Britain to stand by Pak through “thick and thin to help quell terror”: Miliband

October 12th, 2009 LONDON - The United States is concerned over the growing clout of the extremists in Pakistan, however, it maintains that despite the threat, Pakistan's nuclear installations are safe. Addressing a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband here, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday's brazen terror attack on the Pakistan Army General Headquarters in Rawalpindi showed that the extremists threat to that country was growing, but contended that they did pose a risk to the nuclear arsenal.

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Climate Change Secretary, Ed Miliband, has discovered a long-lost relative in Russia who identified herself on a radio interview during his recent visit to Moscow, it was reported Thursday. Miliband, whose brother David is Foreign Secretary, was taking questions on a Moscow radio station when an elderly woman rung in and said in Russian: "I am Sofia Davidovna Miliband, I am your relative - I am the only one left." Although radio staff were initially concerned that the call was a hoax and cut her short, Miliband went to meet the 87-year-old former academic.

September 27th, 2009 LONDON - In what is being seen as David Miliband's veiled challenge to Gordon Brown demanding him to think about his succession plan, British Foreign Secretary has told the Prime Minister that 'future is the most important word in politics.' "I now think 'future' is the most important word in politics. The future is the key, and that means having a mental map that is looking forwards not backwards," he said.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan and Britain have decided to create a joint task force to reform the education system in the Islamic country, Geo TV reported Sunday. The decision was taken during a meeting here Saturday attended by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, among others.

September 19th, 2009 JERUSALEM - The United States and Britain have both condemned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent "hateful" speech in which he had said the Holocaust was "a false pretext to create Israel." The Jerusalem Post quoted White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, as saying: "Obviously we condemn what he said." British Foreign Secretary David Miliband also criticized Ahmadinejad's 'myth' remark. In a statement communicated by the UK Embassy in Israel, Miliband said: "Ahmadinejad's repeated denials of the Holocaust are abhorrent as well as ignorant.

July 29th, 2009 LONDON - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has commended efforts of the Obama administration to re-balance the relationship between the United States and Pakistan saying it is very important to stabilize Pakistan in order to maintain peace in Afghanistan. "We need a more stable Pakistan to get a more stable Afghanistan.

July 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The resumption of the stalled peace talks between India and Pakistan rests on the successful prosecution of the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband has said. Addressing a joint press conference with his Pakistan counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Miliband said the thaw in Indo-Pak relation is directly related to the trial of the Mumbai terror attack masterminds.

July 6th, 2009 LAHORE - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said that the Pakistan Army and the ISI should stop their double game of supporting militants against India and then clamping down when pressurised to act. Asked whether the Pakistan Army and ISI were still playing a double game - sometimes supporting the militants for use against India and clamping down on them and whether this vicious cycle has been broken, Miliband replied, "This cycle has to be stopped." Miliband said Pakistan's national security was not threatened by India, but by terrorism and extremism, adding that India had better things to do as a major power than be involved in a standoff with Pakistan.

June 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A superconducting metal sheet with just two atoms thick has been developed by physicists at the University of Texas in Austin. The university said in a statement Monday that it was the thinnest superconducting metal layer ever created.

May 5th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan has made it clear that it will not ink any extradition treaty with Britain. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, before meeting the British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said that both countries had already discussed the draft of the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the subject.

May 1st, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Defence Minister Gotabaya Rajapaksa has launched an angry verbal attack on British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, accusing him of basing his policies on Tamil Tiger propaganda. Rajapaksa, who is known as a passionate and feisty advocate of completely crushing the Tamil Tigers and capturing its leadership, said Miliband had interrupted him during their meeting.

April 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to discuss the arrest of eleven Pakistani-origin citizens in Britain and other issues such as the European Union-Pakistan Summit and the Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting. According to sources, Miliband asked Islamabad for more cooperation in order to stop alleged terrorists from travelling to Britain.

January 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Army Chief General Ashfaque Parvaiz Kayani Saturday said his country wanted to defuse tensions with India following the Mumbai terror attacks but without any compromise or under pressure. Kayani made this statement while meeting visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband here, Geo TV reported, citing sources.

January 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Friday met his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi after his arrival here. 'The focus of the discussions was on the investigations regarding the Mumbai attacks (of 26/11) and Pakistan's response to the Indian statements,' said an official.

January 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband Friday stressed the importance of holding intensive dialogue for resolving the Kashmir issue, Geo TV reported. The British foreign secretary made the remarks at a press conference here at the British high commission.