WASHINGTON: The United States (US) welcomed breakthrough between Pakistan and India on Friday saying that representatives of the two countries will get a chance to ponder over various issues in proposed meeting next month which is a good sign. Indian Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Indian […]
Heather Nauert
US acknowledges Pakistan’s efforts, yet says ‘do more’
WASHINGTON: United States (US) State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert on Wednesday said that Pakistan has taken steps to tackle terrorist groups and is optimistically following the right path. Nauert, while addressing a press conference, stated that Pakistan needed to launch a firm strategy against the Taliban including the Haqqani network. She said that in the […]
Washington pushes Pakistan, India for mutual dialogue
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) has on Wednesday urged the two nuclear-armed neighbours, Pakistan and India, to initiate dialogue on the issues raising alarm for heightened tensions in the near future. The US State Department’s spokesperson Heather Nauert said that both parties should sit and discuss the escalating border tensions between the two South Asian […]
Pakistan must prosecute Hafiz Saeed, says US
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) has on Friday reiterated its demand that Pakistan must prosecute Hafiz Saeed, the head of Jamat ud-Daawa, who is accused of having masterminded the Mumbai attacks in November 2008. During the press briefing, spokesperson for US State Department Heather Nauert told that Pakistan had been sent a message that Hafiz […]