Indian-American to assist Holbrooke's successor

Frank Ruggiero, a career civil servant who served under late United States diplomat Richard Holbrooke, has been made the acting US special representative to the Af-Pak region and will be assisted......

Holbrooke's last words: 'Worried' about Af-Pak

Even in his final moments, United States troubleshooter Richard Holbrooke was "worried" about Pakistan and Afghanistan, reflecting his "relentless" pursuit of the policy that he crafted to help the......

US panel to examine supply of F-16s to Pakistan

In the backdrop of an upsurge in unilateral American strikes on militants near Pakistan's Afghan border, a US Congressional panel is set to examine the rationale of F-16 programme with Islamabad as......

US may offer military sweeteners to pacify Pak

Notwithstanding India's protests, the Obama administration is readying itself to provide Pakistan with even more massive doses of military largesse, as senior United States officials acknowledged......