Obama unveils new US policy for Pakistan, Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama Friday said Al-Qaeda is ‘actively planning' attacks on US from safe havens in Pakistan.Unfolding a new US strategy to defeat Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Obama said Pakistan must be 'stronger partner' in destroying Al-Qaeda safe havens. In this connection, he said Pakistan would be provided financial assistance of 1.5 billion dollars each year for the next five years.

Pakistan ready to play constructive role: FM

MOSCOW: Pakistan welcomed on Friday anew U.S. surge in Afghanistan and promised to cooperate, saying the administration of President Barack Obama had a "very positive approach" to the situation in the region."I think the new Obama administration's approach is a very positive. They are looking towards a regional approach to the situation," Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told a foreign news agency in Moscow."Pakistan is willing to .... Full Story

Obama plans more funding for Afghan war

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy will require significantly higher levels of U.S. funding for both countries, with U.S. military expenses in Afghanistan alone, currently about $2 billion a month, increasing by about 60 percent this year, Washington Post reported on Friday."The president has decided he is going to resource this war properly," said a senior administration official of the plan Obama is set to an .... Full Story