June 16, 2010  at  11:13 PM UTC

Senator Kerry’s Letter on U.S. Aid to Pakistan: Five Highlights for Ambassador Holbrooke

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligenc

June 14, 2010  at  10:26 AM UTC

CPR MEETS WITH CONGRESS

CONTACT: Mahera Rahman
June 12, 2010 mahera@pakistanrelations.org
Last week, the Council on Pakistan Relations met with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Congressman Mike McMahon (D-NY) to discuss U.S.-Pakistan relations. During the meeting with Congressman Senator Lugar’s staff, CPR (more…)

June 7, 2010  at  11:00 PM UTC

COUNCIL CALLS ON SECRETARY CLINTON NOT TO THREATEN PAKISTAN

In the wake of the recent attempted Times Square attack, the Council on Pakistan Relations has called on Secretary Clinton to moderate her rhetoric towards Pakistan in order to rebuild trust and cooperation between the two nations. (more…)

May 25, 2010  at  12:24 AM UTC

CPR MEETS WITH SENATOR UDALL’S OFFICE

The Council on Pakistan Relations met last week with the office of Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) to discuss his recent visit to Pakistan and ways in which CPR and his office can work together to strengthen U.S.-Pakistan relations. (more…)

May 25, 2010  at  12:11 AM UTC

CPR MEETS WITH THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN DAVID PRICE

The Council on Pakistan Relations recently met with the office of Congressman David Price (D-NC) to discuss U.S.-Pakistan relations and what steps the U.S. can take to improve its image in Pakistan.  (more…)

May 24, 2010  at  12:15 AM UTC

CPR MEETS WITH CONGRESSMAN ROBERT WHITTMAN

The Council on Pakistan Relations met last week with Congressman Robert Whittman (R-VA) to discuss U.S.-Pakistan relations and the importance of the U.S. taking a regional approach to South Asia that includes India.  (more…)

May 23, 2010  at  12:28 PM UTC

CPR Quoted – Community concerns : Pakistani Muslims based in the US have to ‘fight an image’, and the (failed) Time Square bombing episode has only aggravated matters

http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/may2010-weekly/nos-23-05-2010/spr.htm#7

“I haven’t done anything wrong but still I feel hesitant and even ashamed sometimes to tell the people around that I am Pakistani. That is all because of Faisal Shahzad,” laments Muhammad Nasir, 45, Pakistani American living in New York. (more…)

May 17, 2010  at  9:52 PM UTC

CPR MEETS WITH THE OFFICE OF SENATOR BAUCUS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  May 18, 2010 CONTACT: Mahera Rahman     mahera@pakistanrelations.org

The Council on Pakistan Relations met with the office of Senator Max Baucus to discuss the importance of increasing trade relations between the U.S. and Pakistan and other issues. (more…)

May 17, 2010  at  12:24 AM UTC

The radicalization of Faisal Shahzad by Hassan Abbas

May 7, 2010

The radicalization of Faisal Shazad raises important questions for three sets of actors: the people and government of Pakistan, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement, and American Muslims. Before delving into these aspects further, allow me to present my basic theory about how he got radicalized. (more…)

May 17, 2010  at  12:15 AM UTC

Georgetown Professor: ‘Drones Are Not Killing Innocent Civilians’ in Pakistan

I’m not sure how many of you caught the segment last Friday on the Dylan Ratigan show on MSNBC featuring Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer, a 25 year army veteran and former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Task Force STRATUS IVY and Georgetown University professor Christine Fair of the Center for Peace and Security Studies (CPASS). (more…)