US-Pakistan relations
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Pakistan welcomes US Travel Advisory recognizing improvement in security environment
Islamabad has welcomed the update in the U.S. Travel Advisory, which has acknowledged that “Pakistan’s security environment has improved.” “This is a step in the right direction,” the Foreign Ministry said after a State Department update...January 31, 2020 796 0 -
Trump hails US-Pakistan ties amid Afghan peace progress; renews mediation offer on Kashmir
President Donald Trump renewed his offer to mediate between Pakistan and India on the thorny Kashmir question as he discussed Afghan peace prospects with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, calling him as his friend. “We’re talking...January 21, 2020 1179 0 -
US-Pakistan cooperation becomes more important in the face of multiple crises in the region
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo received Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday for talks on the region beset with multiple crises including Afghan uncertainty, Iranian unrest and Kashmir siege, all on borders of Pakistan which...January 17, 2020 944 0 -
US, Pakistan to hold talks in Washington as Iran crisis raises stakes in volatile region
Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday as Pakistan seeks to deescalate U.S.-Iran tensions that have rocked the region already facing volatility with Kashmir crisis and Afghan security challenges....January 15, 2020 1919 0 -
Trump terms Modi’s statement against Pakistan as ‘very aggressive’
President Donald Trump has termed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement against Pakistan at the Houston rally as “very aggressive” and expressed surprise that such a statement was made at Sunday’s event. In remarks at a...September 24, 2019 882 0 -
US says Trump, Khan built personal rapport in their successful meeting
The State Department has hailed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s commitment to help with negotiations between Kabul and Afghan Taliban as it described President Trump’s meeting with the Pakistani leader a success. “This meeting, of course, gave...July 27, 2019 1020 0 -
PM Khan says the whole world now acknowledges his stance on Afghan peace
Ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the entire world now agrees with his stance that the situation in Afghanistan cannot be addressed militarily. “I can take...July 22, 2019 1138 0 -
U.S.-Pakistan Relations: A Cautionary Tale, Great-Power Politics, and Deft Diplomacy
As U.S. President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan meet at the White House on Sunday, July 22, a cautionary tale, great-power politics, and deft diplomacy will be at play. Washington’s agenda will clearly...July 20, 2019 1646 1 -
As US plans to extricate from Afghan war, Pakistan emphasizes reset in bilateral ties
The U.S-Pakistan relationship has moved from coercion to cooperation and Prime Minister Imran Khan’s talks with President Donald Trump will emphasize a reset in US-Pakistan relationship, which has been dictated by imperatives of 9/11-triggered Afghan war,...July 19, 2019 884 0 -
Trump applauds arrest of suspected mastermind behind 2008 Mumbai bombings
President Donald Trump has applauded Pakistani authorities’ arrest of Hafiz Muhammad Saeed — chief of the banned Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) – of being mastermind of 2008 Mumbai bombings that also killed several Americans. Both the United...July 17, 2019 774 0