US Will Press Pakistan to Target All Terrorist Groups Without Distinction, Says Ambassadorial Nominee
3 years, 1 month ago

US Will Press Pakistan to Target All Terrorist Groups Without Distinction, Says Ambassadorial Nominee

News 18  

The US will press Pakistan to target all terrorist groups without distinction, America’s ambassadorial nominee to Islamabad Donald Blome told lawmakers on Tuesday. During his confirmation hearing, the nominee for the US ambassador to Pakistan told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, On the critical issue of counterterrorism, if confirmed, I will press Pakistan to target all terrorist groups without distinction. Underlining that the US and Pakistan are committed to combating Al-Qaida, ISIS-Khorasan and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Blome said, if confirmed, he will also engage Pakistan on fighting all other groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. Mission Pakistan also plays an important role on encouraging an inclusive Afghan government that respects and promotes the human rights of all individuals, including women and girls and members of minority groups, and ensuring that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for international terrorism, Blome said.

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Trump's 3 Cabinet picks send shockwaves in Pakistan; Here's how his nominees called out terrorism & stood by India
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump's 3 Cabinet picks send shockwaves in Pakistan; Here's how his nominees called out terrorism & stood by India

Hindustan Times  

While President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are focusing on building a strong united team for his incoming cabinet, his choices for several key posts has sent shockwaves in many parts of the world, including Pakistan. The Express Tribune, a Pakistani English daily, stressed that Pakistan may not be in the priority list of the US foreign policy, but …

Pakistan expels Iranian envoy, recalls ambassador from Tehran following Balochistan air strike
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan expels Iranian envoy, recalls ambassador from Tehran following Balochistan air strike

India TV News  

Islamabad: A day after Iran launched a massive attack on Pakistan's terror outfits, Islamabad has recalled its ambassador from Iran and the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan who is visiting Iran will not be allowed to come back. "Pakistan has decided to recall its ambassador from Iran and that the Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan who is currently visiting Iran may not …

'Take Steps to Disband All Terrorist Groups': US Warns Pakistan Days After Modi-Biden Statement
1 year, 6 months ago

'Take Steps to Disband All Terrorist Groups': US Warns Pakistan Days After Modi-Biden Statement

News 18  

The US State Department on Monday called on Pakistan to disband all terrorist groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. US State Department spokesperson Matt Miller during a news briefing said that Pakistan had taken important steps to counter terrorist groups, but added that Washington advocated for more to be done. “We have also been consistent on the importance of Pakistan continuing …

Another India-Pakistan war? High possibility of military retaliation: US intel
1 year, 10 months ago

Another India-Pakistan war? High possibility of military retaliation: US intel

Live Mint  

A US intelligence report has raised concerns about the possibility of India retaliating against Pakistan in the event of a terror attack on India or an orchestrated "violent unrest in Kashmir" by extremist groups based in Pakistan. The annual threat assessment report by the US Director of National Intelligence predicts the possibility of a conflict between India and Pakistan with …

India, Pakistan envoys trade heated accusations of terrorism
2 years, 1 month ago

India, Pakistan envoys trade heated accusations of terrorism

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — After the U.N. Security Council adopted a statement Thursday warning of increasing dangers of terrorism, envoys from India and Pakistan heatedly traded accusations blaming each other for terror attacks. “The world today sees them as the epicenter of terrorism.” Earlier, he told the council that “India faced the horrors of cross-border terrorism long before the world took …

Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat to convey anguish over attack on its envoy in Kabul
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat to convey anguish over attack on its envoy in Kabul

The Hindu  

Pakistan has summoned Afghanistan’s Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad and conveyed to him its deep concern over the attack on the country’s Head of Mission in Kabul, it emerged on December 3. The Pakistan Foreign Office said in a late-night statement that the Afghan diplomat was summoned on Friday evening and “conveyed Pakistan’s grave concern over the serious incident in which, …

'Surprised', Pakistan summons US envoy for official demarche over Biden's remarks on nuclear assets
2 years, 3 months ago

'Surprised', Pakistan summons US envoy for official demarche over Biden's remarks on nuclear assets

India TV News  

Pakistan summons US envoy: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said Pakistan is "surprised" by the remarks of US President Joe Biden's on the country's nuclear assets and summoned America's Ambassador Donald Blome for an official demarche. Addressing a Democratic Party congressional campaign committee reception on Thursday in Washington, US President Joe Biden has said that Pakistan is “one …

Ties in focus as Pakistan army chief meets US officials
2 years, 3 months ago

Ties in focus as Pakistan army chief meets US officials

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is in the US for a week-long visit, is there to ensure ties remain functional. “I wouldn’t rule out this trip involving discussions of greater military cooperation.” During the previous decade, Pakistan steadily moved towards its main regional ally China for its economic and defence needs, which resulted in the gradual cooling-off in …

US rolls out red carpet for Pak Army chief as India wavers on anti-Russia stand
2 years, 3 months ago

US rolls out red carpet for Pak Army chief as India wavers on anti-Russia stand

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday will host Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa at the Pentagon for talks amidst signs of enhanced military engagement between the two countries. Last week, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was in the town meeting top officials of the Biden Administration, including Secretary of State Tony Blinken. Last month, the …

US Congress members write to Attorney General raising concerns about Pakistan’s newly-appointed Ambassador to United States
2 years, 10 months ago

US Congress members write to Attorney General raising concerns about Pakistan’s newly-appointed Ambassador to United States

Firstpost  

United States Congress members have written a joint letter to the Attorney General of the US Department of Justice raising concerns about Pakistan’s newly-installed Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan. The US Congress member wrote in the letter saying, “On 27 January, I wrote a letter to President Biden raising concerns about Pakistan’s newly-installed Ambassador to the United States, …

Pakistan’s new US envoy Masood Khan is terrorism’s newest errand boy in diplomacy
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan’s new US envoy Masood Khan is terrorism’s newest errand boy in diplomacy

Firstpost  

The US and UN’s lists of designated terrorists have always had a grim ring to them. The piece, ‘A Terror Supporter Goes To Washington’, https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/11/a-terror-supporter-goes-to-washington/ tracks his support to full-blown Kashmir-focused terrorist groups like Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Toiba to jihadists in the West. “Masood’s appointment will serve not just to advance Pakistan’s influence within American Islamism but also to assist …

'White House Indifferent to Islamabad': Pak Foreign Minister's Angry Letter to Envoy in US - News18
3 years, 3 months ago

'White House Indifferent to Islamabad': Pak Foreign Minister's Angry Letter to Envoy in US - News18

News 18  

Even as Pakistan has been growing closer to China in recent years with Beijing emerging as a powerful partner for Islamabad’s economic plans, its ties with the United States have been on the slide. There is fresh evidence of that in a letter, exclusively accessed by CNN-News18, from Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to his country’s ambassador in the …

Pakistan calls for US role in de-escalating Gaza conflict
3 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan calls for US role in de-escalating Gaza conflict

Al Jazeera  

US statement following talks between Pakistani FM Qureshi and US Secretary of State Blinken makes no mention of Gaza. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has expressed “deep concern and anguish” on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and stressed the “importance of US role” in addressing the situation, a Pakistani statement says. “The Foreign Minister apprised Secretary Blinken of Pakistani …

Pakistan's actions against terror outfits Lashkar, Jaish incomplete, says US defence secretary-designate
3 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan's actions against terror outfits Lashkar, Jaish incomplete, says US defence secretary-designate

India Today  

US Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin has said he will push Pakistan to stop the nation from being used as safe haven for militants, terrorists and extremist organisations. Llyod Austin, who was speaking at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, said he will “press Pakistan to prevent its territory from being used as a sanctuary for militants and …

Pakistan Needs to Continue to Put Extreme Pressure on Terrorist Groups: US Diplomat
4 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan Needs to Continue to Put Extreme Pressure on Terrorist Groups: US Diplomat

News 18  

Pakistan needs to continue to put extreme pressure on the terrorist groups operating on its soil, including Lashkar-e-Taiba, a top American diplomat nominated to be the country’s next envoy to Islamabad has told US lawmakers. Pakistan needs to continue to put extreme pressure on the various terrorist groups that live and reside inside Pakistan,” senior diplomat William Todd, who has …

Pakistan must take irreversible action against terrorism, says US diplomat
4 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan must take irreversible action against terrorism, says US diplomat

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The Trump administration’s new pick as ambassador to Pakistan William E Todd has said that Islamabad must take "sustained and irreversible" action against terrorism to rebuild a strong relationship with the US as well as reduce regional tensions. In a statement to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Tuesday, Todd said he would actively engage Pakistan …

Pakistan nerve centre of terrorism, home to largest number of designated terror entities: Indian envoy to UN
4 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan nerve centre of terrorism, home to largest number of designated terror entities: Indian envoy to UN

Live Mint  

Calling Pakistan a nerve centre of terrorism, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti, has lashed out at Islamabad for harbouring terror groups, saying it is home to the largest number of listed terrorists internationally and designated terrorist entities. Pakistan is home to the largest number of listed terrorists internationally designated terrorist entities and individuals, including Jamat-ud …

Pakistan took \'modest steps\' to restrain India-focused militant groups: US report
4 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan took \'modest steps\' to restrain India-focused militant groups: US report

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expects all member states to "live up" to their obligations under the relevant Security Council resolutions, his spokesperson has said, after a US report noted that Pakistan remains a safe haven for terrorists as it did not take actions against JeM founder Masood Azhar. The US State Department, in its Congressional-mandated 2019 Country Reports …

Working with Pakistan for crackdown on terror, says Donald Trump in Ahmedabad
4 years, 10 months ago

Working with Pakistan for crackdown on terror, says Donald Trump in Ahmedabad

India Today  

US President Donald Trump said the good relation with Pakistan has ensured that firm action is taken against terrorism in that country. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi sitting on the dais, President Trump said the US and India are dealing with the threat of terrorism with iron clad resolve. Addressing an audience of over one lakh people at the Motera …

Will continue to pressurise Pakistan to act against Lashkar, Jaish and Hizbul, says US
5 years, 2 months ago

Will continue to pressurise Pakistan to act against Lashkar, Jaish and Hizbul, says US

India Today  

The US has said that it supports Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement that terrorists in Pakistan who carry out violence in Kashmir are enemies of both Kashmiris and Pakistanis. In a statement, acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice G Wells, said, "We continue to press Pakistan to take action against terrorist groups, including LeT, …

Pakistan's continued support to Lashkar, Jaish-e-Mohammed obstacle for talks with India, US raises concern
5 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan's continued support to Lashkar, Jaish-e-Mohammed obstacle for talks with India, US raises concern

India Today  

Acknowledging India's demand that there cannot be any talks with Pakistan while the Imran Khan government continues to support terrorism, the United States on Tuesday said that terrorism continues to be the "chief obstacle" in way of dialogue. "We believe that direct dialogue between India and Pakistan, as outlined in the 1972 Simla Agreement, holds the most potential for reducing …

Act against terror groups if you want peace with India, US tells Pakistan ahead of Imran Khan's UNGA speech
5 years, 3 months ago

Act against terror groups if you want peace with India, US tells Pakistan ahead of Imran Khan's UNGA speech

India Today  

The US has asked Pakistan to prosecute terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar, saying the reduction of the Indo-Pak tensions would depend on Islamabad's seriousness in taking action against those who engage in "cross-border infiltration". Alice Wells, US Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, during a special briefing during the 74th Session of the United Nations General …

Designating Masood Azhar demonstrates international commitment to rooting out terrorism in Pakistan, says US
5 years, 8 months ago

Designating Masood Azhar demonstrates international commitment to rooting out terrorism in Pakistan, says US

Firstpost  

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also welcomed Masood Azhar’s designation and said that it is a victory for the American diplomacy and the international community against terrorism Washington: The designation of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN demonstrates the international commitment to rooting out terrorism in Pakistan and bringing security and stability to south …

U.S. urges Pakistan to take ‘sustained and irreversible’ action against terrorists
5 years, 10 months ago

U.S. urges Pakistan to take ‘sustained and irreversible’ action against terrorists

The Hindu  

The United States has noted Pakistan’s recent action against terrorists and terror organisations, including the detention of 44 individuals connected to terror groups, but wants to see sustained and irreversible action. “…The United States notes these steps and we continue to urge Pakistan to take sustained, irreversible action against terrorist groups that will prevent future attacks and that will promote …

Amid India-Pakistan hostilities, Islamabad tells Washington full-blown crisis may jeopardise Afghan peace talks
5 years, 10 months ago

Amid India-Pakistan hostilities, Islamabad tells Washington full-blown crisis may jeopardise Afghan peace talks

Firstpost  

The United States is trying to prevent simmering tensions between India and Pakistan from impacting a third country: Afghanistan, where a fragile peace push is underway to try to end more than 17 years of war with Taliban insurgents. Senior US officials told Reuters that as the United States spoke with senior Pakistani officials, emphasising the need to lower the …

U.S. envoy wants Pak. to end terror support
5 years, 10 months ago

U.S. envoy wants Pak. to end terror support

The Hindu  

Pakistan should end the support to terror groups operating on its soil, said U.S. His comments came a few hours after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed there was no proof linking the country with the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF jawans on February 14. “The United States condemns in the strongest terms this horrific attack by a …

India launches diplomatic offensive against Pakistan, briefs envoys of 25 countries on Pulwama attack by JeM
5 years, 11 months ago

India launches diplomatic offensive against Pakistan, briefs envoys of 25 countries on Pulwama attack by JeM

Firstpost  

Hours after vowing to isolate Pakistan diplomatically in the wake of the attack, the government undertook the exercise of reaching out to the international community, most of which has univocally condemned the attack by the UN-proscribed Pakistan-based JeM terror outfit. New Delhi: In a major diplomatic offensive against Islamabad after the Pulwama terror attack, India held a briefing for envoys …

Pakistan summons Indian envoy; protests summoning of its top diplomat over Qureshi-Mirwaiz phone call
5 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan summons Indian envoy; protests summoning of its top diplomat over Qureshi-Mirwaiz phone call

India TV News  

In a tit-for-tat move, Pakistan on Thursday summoned India's high commissioner here to lodge a protest over the summoning of its envoy in New Delhi and maintained that it would continue to extend support to the people of Kashmir. India's Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale Wednesday summoned Pakistan's envoy Sohail Mahmood in New Delhi and categorically told him that Foreign Minister …

Pakistan unlikely to act against all terrorist groups : Haqqani
6 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan unlikely to act against all terrorist groups : Haqqani

India TV News  

Asserting that Pakistani leadership defines terrorism differently than the US, Pakistan's former ambassador to America Husain Haqqani said Pakistan is unlikely to act against all terrorist groups as demanded by the US government. "Pakistan’s leadership defines terrorism differently than the US government and thus is unlikely to act against all terrorist groups, as Mike Pompeo demanded," Haqqani, who is now …

Pakistan not taking sufficient action against terror organisations, says US country report on Terrorism 2017
6 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan not taking sufficient action against terror organisations, says US country report on Terrorism 2017

Op India  

The US on Wednesday said that according to the US annual country report for the year 2017, the Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba terror groups are constantly creating threats in the Indian sub-continent and that Pakistan did not pay adequate attention to the US concerns over terrorism in 2017. In its report, the US state department said that though the terrorist organisation, …

Pentagon asks Pakistan to ‘indiscriminately’ target all terrorist groups
6 years, 4 months ago

Pentagon asks Pakistan to ‘indiscriminately’ target all terrorist groups

India TV News  

Pentagon on Monday asked Pakistan to target all terrorist groups without any discrimination. Talking to media persons, Pentagon spokesperson Lt Col Kone Faulkner said that the US has been consistently asking Pakistan to defeat all terrorist groups that threaten regional stability and security. “Since January, we have consistently engaged with Pakistani military officials at the highest levels, based on both …

Keeping friends close
6 years, 5 months ago

Keeping friends close

The Hindu  

In a recent interview, former Vice-President Hamid Ansari said, “Our relationship with Iran has been built carefully by all past governments as Iran for us is not just an energy supplier… For us, Iran is a land power on the other side of Pakistan that provides us with an alternative route to Afghanistan.” Mr. Ansari, veteran diplomat and Ambassador to …

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