NEWS BRIEFS
July 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM UTC
The Council expresses strong support for Senator Kerry’s efforts to improve U.S.-Pakistan relations and the goals outlined in the Pakistan aid bill.
July 20, 2010 at 12:14 AM UTC
A Formula to Fix America’s Pakistan Policy
Shuja Nawaz
The Obama administration coined a new phrase upon taking office, “AfPak,” to refer to the importance of tackling Afghanistan and Pakistan’s problems in a coherent way. With the firing of General Stanley McChrystal, it’s clear the White House is reformulating its policy toward the Karzai government in Kabul. But what has happened to Pakistan policy? read more…
July 19, 2010 at 9:00 PM UTC
Council on Pakistan Relations quoted in Newsweek:
In Islamabad, Clinton Unveils $500 Million Aid Package to Pakistan
Grant designed to improve perception of America, strengthen ties.Link:
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/19/in-islamabad-clinton-unveils-500-million-aid-package-to-pakistan.html read more…
July 7, 2010 at 11:32 PM UTC
Congressional Research Service report on US-Pakistan relations
Congressional Research Service report on US-Pakistan relations
June 30, 2010 at 11:01 PM UTC
Editorial in The New York Times “Dealing With Pakistan”
Nine years after the 9/11 attacks, the United States is still trying to figure out how to manage relations with Pakistan — and what mix of inducements and public and private pressures will persuade Islamabad to fully commit to the fight against extremists. read more…
June 28, 2010 at 11:36 AM UTC
Atlantic Council Launches New Pakistan Report
WASHINGTON, DC — ”If the U.S. and Pakistan cannot work together then the war in Afghanistan may well be lost inside Pakistan,” warns the Atlantic Council’s new report,june 2010 read more…
June 17, 2010 at 1:01 AM UTC
Shuja Nawaz: Af_Pak Theater
Pakistan’s Security and the Civil Military Nexus
http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/4794/Af_Pak_Theater_Nawaz_Pakistan.pdf
June 16, 2010 at 11:27 PM UTC
@ Brookings Podcast: Global Islamic Jihad in Pakistan
While the Obama administration’s top priority remains keeping the nation safe, achieving this goal may require more than increased homeland security measures. read more…
June 16, 2010 at 11:13 PM UTC
Senator Kerry’s Letter on U.S. Aid to Pakistan: Five Highlights for Ambassador Holbrooke
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. read more…
