Pakistan’s foreign minister says her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan, as a leaked Nato report accuses Islamabad of links to the Taliban.

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Pakistan dismisses Taliban links

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Every winter, the capital of Pakistan’s Islamic republic is overrun by what is many Muslims’ worst nightmare: sounds of screeching wild pigs. Motivated by hunger, the reviled animals descend each night from neighboring hills to feed on the garbage bins of Islamabad’s most exclusive addresses — from high-end hotels to the capital’s embassies and even the president’s residence. On their way to feeding grounds pigs cause traffic accidents and send locals hurrying for cover. Some Islamabad residents have reportedly been injured or even killed by belligerent hogs. Read full article > >

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KABUL — The allied commander in Afghanistan reported modest “progress” Tuesday in efforts to repair military relations with Pakistan, although he said he had received no indications that Islamabad would reopen crucial supply routes anytime soon. Marine Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, said he spoke by telephone Monday with Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, the Pakistani army chief, for the first time since Nov. 26, when a U.S. airstrike killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers in a cross-border attack. Read full article > >

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Pakistani Taliban spokesman denied Sunday an earlier announcement by the militant group’s deputy chief that it was holding peace talks with the government. The conflicting claims are a clear sign of splits within the movement, which could make it harder for Islamabad to strike a deal to end the violent insurgency gripping the country. At the same time, the cracks could make it easier to suppress the insurgency militarily. Read full article > >

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Pakistani Taliban spokesman, commander deny group is holding peace talks with government

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s president vowed Wednesday to confront the government in Islamabad over a devastating suicide bombing against a Shiite shrine in Kabul that he said originated on Pakistani soil. At least 56 people were killed in Tuesday’s bombing at a shrine where hundreds had gathered to mark the Shiite holy day of Ashoura. One American citizen was among the dead. A second bomb hit a Shiite vehicle procession in a northern city at roughly the same time, killing four people. Read full article > >

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Afghan President Karzai vows to confront Pakistani government over Kabul suicide bombing

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is preventing foreign journalists and other visitors from getting close to the house of slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Danish Ambassador to Pakistan and his wife, and two French journalists, were among several people detained this week in Abbottabad — the Pakistani garrison town that was bin Laden’s last hideout. They were held briefly before being allowed to return to the capital, Islamabad, police in the northern town said Friday. Read full article > >

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Foreigners, including Danish ambassador, banned from bin Laden house as 9/11 anniversary nears

The Pakistani town of Abbottabad seems to have been the perfect place to “ hide in plain sight .” Not only did officers at the Pakistani military academy there apparently miss spotting Osama bin Laden so did a team of U.S. Special Forces trainers that, according to Pakistani officials, was based there from September to December 2008. The “Where’s Waldo?” aspect of the hunt for bin Laden — who turns out to have been living since 2005 just a few hours’ drive north of Islamabad — has worsened the mistrust between America and Pakistan. Pakistani anger over the unilateral U.S. attack is indicated by the fact that someone just “outed” the CIA station chief in Islamabad for the second time in a year. Read full article > >

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Did Pakistan know bin Laden was ‘hiding in plain sight’?

India says Osama Bin Laden’s killing near Islamabad is proof that “terrorists from different organisations find sanctuary in Pakistan”.

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Pakistan a ‘terror refuge’: India

Full speech of President Obama’s announcement that al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden is dead and the United States has his body. Bin Laden was killed in a mansion close to Islamabad, Pakistan. (May 1)

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Pakistani officials threatened Monday to impose new limits on CIA drone strikes in their country and to expel agency operatives whose missions are not approved by Islamabad, escalating a high-stakes feud between the counterterrorism allies, U.S. and Pakistani officials said.

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Pakistan threatens to impose new restrictions on CIA activities

Slackistan, a British-made movie about young people living in Islamabad, is banned in Pakistan because of scenes showing swearing and drinking.

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Pakistan ban for Slackistan film

The C.I.A. station chief in Islamabad fled amid threats to his life after his identity was exposed in a legal complaint over alleged drone attacks.

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Top U.S. Spy Flees Pakistan After His Name Is Revealed

Pakistan isn’t playing ball with the U.S. on drones. In a move that further strains relations between the two nations, Islamabad rejected requests to expand the area where the controversial unmanned CIA weapons can operate. The U.S. wants to step up…

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U.S. Pushes for More Drone Strikes

Tankers in Islamabad transporting fuel to troops in Afghanistan were attacked, police said, in a move likely to delay the reopening of a supply route through Pakistan.

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A Pakistani court has acquitted three men accused of involvement in the bombing of the Danish embassy in Islamabad, a public prosecutor says.

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Trio cleared of Islamabad bombing