Terrorists, militants were created 'deliberately' to counter rival ideology: ZardariSeptember 19th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that terrorist and militants were deliberately created to achieve certain strategic goals and to counter rival ideology. "Militants and militancy were not created in a vacuum; they have been the product of a deliberate policy to fight the rival ideology," Zardari said.
Zardari to deliver lecture in LondonSeptember 17th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will deliver a lecture on the challenges facing Pakistan at the International Institute for Strategic Studies here Friday.
Zardari is expected to highlight the current challenges facing Pakistan, the war against terrorism, as well as the financial and economic problems, among others, the Online news agency reported Thursday.
I wish Musharraf had looked after Benazir as I can look after myself: ZardariJuly 6th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has once again blamed his predecessor Pervez Musharraf for death of his wife and former premier Benazir Bhutto, claiming that she died by a bullet not by the bomb that a Scotland Yard report identified as the cause. "I wish Musharraf had looked after my wife as I can look after myself," The Telegraph quoted Zardari, as saying.
Zardari would like to be remembered for creating a Pakistan free of militantsJuly 6th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan President Asif Zardari has said he would like to be remembered in Pakistan for creating a country free of militancy. "I would love to be remembered for creating a Pakistan where militancy - I know it can't totally be diminished - is defeated," The Telegraph quoted Zardari, as saying.
US presses Pakistan to bring Mumbai attackers to justiceJune 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pressing Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice, the United States says it wants to make sure that Islamabad is acting aggressively against extremist elements within its borders. "Well, we continue to impress upon the Government of Pakistan the importance of bringing the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice," Assistant Secretary of State, Philip J.
Pakistan unlikely to get drones: ReportMay 17th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan is unlikely to get the American drones that it wants, a British newspaper reported Sunday. 'I want drones,' Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari told the Sunday Times.
Zardari wants 'ownership' not 'control' of US drones operating in PakistanMay 14th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan has asked the United States to hand over the 'ownership' and not only 'control' of the drones operating inside its territory. Referring to Washington's decision to give Islamabad control over the drone strikes in the tribal regions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said such 'half measures' would be of no use.
Pakistan will improve relations with India, Zardari promisesMay 13th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday promised to improve his embattled country's ties with India under the terms of a new 'strategic dialogue' between Pakistan and Britain. The strategic dialogue, to be co-chaired by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Zardari, will rest on four 'fundamental principles', Brown said after the two leaders met at his Downing Street office in central London.
Zardari snubs Brown, cancels joint press conferenceApril 27th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has cancelled a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Brown, who arrived in Pakistan this afternoon after talks in Afghanistan, told reporters on the plane that he would hold a meeting with President Zardari.
Pak intelligence believes Osama bin Laden is dead : ZardariApril 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that his country's intelligence believes that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead, but they have no proof to back their claims. "The Americans tell me they don't know, and they are much more equipped than us to trace him.
Kasab's trial to begin today, mother to visit himApril 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - The trial of Ajamal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of the Mumbai attacks will be taken up by a court here on Wednesday in person. According to a Times Now television report, this is the first time Kasab will appear before the court as the high profile 26/11 trial commences.
Brown tells Zardari Pak has got to do more to root out terrorist elementsApril 10th, 2009 LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari late on Thursday after the arrest of 10 Pakistani-born nationals on student visas and one UK-born British national on charges of terrorism, to warn him to do more to root out terrorist elements in Pakistan. This is the first time Pakistanis on student visas have been arrested on such serious charges.
Some Mumbai attackers may be Pakistanis: ZardariApril 8th, 2009 LONDON - President Asif Ali Zardari has admitted that more than one of the 26/11 Mumbai attackers 'may' be Pakistanis, but says the mayhem had 'significant support from within India itself'. 'Our investigation into the Mumbai attacks is continuing.
Kasab gets a lawyerMarch 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - A special court here today appointed Anjali Waghmare as the new lawyer for Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured alive in the Mumbai terror attacks last year. Waghmare, who is a lawyer from the state legal aid cell, will now represent Kasab.
Pakistan could seek Kasab's custody, India rejects ideaFebruary 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI - Pakistan said Saturday it might seek the custody of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai mayhem, if its investigations require this, but India immediately nixed the idea. 'If Ajmal Kasab is needed for the investigation process, then India could be asked (to hand) him over,' Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters in Karachi.
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