Israeli Defence Minister says US should halt N Korea's nuke programme before Iran'sSeptember 21st, 2009 JERUSALEM - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has asked the US to work towards halting North Korea's nuclear weapons program before Iran's, as the move would have a big influence on the Islamic republic. "North Korea is developing long-range missiles in the backyard of China and Russia and nothing happens to them," The Jerusalem Post quoted Barak, as saying.
US will retaliate if Pak based militants attack its citizens: MullenSeptember 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States has made it clear that it would not hesitate to retaliate if its citizens are targeted by militants based in Pakistan. In an interview with the PBS, the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Admiral Mike Mullen said Islamabad is also aware that if US citizens are targeted by Pakistani militants then Washington would certainly respond.
Pak facing existential threat from western border, not India GatesSeptember 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said Pakistan has realized that the Taliban and other extremists based in the western tribal area of the country pose the real existential threat to it rather than India. In an interview with a private television channel, Gates said Pakistan has acknowledged that the real threat to its existence come from the extremists based in the lawless tribal areas along the Afghan border and not from India.
80 percent Pakistanis say Taliban threat to nation: SurveyJuly 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - About 80 percent of Pakistanis feel that Taliban is posing a "serious threat to the stability of Pakistan", a survey revealed. The survey carried out by World Public Opinion (WPO) showed that 68 percent of the respondents were satisfied with the ongoing military operation against Taliban in Swat Valley.
80 percent of Pakistanis consider Taliban a threat to their country: ReportJuly 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Taliban is loosing support among the people of Pakistan, as about 80 percent of them are against the banned outfit and have termed it a threat for the country, a survey has revealed. According to a World Public Opinion (WPO) report, about 80 percent of the Pakistanis are against the Taliban.
Pakistan has shifted forces from Indian border: US generalJune 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan has shifted forces from the Indian border to the west as it now sees very clearly the existential threat posed to their country by the extremists, said a top US general. "In Pakistan, there is no question I think at this point that the Pakistanis see very clearly the existential threat that is posed to their country by the extremists," General David Petraeus, Commander of the United States Central Command, said Friday.
Pakistan realizes threat posed by Taliban : General PetraeusMay 28th, 2009 LAHORE - The US Central Command chief General David Petraeus has said that Pakistan has now realized the existential threat posed by the Taliban. In an interview to a foreign radio channel, General Petraeus said : "The four major elements of Pakistani society, the government, the opposition, the military and the civilians, realise that Pakistan must oppose and confront the Taliban, who pose a threat to the Pakistani state."
He said there has been a major shift of opinion among the people of the country towards the Taliban, as they now realize that the outlawed outfit only fosters oppression.
Obama understands why Israel considers Iran an existential threatMay 18th, 2009 JERUSALEM - Ahead of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, US President Barack Obama has said he understands why Israel considers Iran an existential threat. "I understand very clearly that Israel considers Iran an existential threat, and given some of the statements that have been made by [Iranian] President [Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad, you can understand why," The Jerusalem Post quoted Obama, as saying.
US to ensure Pak aid is not utilized against IndiaMay 8th, 2009 LAHORE - The United States has said it would ensure that the millions of dollars of aid, which it would be providing to Pakistan over a period of time, does not end up being used against India through cross-border terrorism. A US State Department spokesperson said Washington would make sure that the aid be utilized only for the purpose it is being given to Islamabad, and certainly not for fuelling militancy against India.
US confused by Pak's late reaction against Taliban threat: ReportMay 6th, 2009 LAHORE - As the Pakistan Army continues to struggle against the Taliban, officials in the US are confused as to why Islamabad initiated military action against the militia after it advanced so close to the federal capital, capturing several region of the Swat Valley on the way. Several top US officials had sounded the alarm immediately after the reports about the Taliban expanding its control beyond the Swat Valley were flashed, but for reasons unknown Pakistan waited for things to get worse.
Taliban threat to mankind, admits Pak High Commissioner to BritainMay 6th, 2009 LONDON - Admitting that the Taliban pose an existential threat to his country, Pakistan High Commissioner to Britain, Wajid Shamsul Hasan has said that the outlawed outfit is a threat to the mankind as well, and there was an immediate need to eliminate it. Speaking in the House of Parliament, Hasan said the Taliban should not be compared with Islam.
US says Swat deal failure a "real wake-up call" for PakistanMay 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said the failure of the Swat deal is a "real wake-up call" for Pakistan, adding that the Pakistani military has started to regain the initiative in its northwestern areas that recently fell under the Taliban control. "It is my impression from the great distance that they have begun to regain the initiative," he said when asked about Pakistan army's operations against the Taliban militants in Buner and other areas around the Swat valley.
US rules out sending troops to Pak to assist in offensive against TalibanMay 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States has ruled out sending troops to Pakistan to lend support to the country's ongoing military offensive against the Taliban and other extremists groups in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). US Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry has made it clear that Washington would not send its troops on Pakistani soil.
US warnings about Pak collapse adding to panic: WPApril 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While concerns were raised across the world about the Taliban gaining ground in Pakistan and arriving on the door steps of Islamabad, the sudden reaction by the United States and the open warning about Pakistan's democratic set-up caving-in to the hands of the extremists has only added to the panic in the region, says an article in the Washington Post. "In the course of just three days, the U.S.
Taliban threat to world peace: USApril 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US has said on Wednesday that the Taliban are threat to the peace of world and it is not an easy task to get better of them. During a daily press briefing, the spokesman of US State Department, Robert Wood, said that the Taliban is threat to the peace of world.
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