Pakistan occupies a paradoxical, even contradictory place in American foreign policy. Nominally a strategic ally in the war on terror, it is the third-largest recipient of US aid in the world. At the same time, it is run by its military and intelligence service—whose goals certainly do not always overlap with US priorities.

In the past decade Pakistan has become a country of immense importance to its region, the United States, and the world. With almost 200 million people, a 500,000-man army, nuclear weapons, and a large diaspora in Britain and North America, Pakistan is central to the hopes of jihadis and the fears of their

Among U.S. allies in the war against terrorism, Pakistan cannot be easily characterized as either friend or foe. Nuclear-armed Pakistan is an important center of radical Islamic ideas and groups. Since 9/11, the

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Olson, met with top Pakistani diplomat in Islamabad on Saturday and “discussed the regional security situation and efforts for peace and stability in Afghanistan,” officials said.

Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, on Tuesday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which killed at least four security men. The suicide bomber who caused a blast near Prophet Mohammed’s mosque in the Saudi city of Medina on Monday killed 4 police officers and seriously injured four others, the Saudi Al Arabiya TV reported. The […]

The United Nations has thanked Pakistan for extending by further six months the stay of registered Afghan refugees residing in the country. The United Nations spokesman, Stephane Dujarric said this at a regular briefing in New York, Radio Pakistan reported on Friday. On Wednesday Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif granted extension in the stay of POR card holders Afghan refugees for […]

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday backed call by Turkish President Teyyep Erdogan for international efforts to fight against terrorism after deadliest suicide bombings at the Istanbul airport killed dozens. Sharif telephones Turkish President Teyyep Erdogan and reiterated his condemnation of the suicide blasts at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, the PM office said.

At least ten militants were killed in the ongoing military operation in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Thursday, said the military. A statement by the Pakistani military’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that at least ten militants were killed in North Waziristan’s Datta Khel area as part of the ongoing operation ‘Zarb-e-Azb’.

Pakistan on Thursday expressed readiness to help in implementation of a UN Security Council resolution on Yemen which banned arms supply to the Shia Houthi rebels in the war-torn country. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting on the Yemen situation here.

Pakistan on Monday conducted a successful test launch of Shaheen-III Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile, capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 2,750 Kilometers, the military said. According to a press release by Pakistan military’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the test launch was aimed at validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system at maximum […]