Topic: Asif Ali Zardari

West prods Pakistan on antiterror fight – with aid

The US is finalizing a $15 billion aid package, Sen. John Kerry told Indian newspapers Monday.

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Pakistan's top general reins in own Army

Army Chief Ashfaq Kayani has been curtailing the political influence of a military accustomed to running the country.

India overhauls national security after Mumbai attacks

Reforms arrive amid fears of additional attacks; India prepares to confront Pakistan over handling of terror suspects.

India pressures Pakistan by naming Mumbai suspects

Its list of 10 militants released Tuesday included names and supposed hometowns – all of them in Pakistan.

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In unconfirmed raid, Pakistan seizes Mumbai attack ringleader

Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, an operations chief for Lashkar-e-Taiba, was reportedly captured Monday in Pakistani Kashmir.

Public anger strains Indian-Pakistani cooperation

The Mumbai attacks have brought old suspicions to the fore. Indians suspect militants from Pakistan; Pakistanis reject what they call a typical blame game.

Rice demands 'robust' cooperation from Pakistan in Mumbai probe

While Pakistan confronts growing evidence that the terrorist attack was carried out by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, India braces for further sea, air assaults

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Pakistan moves up US priority list

The terror attacks in India next door have emphasized the instability in the region.

Opinion: Are Al Qaeda's fingerprints on the Mumbai attack?

The consequences could definitely be in their favor.

Pakistan pressed on India attacks

Condoleezza Rice calls for Pakistan's 'cooperation.' She will visit India Wednesday.

Mumbai attacks pose test for India

A top minister resigned Sunday as officials vowed to improve antiterror forces.

The Monitor's View: Best ways to react to India's '9/11'

The three-day assault was likely aimed at sparking India and Pakistan into overreacting.

Signs of thaw in bitter South Asian dispute

Trade reopens after 60 years along Kashmir's 'Berlin Wall.'

US airstrikes put Pakistan's leaders on defensive

It summoned the US ambassador Thursday to formally complain after an attack hit deep inside Pakistani territory.

Report confirms 'shadow war' waged by US special forces

A 2004 classified order authorized the military to attack Al Qaeda operatives around the globe. As many as a dozen raids occurred under this mandate.

Quake aid for Pakistan's neglected

The government's disaster relief in Balochistan comes amid ongoing efforts to reach out to the troubled province.

Beneath US-Pakistani tension, a new cooperation

Joint efforts include setting up coordination centers along the Afghan-Pakistani border.

Fallout of US-India nuke deal

Could China's plan to help Pakistan build nuclear power plants be the first of many pacts in the region?

Cash-strapped Pakistan finds few friends in time of economic need

Pakistan asked the IMF for a loan Wednesday, after allies rebuffed its requests for aid.

US sends envoy to Pakistan amid growing economic, security concerns

Pakistan weighs asking the IMF for a loan, while continuing to battle militants in Swat and Bajaur in the northwest.

Flirting with Palin earns Pakistani president a fatwa

A leading religious leader condemned Asif Ali Zardari's comments to Sarah Palin at the UN.

Terrorist attacks in Pakistan stir anger at U.S.

Nineteen percent of Pakistanis have 'positive' views toward Al Qaeda, according to a BBC poll released Sunday.