U.S. Criticizes Pakistan Crackdown
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The United States strongly criticized Pakistan's government Monday, saying it was "extremely disturbed" by a roundup of opposition leaders ahead of key court rulings on the reelection bid by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf
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MANAMA, Bahrain -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates thanked Pakistan yesterday for what he said were stepped-up efforts to crack down on the flow of fighters from its border regions into Afghanistan.
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Scoffing at rumors that he had been   overthrown in a coup while visiting the United States,   President Pervez Musharraf said Pakistan was not an unstable   "banana republic."
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf orders firm action to crack down on unrest after Benazir Bhutto's death.
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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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WASHINGTON, July 22 â One of President Bushâs counterterrorism advisers said today that the United States would consider using military force inside Pakistan if it identified key Al Qaeda targets there, but the Pakistani foreign minister angrily rejected such talk as âirresponsibleâ and said American attacks in the sensitive border area could cause civilian deaths and enrage Pakistani opinion.
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Pakistan hit back on Sunday at U.S. critics of its fight against terrorism, insisting its army was best suited to hunt for Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda militants Washington believes enjoy safe haven in Pakistani tribal areas near Afghanistan.
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Pakistan responds angrily as the US hints it might send forces into Pakistan to strike at Osama Bin Laden.
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American officials still want to nab the terrorist leader, but Pakistan's leader sounds sick and tired of the whole subject.
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Pakistan&#39;s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday security measures have helped reduce activity by militants linked to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban along the country&#39;s border with Afghanistan.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf this month rebuffed U.S. proposals to let the CIA have greater latitude to operate in tribal areas where al Qaeda, the Taliban and other militant groups are active, The New York Times said in Sunday editions.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said Afghanistan must stop blaming his country for the Taliban-led insurgency, while NATO's top commander asked for more troops to battle the violence.
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A senior State Department official defended efforts by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to undermine al-Qaeda's presence in the country's northwest tribal areas, a day after senior U.S. intelligence officials depicted the terrorist group as operating from a "safe haven" in the region.
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Imposition of emergency rule would  be a step backward for Pakistan and the United States hopes  President Pervez Musharraf doesn&#39;t take such action, a senior  U.S. official said on Thursday.
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Myanmar's crackdown on protests against huge fuel price rises drew condemnation from the United States and expressions of dismay from other Asia-Pacific nations on Friday, but its ruling generals appeared defiant.
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As Washington tries to figure out how to deal with Pakistan going forward, it also faces charges that it didn't do enough to support and protect the slain leader
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Pakistan responded Monday to Indian  charges of cease-fire violations in Kashmir by accusing New  Delhi of small-arms fire across the Line of Control that  divides the Himalayan region.