NEW DELHI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was flying to New Delhi on Tuesday to try to ease tension between India and Pakistan that has surged over the Mumbai attacks and put at risk U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the region. ... > full story
MUMBAI, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appealed to India not to punish his country for last week's attacks in Mumbai, saying militants have the power to precipitate a war in the region, the Financial Times reported on Monday. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired a missile at a house in the militancy-plagued Pakistani region of North Waziristan on the Afghan border on Saturday, killing two people, security agency officials said. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) Pakistan and India discussed cooperation in efforts to fight terrorism Tuesday as part of a wide-ranging dialogue aimed at resolving outstanding disputes between the nuclear-armed rivals. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the emergence of a democratic government in Pakistan offered a "dim ray of hope" that regional cooperation, including India, could help bring an end to Taliban and al Qaeda violence. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) Rashid Rauf, a British militant with al Qaeda links, was killed along with an Egyptian by a suspected U.S. missile strike in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, Pakistani television channels and intelligence officers said. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) Pakistani soldiers practiced shooting at pilotless "drone" aircraft Friday, the military said a day after the government lodged a protest with the U.S. ambassador over drone missile strikes in Pakistani territory. ... > full story
KHOST, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) A suicide car-bomber killed nine people and wounded 16, including two U.S. soldiers, in an attack on Thursday on a government compound in eastern Afghanistan, a government official said. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) Pakistan's army chief called for a halt to missile attacks on Pakistani territory by pilotless drone aircraft operated by Western forces in Afghanistan. ... > full story
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Pakistan condemns terrorist activities: Gilani Nov. 28, 2008 (GlobalSecurity.org) Islamabad, Nov 28, IRNA Pakistan-Mumbai Attacks-Condemnation Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan is a victim of terrorism and ...
Pakistan awaits IMF loan ruling Nov. 24, 2008 (BBC News) Pakistan is awaiting a decision from the International Monetary Fund on its request for a $7.6bn (£5.1bn) loan to shore up the economy. . The IMF ...
Pakistan forces kill 24 militants in Bajaur region Nov. 20, 2008 (GulfNews, United Arab Emirates) Pakistani forces killed 24 militants as artillery and jet fighters supported ground troops fighting in the Bajaur tribal region on the Afghan ...