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Netflix’s new Osama bin Laden series: Why the US didn’t inform Pakistan govt about its mission in Abbottabad

May 20, 2025 12:02 pm

Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011 by US forces during a covert operation in Pakistan. What was the rationale for the US’s decision? How much did Pakistan know about bin Laden?

Relations with US should be repaired but not at China's expense: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif

August 05, 2024 9:14 pm

Sharif said that work was progressing fast in the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and also informed that during the recent visit of Chinese experts to Pakistan, there was positive movement in the promotion of cooperation in different fields.

US designates Pak, China as countries of particular concern for violation of religious freedom

December 08, 2020 9:17 am

Pakistan and China along with Myanmar, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan were placed in the list for engaging in or tolerating systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom, Pompeo said in a statement on Monday.

Imran Khan arrives in US, will meet Donald Trump on Monday

July 21, 2019 12:17 pm

The cricketer-turned-politician arrived here on Saturday afternoon aboard a commercial Qatar Airways flight and is staying at the official residence of the Pakistani Ambassador to the US, Asad Majeed Khan.

US withdraws special tax exemption to Pakistani diplomats

May 31, 2019 5:59 pm

The US' move came after Pakistan imposed restrictions on American diplomats in the country and barred them from visiting the tribal belt and Karachi.

US wants Pakistan to cease behaviour undermining regional stability in S Asia: Pentagon

February 06, 2019 9:50 am

During a Congressional hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Commander of the US Central Command General Joseph Votel told the lawmakers that Pakistan has taken positive steps to assist Special US Representative of Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in facilitating talks with the Taliban.

No decisive and sustained change in behaviour of Pakistan after $2 billion aid freeze, says US

March 06, 2018 9:12 am

"We've not seen decisive and sustained changes yet in Pakistan's behaviour, but certainly we are continuing to engage with Pakistan over areas where we think they can play a helpful role in changing the calculus of the Taliban," a US official said.

CIA chief says US-Canadian couple held hostage in Pakistan for 5 yrs; contradicts Pak Army's claims

October 20, 2017 11:27 pm

"I think history would indicate that the high expectations for the Pakistanis' willingness to help us in the fight against radical Islamic terrorism should be set at a very low level," the CIA chief said.

US hasn't seen significant change in Pakistan's support to terror groups, says Official

October 20, 2017 9:38 pm

The Trump administration, the official said, is going to do "anything to incentivise the continued support of terrorist organisations as we have in the past year by allowing Pakistan to enjoy the benefits of a warm relationship and with the US".

Donald Trump is taken in by Pakistan’s deceitful acts

October 16, 2017 7:14 am

It seems the Western hostages were in the hands of good terrorists, the ones that listen to GHQ Rawalpindi, don’t hurt Pakistan and in times of need, dance like circus monkeys for visiting spectators according to the diktat of an ISI colonel. 

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