WASHINGTON, April 24: Two days of continuous congressional hearings on the Obama administration’s foreign policy brought a rare concession from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who acknowledged that the United States too had a share in creating the problem that plagues Pakistan today. In an appearance before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday, Mrs Clinton explained how the militancy in Pakistan was linked to the US-backed proxy war against the Soviets in Afghanistan. “We can point ... Read More

By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari portrayed himself as a hawk-turned-peacemaker on Saturday but the script is understood to have been handed over to him by the Americans and the British, whose late night calls helped him to try and bring sanity to the troubled political proceedings in the greater interest of all the stakeholders. But even in the heat of emotions at the end of his speech to parliament, a politically smart Zardari did not forget to keep certain ... Read More