over nine hundred million dollars for [...]
Obsidian Wings (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008 | Politics
by hilzoy From the NYT: "The Army official who managed the Pentagon’s largest contract in Iraq says he was ousted from his job when he refused to approve paying more than $1 billion in questionable charges to KBR, the Houston-based...
Outside the Beltway (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
H.E. Husain Haqqani, who presented his credentials as Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States a mere nine days ago, delivered his first public address since taking office this evening at the Atlantic Council. Following is a summary of his remarks. While our two countries have been allies since the 1950s, neither side has viewed the relationship strategically, Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s... [RSS...
The Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
From the Times (London): President George Bush Starts Talking Language of a Dove , by Gerard Baker and Tom Baldwin (on board Air Force One). From the Yorkshire Post: Charles Repays Royal Debt , (sub-prime lending, 17th-century style). From Hudson Institute: The Politicization of American Islam , by Husain Haqqani (Pakistan's new Ambassador to the United States). From the Nation: Out of Place , by...
rediff News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Adm Michael Mullen, chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, said despite the scale of threat, progress would be slow since Pakistan has been lagging behind in its strategy to eliminate safe havens for terrorists in the lawless Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Global Geopolitics News (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Four police shot dead in Pakistan - BBC South-AsiaPolice and witnesses told the BBC Urdu service that the police patrol came under attack at about midnight on Sunday in the southern suburbs of Peshawar, the capital of NWFP. Four policemen were killed but their team leader, Station House Officer Haji Pakistan government scraps [...]
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
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