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Zardari asks US to reimburse $1.6 bn spent on combating extremism

September 23, 2009 World

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the US to reimburse the $1.6 billion dollars spent on fighting extremism in his country’s tribal areas.
Zardari made the demand during two separate meetings here with US officials, including special Af-Pak envoy Richard Holbrooke, DawnNews reported.
The US pays Pakistan for the anti-militant operations from a special account called [...]

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Reimburse $1.6 bn spent on combating extremism: Zardari

September 23, 2009 World

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the US to reimburse the $1.6 billion dollars spent on fighting extremism in his country’s tribal areas.
Zardari made the demand during two separate meetings here with US officials, including special Af-Pak envoy Richard Holbrooke, DawnNews reported.
The US pays Pakistan for the anti-militant operations from a special account called [...]

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Resume Pakistan-India dialogue: Zardari

September 22, 2009 World

The resumption of the subcontinental composite dialogue is in the best interests of the region, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said.
At a meeting with former US president Bill Clinton here Monday, Zardari also reiterated that Pakistan was determined to prevent its territory from being used against any other country, APP reported.
India had suspended the [...]

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Zardari wants India in Friends of Democratic Pakistan group

September 19, 2009 World

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said here that his country wants India to be part of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan group, a media report said Friday.
“We want India to be the part of Friends of Democratic Pakistan and will encourage any Indian investment in this regard,” Zardari said while speaking Thursday at the [...]

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Zardari again blames ‘non-state actors’ for terrorism

September 19, 2009 World

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has again blamed terrorist attacks on “non-state actors and supporters of dictatorship” in Pakistan.
In remarks made ahead of what he described as coming “leadership level” talks in New York, Zardari also called for “meaningful progress” toward resolving the dispute with India over Kashmir.
“Terrorist attacks are always directed at democracies. They [...]

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Zardari cites past ‘mistakes’ for militants’ rise

September 19, 2009 World

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Friday urged the international community to support his government’s efforts to make democracy in his country “sustainable and irreversible”.
In a speech delivered to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, Zardari said he was determined to overcome the “great challenges” currently faced by the leadership in Pakistan.
“We are [...]

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Swat, Malakand almost cleared of militants: Pakistan president

September 5, 2009 World

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that militants have been “almost cleared” from the northwest of the country and were on the run, Online news agency reported Saturday.
“Militants are on the run as Swat and Malakand have almost been cleared of them. This huge success in the battle for the integrity of Pakistan has [...]

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Zardari agrees to clip his powers

September 3, 2009 World

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has agreed to transfer his powers relating to the appointment of the service chiefs, the chairman of joint chiefs of staff committee and governors to the prime minister. He has informed a parliamentary committee on constitutional reforms about this, Online news agency reported Thursday.
This would be done by repealing [...]

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India, Pakistan can resume dialogue, says Zardari

August 29, 2009 World

The joint statement issued at Sharm el-Sheikh should provide the “necessary impetus” for the resumption of the dialogue between India and Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari told British Premier Gordon Brown Friday.
Zardari made the statement during a meeting with Brown at the start of a three-day European tour marked by calls for greater financial help [...]

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Zardari, Brown discuss counter-terrorism

August 28, 2009 World

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Friday met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to discuss counter-terrorism strategies.
A Downing Street spokesman said that security in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained a high priority for both governments.
Brown reiterated Britain’s pledge to invest 665 million pounds over four years in programmes aimed at tackling “the [...]

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