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US' refusal to apologise: Islamabad's quest for face-saving measures

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad is looking for "face-saving arrangements" in the ongoing negotiations with the US after the the Obama administration reportedly refused to tender an apology for the last year's Nato air strike on the Salala border post that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers or to end drone strikes, it was learnt.

Kabul Urges Islamabad Against Mass Expulsion

ISLAMABAD -- Afghanistan is urging authorities in neighboring Pakistan to abandon plans to expel tens of thousands of unregistered Afghan migrants from the country. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) estimates there are currently 1.7 million registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan, but local officials say tens of thousands of others are residing in the country illegally. The government of ...

NATO invites Pakistani president to Chicago summit amid signs Islamabad to reopen supply lines

NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistan's president to the upcoming Chicago summit on Afghanistan, the strongest sign yet that Islamabad is ready to reopen its western border to U.S. and NATO military ...

Pakistan restores Twitter after block over Prophet cartoons

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan restored access to Twitter after briefly blocking the microblog over "blasphemous" posts about a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.

Pakistan blocks Twitter over Prophet cartoons

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan blocked Twitter on Sunday, accusing the microblogging site of refusing to remove posts promoting a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.

NATO chief urges Pakistan to help stabilize Afghanistan

NATO's chief urged Islamabad to back efforts to stabilize Afghanistan as he prepared for talks Saturday with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, on the eve of a NATO summit.

India-Pakistan Siachen talks in June: Islamabad

Pakistan said that it would host the next round of talks with India over the disputed Siachen Glacier on June 11-12 in Islamabad.

US supply trucks cross into Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Although, the reopening of the ground lines of communication (GLOCs) for Nato supplies is yet to be formally announced, the government on Friday showed flexibility by allowing four trucks carrying US diplomatic cargo to Afghanistan.

Pak looking for 'positive conversation' over NATO supply resumption: Sherry Rehman

Islamabad, May 20 (ANI): 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.

Zardari arrives in Chicago for NATO summit

Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in Chicago to attend a key NATO summit starting Sunday.