By Richard Leiby Pakistan’s new intelligence chief has postponed his first visit to Washington amid harsh U.S. criticism of the 33-year prison sentence imposed on Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor convicted of treason for aiding the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden. Lt. Gen. Zaheer ul-Islam, appointed in March to head the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency, was set to meet this week with his U.S. c ...

By Alex Rodriguez Pakistan -- A Pakistani doctor who led a phony vaccination campaign aimed at helping the CIA pinpoint Osama bin Laden's whereabouts was convicted of treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, a decision that is likely to further fray Washington's fragile relations with Islamabad. U.S. officials have been seeking the release of Shakeel Afridi since his arrest by Pakistani author ...

Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Sherry Rehman has said that Islamabad is looking at 'positive conversation' about reopening of NATO supply routes during the Chicago Summit. Rehman, however, stressed that it would be pre-mature to say when the trucks will resume supply. During an interview with CNN, she also said that 'Pakistan is still demanding President Barrack Obama's apology over killing of 24 soldier ...

After four arduous months, proceedings of the Memo Commission finally concluded at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday. During the final proceedings, the commission directed the foreign office secretary to brief it in-camera regarding secret funds used by former ambassador Hussain Haqqani during his tenure. This decision was taken after Mansoor Ijaz’s counsel Akram Sheikh claimed to have information th ...

Counsel for Hussain Haqqani, Zahid Bukhari would not appear before the Memo Commission, probing the infamous memogate scandal. Talking to the media, he said that he would continue boycott of the meeting. He said that he would not attend meeting of the commission after its unconstitutional act of recording evidences after completing final arguments. He further stated that Hussain Haqqani will file appeal in ...

[caption id="attachment_1051" align="alignright" width="315" caption="President Zardari going to Attend Nato Conference"][/caption] President Asif Ali Zardari has left for Chicago to attend a NATO summit as Pakistan mulls the reopening of supplies for the coalition forces in Afghanistan, a media report said Friday. Zardari will be in Chicago for the 25th NATO Summit being held May 20-21 at the invitation of ...

Governor Barrister Masood Kausar has said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Fata are rich in mineral resources, which needed to be tapped to benefit the people. He maintained that mineral resources ranging from marble and other semi-precious stones to gold and oil and gas reserves were abundant in the province and the Fata. Addressing as the chief guest a conference on mineral sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and ...

By SEBASTIAN ABBOT Associated Press Pakistan's president announced Thursday that he will attend the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, accepting an invitation that was given after the country indicated it plans to end its six-month blockade of supplies meant for coalition troops in Afghanistan. Pakistan closed its Afghan border to NATO supplies in November in retaliation for American airstrikes that killed 24 ...