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WASHINGTON: Pakistan yesterday came under increased pressure over its nuclear arsenal when a Harvard study warned of “a very real possibility” that its warheads could be stolen by terrorists. The rising concern about poorly-guarded nuclear weapons and material was the subject of an extraordinary two-day summit which began in Washington yesterday. Last night, Ukraine became [...]
NEW YORK: Stressing on the need of establishing peace and a secure environment in Pakistan and Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama has said that dismantling the terror network flourishing in the region is the “singular focus” of his administration. In an extensive interview with the ABC, Obama said rooting out the militant base in the [...]
PRAGUE: US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, have signed a landmark nuclear arms treaty in the Czech capital, Prague. The treaty commits the former Cold War enemies to each reduce the number of deployed strategic warheads to 1,550 – 30% lower than the previous ceiling. Mr Obama said it was an [...]
WASHINGTON: At the heart of President Obama’s new nuclear strategy lies a central gamble: that an aging, oversize, increasingly outmoded nuclear arsenal can be turned to the new purpose of adding leverage to the faltering effort to force Iran and North Korea to rethink the value of their nuclear programs. The 50-page “Nuclear Posture Review” [...]
JERUSALEM: Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has moved to ease tensions with the US, describing the two countries’ relations as those of “allies and friends”. Mr Netanyahu also dismissed reports one of his confidants called US President Barack Obama a “disaster” for Israel. The US has criticised the building of Jewish homes in East Jerusalem, which [...]
SEARCHLIGHT: Sarah Palin told thousands of tea party activists assembled in the dusty Nevada desert Saturday that Sen. Harry Reid will have to explain his votes when he comes back to his hometown to campaign. The wind whipped U.S. flags behind the former Alaska governor as she stood on a makeshift stage, holding a microphone [...]
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed on Friday to sharp cuts in the nuclear arsenals of both nations in the most comprehensive arms control treaty in two decades. “We have turned words into action,” Obama declared. Obama said the pact, to be signed on April 8 in Prague, was part [...]
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday in a bid to ease strained ties but with dim hopes for any breakthrough in the
PARIS: Nearly a year after President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators to work on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals, the two countries say they are finally close to completing a deal. A deal – a small but important step toward Obama’s goal of a nuclear arms-free world – [...]
WASHINGTON: The Democratic-controlled Congress handed President Barack Obama a huge victory Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage, reports AP. Widely viewed as dead two months ago, the Senate-passed bill cleared the [...]
WASHINGTON: White House advisers are nearing a recommendation for President Barack Obama to choose a military trial for self-professed Sept. 11, 2001 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his alleged henchman, senior administration officials. The review of where and how to hold a Sept. 11 trial is not over, so no recommendation is [...]
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama declared for the first time yesterday that he was prepared to steamroller his troubled health reform legislation through Congress with only Democratic support; a move Republicans denounced as the “nuclear option”. Signalling that his patience had snapped after a year-long fight, Mr Obama laid the ground for Democrats in Congress [...]
WASHINGTON: The US government has decided to establish a Quick Reaction Force for the protection of its diplomatic missions in Pakistan. The step has been taken in order to meet the increased terrorist threats to US personnel in Pakistan. The Statesmen has learnt that the US Congress has been requested to allocate US$ 22.9 million [...]
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration sent lawmakers a plan for $1.45 billion in aid for Pakistan this year, funding water, energy and other projects as well as a media campaign to counter extremist views. The 2010 spending plan, obtained by Reuters, was sent to lawmakers late on Thursday as part of the US administration’s obligation to [...]
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is sharply expanding American weapons sales to both India and Pakistan in a bid to forge “closer ties with each country”, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The newspaper noted that although the US had stayed out of the Indo-Pak rift, it was pursuing deals with both to strengthen its [...]
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has reviewed the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan with his senior officials and diplomats as his administration continues a two-pronged offensive to subdue militants in that region. The new approach includes a major military offensive in southern Afghanistan and a US-led process to encourage repentant Taliban activists to join the [...]
NEW DELHI: Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama headed Wednesday for the United States and a long-awaited meeting with President Barack Obama that has infuriated China. For the 74-year-old Dalai Lama — vilified by Beijing as a “wolf in monk’s robes” — recognition by the White House is crucial to maintaining a critical international [...]
WASHINGTON: With much of his legislative agenda stalled in Congress, President Obama and his team are preparing an array of actions using his executive power to advance energy, environmental, fiscal and other domestic policy priorities. Mr. Obama has not given up hope of progress on Capitol Hill, aides said, and has scheduled a session with [...]
WASHINGTON: Despite deepening political disaffection and intensified distress about the economy, President Obama enjoys an edge over Republicans in the battle for public support, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. A report published in the New York Times found that Americans blame former President George W. Bush, Wall Street and Congress much [...]
WASHINGTON: The US military is planning to set up new training centers inside Pakistan where American special operations trainers would work with Pakistani forces close to the Afghan border battle zone, a senior defense official said. The new centers would supplement two already operating in Pakistan, and they would be used to accelerate and expand [...]
Misbah-ul-Haq appointed Pak Test team captain
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Potential to generate 50,000mw electricity from Thar coal field for 800 years
