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Italian police arrest two Pakistanis for 26/11 links

The Italian police on Saturday arrested two Pakistani men accused of providing... more

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PUSH-BUTTON WAR

Civilians caught in the crossfire. Unlawful CIA warfare.

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US drone strategy raises concern in Pakistan

Unmanned drones are often the US weapon of choice in rugged areas such as Pakistan's... more

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MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Discusses Obama & Blackwater With Jeremy Scahill

Despite news reports that the security contractor formerly known as Blackwater has... more

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U.S. Asks More From Pakistan in Terror War

The Obama administration is stepping up pressure on Pakistan to expand and reorient... more

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Yet Another Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Occurs Saturday, Killing 11

A suicide car bombing occurred on Saturday morning that took the lives of 11 people,... more

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Pakistan, ancora paura, colpito da un attacco terroristico il palazzo dell’intelligence pakistana.

Il Pakistan è stato oggi teatro di un duplice attentato, l’escalation di violenza... more

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Car Bomb in Pakistan Claims Lives

Northwestern Pakistan suffers 16 lives lost, plus 80 wounded as two car bombs go off... more

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At least 10 die in suicide truck bombing of Pakistan spy agency

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Top al Qaeda leader blames Blackwater for Peshawar blasts

A senior al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan has blamed the U.S. security firm formerly... more

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Defending the Arsenal

In an unstable Pakistan, can nuclear warheads be kept safe?

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India is preparing for possible war with China and Pakistan

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Pakistan Fashion Week Defies Taliban

Expression over conservatisim

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Pakistanis to Clinton: War on terror is not our war

After three days of encounters with America-bashing Pakistanis -- who rejected her... more

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Afghan Police Fire On Anti-U.S. Protest

Police in Afghanistan opened fire on protesters in Kabul over two days of tense... more

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Taliban kills more than 80 people in a market in Pakistan

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Pakistan Market Bombing Kills 44 as Clinton Arrives for Talks

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By ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened a three-day visit to Pakistan on Wednesday, praising the government for pressing a high-risk military offensive against extremist forces in a volatile region near the Afghan border.

"I give the Pakistani government and military high marks for taking them on," she said. "That wasn't what they were doing before."

Speaking to reporters traveling with her from Washington, Clinton said she would seek an update from Pakistani officials on their military campaign in South Waziristan, which began Oct. 17. She said the campaign has important ramifications for the struggle against Islamic extremism.

"Clearly these people are allies in a network of terrorism that includes al-Qaida and therefore we believe that what the Pakistanis are doing in standing up to extremism in Pakistan is in our national security interests," Clinton said.

Last spring Clinton raised eyebrows in some quarters by telling Congress that the Pakistani government was abdicating to the Taliban and other extremist groups by not taking them on militarily.

Clinton said her visit is intended to convey the Obama administration's support for Pakistan - not just its military efforts but also its cooperation with Washington on a range of other issues, including the war in Afghanistan.

Clinton said the relations between Islamabad and Washington developed a lot of "scar tissue" over the years.

"We are turning the page on what has been for the past several years primarily a security, anti-terrorist agenda," she told reporters on the flight from Washington. Anti-terrorism "remains a very high priority, but we also recognize that it's imperative that we broaden our engagement with Pakistan," to include issues like education, energy and employment.

Clinton also hoped to put a better face on the U.S. image among Pakistan's predominantly Muslim population, where anti-Americanism is running high. To that end, she was scheduling an unusually large number of interviews with a range of Pakistani media.

"It is fair to say there have been a lot of misconceptions about what the United States intends for our relationship with Pakistan," she said, adding, "It is unfortunate there are those who question our motives. I want to clear the air."

In addition to the U.S. partnership with Islamabad in fending off insurgent efforts to destabilize the government, Washington sees Pakistan as central to its strategy in neighboring Afghanistan. Taliban militants seeking to overthrow the government in Kabul find haven on the Pakistani side of the border.By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer ISLAMABAD (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of... more