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Officials Fear Support From Islamabad Will Wane
The United States has escalated its unilateral strikes against al-Qaeda members and fighters operating in Pakistan’s tribal areas, partly because of anxieties that Pakistan’s new leaders will insist on scaling back military operations in that country, according to U.S. officials.
Washington is worried that pro-Western President Pervez Musharraf, who has [...]

Posted by bosskitty March 27th, 2008 | Category: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Pentagon, Proxy War, Sharif, Ugly American, War on Terror, bribes, coersion, consequences, diplomacy | Comments (1)

 
Update: March 27, 2008
Pakistan’s new leaders tell US: We are no longer your killing field
· Visiting envoys earn cold reception from coalition
· PM wants new approach to fight Islamic extremism
In blunt remarks, Sharif said he told Negroponte that Pakistan was no longer a one-man show. “Since 9/11, all decisions were taken by one man,” [...]

Posted by bosskitty March 26th, 2008 | Category: Bush, Collateral, Musharraf, Pakistan, Sharif, War Cost, War on Terror | Comments (2)

India, Pak exchange lists of nuclear installations
Tuesday, 01 January 2008 16:01 IST

New Delhi, Jan 1: India and Pakistan today exchanged the lists of their installations and facilities, taking forward their 17-year-old confidence building measure in the field.
The lists were simultaneously handed over here and in Islamabad by [...]

Posted by bosskitty January 1st, 2008 | Category: Bhutto, Elections, India, Musharraf, Nuclear, PML-N, PPP, Pakistan, Politicide, Power Shift, Sharif, dictatorship | Leave a comment

Musharraf visits troops in farewell ceremonies before becoming civilian leader

(AP)

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf visited troops Tuesday to bid them farewell, a day before he planned to stand down as military chief to become a civilian head of state in a move aimed at easing the country’s political crisis. [...]

Posted by bosskitty November 27th, 2007 | Category: Bhutto, Bush, Emergency Management, Musharraf, Pakistan, Sharif, Taliban, military, nation building, taxpayers | Comments (5)