Pakistan in the News - January 24, 2012

• Jan 24, 2012
• PAKISTAN IN THE NEWS

Pakistan’s military issued an uncompromising formal rejection on Monday of the United States report last month on a contentious border exchange of fire that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, dealing a fresh blow to American hopes of reviving a troubled strategic relationship.

Council Deeply Disappointed Over Lack of Pakistan Enterprise Fund in Bill

• Jan 12, 2012
• CPR PRESS RELEASES

WASHINGTON, December 15 The Council on Pakistan Relations today expressed deep disappointment over the elimination of an Enterprise Fund for Pakistan in the State Department portion of an omnibus FY 2012 appropriations bill released late on December 14 by the House Appropriations Committee (HAC).

A Faltering Bargain With Pakistan

• Jan 12, 2012
• THINK TANK ARTICLES

U.S.-Pakistan relations in recent years have been founded on a kind of bargainâan unstated and unstable bargain, but one that until this week seemed basically workable. The U.S. administration would turn a partially blind eye to the shelter given by Pakistan to the Afghan Taliban leadership; in return, Pakistan would genuinely cooperate against international terrorist plots directed at the American homeland. The location and death of Osama bin Laden in the vicinity of a Pakistan military academy calls that bargain, and the whole future of the American-Pakistani alliance, into question.

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Council Meets with Pakistan Delegation

• Dec 27, 2011

Council Chairman Ashraf Qazi and Board member Mr. Junaid Qurashi met recently with the top U.S. diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad to discuss the importance of bilateral cooperation between the two nations. They had the opportunity to speak at length with U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on the importance of nurturing economic growth and private-sector development.

Congressman Jim Moody

• Jan 08, 2012

A former U.S. Congressman & Director of Peace Corps (Pakistan), Jim Moody served in the United States Congress from 1983-1993 where he was a member of the Ways & Means, Transportation and Public Works committees. In addition to CPR, Congressmen Moody also serves on the board of The American Committee for Human Development that raises support in the US for villages in Pakistan through the public-private program National Committee for Human Development (NCHD).

Mr. Junaid Qurashi

• Jan 04, 2012

Junaid Qurashi is a Chief Executive Officer of SSJD Energy LLC, a California-based company focused on renewable energy projects in emerging markets. Mr. Qurashi is a seasoned entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in founding and managing sustainable development and high-tech firms in California, USA. Mr. Qurashi has also worked in management positions for large public companies, including EMC, VMware, Wyse Technologies and Phoenix Technologies.

Mr. Azher Khan

• Jan 04, 2012

A native of Karachi, Pakistan, Azher Khan came to the United States in 1972. He earned a Bachelorâs degree in International Relations from the University of Mankato in Minnesota in 1975 and a Master's degree in Public Administration from the American University in Washington, DC, in 1979.

Chapters Testing

• Jan 04, 2012

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