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Pakistan among Security Council newcomers

Pakistan Friday envoy played down fears of conflict with India and the United States on the UN Security Council as it was among four countries which won seats on the UN’s most powerful body.
Pakistan, Morocco, Guatemala and Togo all secured two-year seats on the council.
But a battle between Azerbaijan and Slovenia for a fifth [...]

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US boosts pressure on Pakistan over terrorism

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday intensified pressure on Pakistan to do more to crack down on Islamist militants destabilizing Afghanistan. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a tough public message that extremists have been able to operate in and from Pakistan for too long.
For the second time in two days, [...]

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US demands Pakistan action ‘in days and weeks’

The United States called on Pakistan Friday to take action within “days and weeks” on dismantling Afghan militant havens and encouraging the Taliban into peace talks in order to end 10 years of war.
Crucially, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared to extract recognition from Pakistan that it could do more in clamping down [...]

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Militants kill 3 in raid on Pakistan elder’s home

KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — More than 30 militants armed with rockets and machine guns attacked a prominent pro-government tribal elder’s house in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing three members of his family, a government official said.
The militants struck Malik Noor Mohammad’s home in Minzare Cheena village in the Mohmand tribal area [...]

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Rare moment of levity in US-Pakistan relationship

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s troubled relationship with Pakistan has triggered plenty of heartburn for U.S. officials, but rarely sidesplitting laughter.
That changed Friday when Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton erupted in amusement during a town hall meeting in Islamabad when a participant described the U.S. as Pakistan’s impossible to please mother-in-law.
“We all know that [...]

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37 killed in Pakistan clash near Afghan border

At least three soldiers and up to 34 militants were killed on Thursday in a gunbattle in Pakistan’s restive tribal district of Khyber along the Afghan border, officials said.
The death toll was announced shortly before US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was expected in Pakistan for crunch talks aimed at ramping up pressure on Islamabad [...]

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In Pakistan, Clinton seeks strong anti-terror push

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The Obama administration delivered a blunt warning Thursday that the United States will do what it must to go after militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan, whether Pakistan helps or not.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton led an unusually large U.S. delegation for two days of talks [...]

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Pakistan seeks seat in hotly contested Security Council vote

UN Security Council elections on Friday could put nuclear rivals Pakistan and India at the center of the global guardian of peace.
One of the most closely contested Security Council votes in years could also see sub-Saharan Africa lose a representative on the 15 nation body.
The 193-member UN General Assembly will vote for five non-permanent members [...]

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Clinton steps up pressure on Pakistan

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday led a high-powered team for talks with Pakistan aimed at stepping up pressure on Islamabad to dismantle Taliban safe havens on its soil.
Accompanied by CIA director David Petraeus and top US military officer Martin Dempsey, Clinton met Pakistani military and civilian leaders for several hours at Prime [...]

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Pakistan army chief tells US: focus on Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s powerful army chief said in a rare briefing to parliamentarians that the U.S. should focus its efforts on stabilizing neighboring Afghanistan, rather than pressuring Islamabad to step up its war against Islamist militants on Pakistani territory, a parliament member said Wednesday.
Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani’s appearance before two parliamentary defense [...]

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