Pakistan Halt Nato Supplies After Border Attack Pakistan Warns

Mr Zardari further revealed that actually he was deceived and trapped by some powerful players of the game, indicating that initially a decision was taken to strongly defend the NRO in the SC. But, he claimed, suddenly some “top guns” gave him some authentic assurances on the basis of which he decided not to defend the NRO in the SC.Meanwhile one inside source said at the time of hearing of NRO case in the SC, a Karachi-based former judge who enjoyed good reputation and was considered to be a credible person had visited the Presidency and secretly met Asif Ali Zardari. In this meeting, the former judge had told Mr Zardari that he should not worry about the Swiss cases, as they were closed transaction.

He said one possible explanation for Pakistan's reaction was its ever-present obsession with India, its historical and much larger enemy. He said the army was sending a signal that it would not accept Indian forces one day using the same justification to launch cross-border attacks on militants sheltering on its eastern flank.The anger over the incursions contrasts with Pakistan's relative silence over American drone strikes against al-Qaida and Taliban targets in the northwest. There have been more attacks this month than in any other since they began in earnest in 2007.

In June 2008, a U.S. airstrike killed 11 Pakistani troops and frayed ties between the two nations. Pakistan said the soldiers died when U.S. aircraft bombed their border post in the Mohmand tribal region. U.S. officials said coalition aircraft dropped bombs during a clash with militants. They expressed regret over the deaths, but said the attack was justified.Pakistan and the U.S. have a complicated, but vital, relationship, with distrust on both sides.Polls show many Pakistanis regard the United States as an enemy, and conspiracy theories abound of U.S. troops wanting to attack Pakistan and take over its nuclear weapons. The Pakistani government has to balance its support for the U.S. war in Afghanistan — and its need for billions of dollars in American aid — with maintaining support from its own population.

The alliance aims to improve the performance of school principals. It will consist of a network of school districts, universities and foundations offering educational programs to current and future school leaders.The Bush Institute has set a goal of certifying at least half of the nation's public school principals through the program by 2020.The nonpartisan institute is part of George W. Bush Presidential Center, which will include the presidential library and will be located on the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas when construction is complete.

ISAF is working with Pakistan to ascertain if the two events are linked. The matter remains under investigation," she said.It was the fourth possible aerial incursion since last week.CIA CHIEF The border row occurred as CIA chief Leon Panetta began a previously scheduled visit to Pakistan for talks with top military and political figures.Panetta met the head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, officials said. He was expected to meet army chief General Ashfaq Kayani later.