WASHINGTON: US Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen has said US wants much better ties with Pakistan while US is facing difficult times in Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is taking issue with any notion that the war in Afghanistan “is slipping through the administration’’s fingers.”
Meeting with reporters at the Pentagon Thursday, Gates and Mullen both acknowledged growing impatience with the war. But he said that must be expected, given that the United States has had a presence there for eight years.
Gates said he believes “it’’s important for us to be able to show over the months to come” that President Barack Obama’’s new strategy for both Afghanistan and Pakistan is succeeding. Obama had said the goal is to defeat and dismantle the al-Qaida terrorist network and its allies.
He said any request for additional U.S. troops or funds for the war in Afghanistan would only come after officials study a new assessment of the conditions there by Gen. Stanley McChrystal.
Speaking to reporters Thursday, Gates said he doesn”t believe “the war is slipping through the administration’’s fingers,” and said that public suspicions about the mission are understandable given eight years of war.
Gates said he believes “it’’s important for us to be able to show over the months to come” that President Barack Obama’’s new strategy for both Afghanistan and Pakistan is succeeding. Obama had said the goal is to defeat and dismantle the al-Qaida terrorist network and its allies.
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Karachi
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Wednesday held a high-level meeting regarding the establishment of a new city, Zulfikarabad,
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KARACHI: The relatives and friends of a man said to have been murdered in Clifton have staged a sit-in before the Karachi Press Club.
Police has been deployed in front of Sindh Governor House which is located close to the KPC to stop the protestors from moving close.
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Karachi
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Wednesday held a high-level meeting regarding the establishment of a new city, Zulfikarabad,
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) is important to increase the revenues and said customs check posts will be establish to curb the smuggling.
Addressing a tax conference organized by FBR, Tarin said Pakistan?s economy couldn?t afford further tax relief whereas implementation of VAT could raise the tax ratio from 6 to 8 percent in national income.
Talking to media, finance minister said VAT could increase revenues up to Rs.600 billion. He said tax relief on medicines and other items should be reviewed and added that corrupt tax officers will be treated strictly.
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Karachi
A policeman, convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl, has challenged his conviction in the Sindh High Court (SHC).
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Affairs Rehman Malik Thursday said that an agreement on sharing of intelligence against terrorists has been finalized with Saudi Arabia while the government is not interested in exhuming buried matters such as Musharraf?s trial.
Talking exclusively to Geo News he said nothing was discussed regarding Pervez Musharraf or Nawaz Sharif during his meeting with Shah Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz.
He said government wants to utilize all its energies for the service of the people.
To a question, the Interior Minister ruled out the possibility of mid-term elections. ?Those who could not form government should wait for five years,? he said.
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KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sacked its chief operating officer Saleem Altaf.
A PCB spokesman said that a termination letter has been sent to Altaf, a former Pakistan Test cricketer. When contacted, Altaf said that he is yet to receive any such letter. Altaf said that he reserves the right to take legal action against the PCB move.
Altaf becomes the latest former Test cricketer to lose his job with the PCB. Earlier Abdul Qadir, a former Test leg spinner, stepped down as the national chief selector after falling out with the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt in June this year. He was followed by Aamer Sohail, former Pakistan captain, who resigned as Director Game Development of the PCB.
Javed Miandad, PCB?s director-general, also resigned from the post but later rejoined the Board. According to sources, Altaf and Butt were not getting along too well for the last few months and there were clear indications that the PCB chairman wanted him out.
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Rawalpindi
In order to provide relief to people, the Chaklala Cantonment Board has decided to provide subsidised vegetables and fruit by settin
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Karachi
The Investigation East Zone personnel claimed on Wednesday to have arrested Mithal Kaniya, a close aide of Rehman Dakait. The man was r
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