[wvns] Pak Army to forgo hardware

Army ready to forgo hardware: Kayani
Dawn Correspondent
Friday, 26 Mar, 2010
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/army-ready-to-forgo-hardware,-focus-on-energy-needs-kayani-630

The most important concerns for Pakistan today are economy and energy and we have emphasised that with the American administration, Gen Kayani said. –Photo by APP

WASHINGTON: Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said on Thursday that the military was willing to forgo its requests for hardware to ensure that Pakistan's energy and economic needs were met.

At a briefing at the Pakistan Embassy, Gen Kayani also said that there had been a marked change in the US attitude towards Pakistan because of the army's success in South Waziristan and Swat.

"I told Senator John Kerry and Senator Richard Lugar that in order to make sure that Pakistan's economy and energy needs are met, we are willing to forgo the military equipment that we have asked for," he said.

"The most important concerns for Pakistan today are economy and energy and we have emphasised that with the American administration that these are the needs that need to be met," he added.

Gen Kayani met the two senators earlier this week when he arrived in Washington for the two-day strategic dialogue, which concluded on Thursday.

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Policy group set up for further talks on Pak-US strategic issues
By Anwar Iqbal and Masood Haider

WASHINGTON, March 25: The United States and Pakistan have established a policy steering group for further talks on strategic stability and non-proliferation, says a joint statement issued on Thursday.

Unpublicised talks on the nuclear issue have been taking place since 2002 and have included strategic stability and non-proliferation as well...

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/policy-group-set-up-for-further-talks-on-pakus-strategic-issues-630

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Groups of four discuss joint strategy
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By Our Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 25: Away from the media glare, eight senior US and Pakistani officials met at the residence of the American military chief on Wednesday night to discuss the fine points of a joint strategy for furthering their partnership.

The Pakistani group included Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Finance Adviser Hafeez Shaikh and Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar...

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/groups-of-four-discuss-joint-strategy-630

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Opposition, govt not on same page over talks with US
By Syed Irfan Raza

ISLAMABAD, March 25: The government and the opposition appear to be at loggerheads over the Pakistan-US strategic dialogue as PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday his party had not been consulted about talks.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced that he would take the nation into confidence after conclusion of the dialogue...

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/opposition%2C-govt-not-on-same-page-over-talks-with-us-630

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