I am not here to negotiate on Kashmir: HolbrookeAugust 20th, 2009 KARACHI - US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, who is currently on a visit to Pakistan, has said his visit has nothing to do with the Indo-Pak problem, and that he is not in Pakistan to negotiate on the Kashmir issue. In an interview to a private television channel, Holbrooke said it was upto India and Pakistan to resolve the issue bilaterally.
Holbrooke postpones trip to Swat ValleyAugust 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - U.S.President Barack Obama's Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke began an official visit to Pakistan on Sunday but heavy rain forced him to postpone a trip to the northwestern Swat Valley. A US Embassy official, speaking on condition of anonymity, revealed this today, even as hundreds of thousands of refugees continue to return to the valley after the military declared that it was free of Taliban control.
Washington must not distance itself Pak: HolbrookeAugust 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said Washington's attempt to distance itself from former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would hamper US interests, as the PML-N chief is a famous leader of the country. "Nawaz Sharif is a popular leader and his party is ruling the largest province of Punjab.
US updating India about Afghan, Pak policies: HolbrookeAugust 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke on Thursday said the Obama administration is keeping New Delhi posted about its policies on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Speaking on the situation prevailing in Afghanistan and Pakistan at a meeting organised by the Centre for American Progress, Holbrooke described India as a dominant power of South Asia
Holbrooke said improving Indo-US relations has been a continual goal of the last three US administrations and opined that all of them had been successful in that.
Success of Swat offensive still 'unclear': HolbrookeJuly 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Raising questions over the success of the Swat military offensive, US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke has said it is unclear whether the Taliban has really been hit hard in the operation. Talking to media persons after returning from his visit to Pakistan and Afghanistan here, Holbrooke said Washington is yet to ascertain whether scores of Taliban insurgents are actually being killed, as claimed by the Pakistan Army, or have they just scattered away only to recoil later.
US may ask Pak to initiate an all out offensive in South WaziristanJuly 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The United States may ask Pakistan to initiate a full-fledged military operation in South Waziristan targeting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Baitullah Mehsud during the US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke's visit to the country. Holbrooke, who arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day visit, may demand more commitment from Pakistan in South Waziristan, diplomatic sources said.
India, Pakistan and US surrounded by common enemy: HolbrookeJuly 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said India, Pakistan and the United States face a common enemy, and that a joint effort is needed to crush the threat facing the region. Addressing a press conference here, Holbrooke said: "India, Pakistan and the US are surrounded by a common enemy.
Taliban offences enraging Pakistanis: HolbrookeJune 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Taliban offences in Pakistan are dramatically changing the attitude of the government and people there, says US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke. "My impression is that this is enraging the population," he told reporters here Wednesday mentioning the bombing of the Pearl Hotel in Peshawar Tuesday by "some terrorists" as an example.
US would respect Pak's 'red lines' in war against terror: HolbrookeJune 6th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Rejecting the notion that the United States might send its troops into Pakistan to fight the Taliban, and Al-Qaeda, US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Hoolbrooke said Washington has no intention of promoting a military surge in Pakistan, and would respect the 'red lines' marked by Islamabad in the 'war against terror'. Addressing a press conference here at the end of his three day visit to Pakistan, Holbrooke said American forces would not enter Pakistan and would respect its sovereignty and integrity.
Holbrooke says Geo TV is anti-USJune 5th, 2009 KARACHI - US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that Geo TV should ensure coverage of what the US is doing for Pakistan. Holbrooke said: "Geo has broadcast a number of anti-US reports, now you (media) should make people aware of the fact that the US is standing by Pakistan."
He further said the US is committed to provide every possible help to the affected people of the Swat Valley displaced due to the ongoing military operation.
Saeed's acquittal has disturbed us all : HolbrookeJune 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has said that the Lahore High Court's verdict to release Jaamat-ud Daawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has disturbed the United States. "His release has disturbed us all," The News quoted Holbrooke, as saying.
Swat peace deal 'dead' : HolbrookeMay 6th, 2009 LAHORE - The United States Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke has termed the Swat peace deal as 'dead', the Daily Times reported. Addressing the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in Washington, Holbrooke said Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had already informed the United States that the accord, signed between the NWFP government and the Taliban, would not stand for long.
US will not support a military coup in Pakistan, says HolbrookeMay 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday quashed all speculations of a military takeover in Pakistan, saying that it would be terrible if it happened. S special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke touched on a number of sensitive issues in his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Danger looms large over Islamabad due to Swat deal : HolbrookeApril 20th, 2009 LAHORE - The US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said that there is an increased risk of Islamabad being affected by the Swat deal inked between the Taliban and the government of Pakistan. "You cannot deal with these people by giving away territory.
Pak needs more aid to pre-empt global terror strikes from its soil: HolbrookeApril 18th, 2009 TOKYO - The US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said that the international community should ensure giving more financial aid to Pakistan, as the terrorist groups based on its soil are on the verge of carrying out attacks around the world. Addressing delegates at the donors' conference here in which countries have pledged five billion dollars for Pakistan as aid, Holbrooke said the world must keep supporting the country.
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