By Chris Allbritton ISLAMABAD | Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:12am EST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The death of a senior al Qaeda leader in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan‘s tribal badlands, the first strike in almost two months, signaled that the U.S.-Pakistan intelligence partnership is still in operation despite political tensions. The Jan 10 strike — and its follow-up two days later — were joint operations, a Pakistani security source…

By Michael Georgy and Qasim Nauman ISLAMABAD | Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:43am EST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan‘s Taliban movement, a major security threat to the country, is holding exploratory peace talks with the U.S.-backed government, a senior Taliban commander and mediators told Reuters Monday. The United States, the source of billions of dollars of aid vital for Pakistan‘s military and feeble economy, is unlikely to look kindly on peace…

ISLAMABAD | Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:41am IST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan‘s Taliban movement, a major security threat to the country, is holding exploratory peace talks with the U.S.-backed government, a senior Taliban commander and tribal mediators told Reuters on Monday. The talks are focused on the South Waziristan region and could be expanded to try to reach a comprehensive deal. The Taliban, which is close to al Qaeda, is…

ISLAMABAD | Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:13am IST ISLAMABAD Nov 21 (Reuters) – Pakistan‘s Taliban movement, a major security threat to the country, is holding exploratory peace talks with the U.S.-backed government, a senior Taliban commander and tribal mediators told Reuters on Monday. The talks are focused on the South Waziristan region and could be expanded to try to reach a comprehensive deal. The Taliban are making several demands including…

By Haji Mujtaba MIRANSHAH, Pakistan | Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:01am EDT MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 45 suspected militants were killed by missiles launched by U.S. drone aircraft in Pakistan’s northwest, local intelligence officials said on Tuesday, one of the largest death tolls to date in the controversial air bombing campaign. Coming a day after Washington announced an $800 million delay in military assistance amid worsening U.S.-Pakistan ties,…