Daily Times
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 15:06
A United States congressional panel has demanded cutting off all US assistance to Pakistan to persuade Islamabad to act against the Afghan Taliban, and has also criticised important developments in Pakistan-US relations. A brief analysis of the current state of Pakistan-US relations were the main areas of contention and uncertainty. Vital US interests related to links between Pakistan and indigenous American terrorism, “Islamist” militancy in Pakistan, policies toward the Afghan insurgency, Pakistan’s relations with its historic rival India, and allegations on Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency ISI were stated. Ongoing terrorism concerns and the US foreign assistance programmes for Pakistan were recommended to close with an analysis of current US-Pakistan relations.
Friday, April 24, 2015 - 07:20
Clad in bullet-proof vests and balaclavas, elite squads of soldiers and police are preparing to wage a guerrilla-style war on El Salvador’s gangs, trying to fight a surge in violence that experts warn may only intensify.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 06:50
In the future, the size of U.S. aid to Afghanistan should be comparable to the money being received by Israel, i.e. $ 11.5 billion a year. The IMF estimates, however, that Afghanistan will require $ 68 billion just to train its army and police forces. The country’s own GDP is $ 18 billion, so international assistance will be indispensable. In 2011, only three percent of the cost of maintaining the Afghan police force was contributed by the Afghan government itself. In 2012, the figure reached seven percent while, in 2013, six percent had been spent by the government itself on maintaining the Afghan police — in 2014, the figure dropped to 5.2 percent.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:36
The Defence Headquarters in Abuja said that no religion or ethnic group was targetted at the ongoing counter terrorism campaign in the country.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 11:42
Deputy Director of the State Security Service (SSS), Ms. Marilyn Ogar, on Sunday confirmed that 21 persons died during the exchange of gunfire that followed an attempted jailbreak at the Asokoro headquarters of the service in Abuja on Sunday.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 09:53
The Presidency on Sunday denied reports in suggesting that President Goodluck Jonathan was planning to step up the ongoing state of emergency in Borno State by imposing a military governor on the state.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:59
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has strongly condemned Saturday’s ``cowardly attack’’ on a minibus in a suburb of Nairobi, that killed many innocent civilians and injured many more.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 07:29
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday made a strong case for Nigeria’s election to the United Nations Security Council.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 08:11
Several suspected members of the Boko Haram sect and three civilians were killed on Monday when soldiers attached to the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Monguno, Borno State had an encounter with the insurgents.