U.S. force not ruled out in Pakistan
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The U.S. would consider military force if necessary to stem al-Qaida's growing ability to use its hideout in Pakistan to launch terrorist attacks, a White House aide said Sunday. The Senate's top Democrat endorsed that approach.
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The US backs democratic change in Pakistan but avoids comment on Gen Musharraf's plan to stay army chief.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is struggling to get congressional approval for millions of dollars in aid to a tribal paramilitary group in the semiautonomous region of Pakistan where Al Qaeda and the Taliban have gained such a foothold that they have been able to launch destabilizing attacks on both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Pakistan's ÂtruceÂ with militants in the lawless region bordering Afghanistan has set off concern among American analysts.
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The United States would be willing to send troops to Pakistan to fight alongside the South Asian country's forces against Islamist militants, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
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Washington: The United States has said Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf has not taken any decision on keeping both posts of Army Chief and the President and it expected continued democratic reforms in the country.
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WASHINGTON, 5 December 2004 - President George W. Bush offered no criticism yesterday of Pakistanâs role in the still-unsuccessful hunt for Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, even though Pakistanâs army is pulling out of one area where the terrorist
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Pakistan Tuesday dismissed a claim by  a U.S. counter-terrorism official that the United States and  its allies were closing in on the world's most wanted man,  Osama bin Laden.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush's homeland security adviser said yesterday that the United States was prepared to take additional measures, including military force, to curb Al Qaeda's operations in remote regions of Pakistan.
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Pakistan rejected on Saturday a U.S. official's assertion that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar are operating from Pakistani territory.
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President Pervez Musharraf warned that U.S. troops would be regarded as invaders if they crossed into Pakistan's border region with Afghanistan in the hunt for al-Qaida or Taliban militants
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Pakistan on Monday denied a newspaper report that the CIA has set up covert bases in the country&#39;s remote tribal regions to hunt for Osama bin Laden and stop him from plotting another attack on the United States.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday denied a New York Times report that the US Central Investigation Agency (CIA) had set up covert bases in the countryâs remote tribal regions to hunt for Osama Bin Laden and stop him from plotting another attack on the US.
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The commander of U.S. forces in Central Asia has launched planning for more extensive use of U.S. troops to train Pakistani armed forces
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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday the United States would not repeat the mistake of neglecting Afghanistan and allowing it to become a haven for Islamic militants.
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A Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman Sunday said Islamabad does not favor an open-ended arms race in South Asia, according to the official Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
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PAKISTANâS General Musharraf has made an about-turn. He has stated openly, and firmly, that he is not going to shed his uniform, come what may.