Click it and Unblock the Notifications
Just In
Don't Miss
-
AICTE introduces career portal for 3 million students, offering fully-sponsored trip to Silicon Valley -
Vahbiz Dorabjee On Being Offered Mother Roles; Losing 10 Kgs & Stunning Transformation: I Was Impacting My… -
Rs 7.50/Share Dividend: Adani Group Cement Company Reports Strong Q4 Results; Profit Surges 2x YoY -
Bajaj To Offer Chetak Electric Scooter At Lower Price Point: All Details Here -
Bangladesh vs Zimbabawe: Will Shakib Al Hasan Play Home T20 Series In May Or Not? -
Qualcomm Reveals Snapdragon X Plus Chip for Laptops: 10 Core CPU, On-Device AI, & Much More -
Heeramandi Screening: Alia Bhatt, Ananya Panday, Rashmika Mandanna And Others Serve Finest Ethnic Style! -
Escape to Kalimpong, Gangtok, and Darjeeling with IRCTC's Tour Package; Check Itinerary
Richard Holbrooke to visit Pakistan, Afghanistan soon
Washington/Islamabad, Jan. 24 (ANI): The newly appointed U.S. Special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, intends to visit the region as soon as possible, the US State Department said on Friday.
State department spokesman Robert Woods told the daily briefing that he "spoke to Ambassador Holbrooke, and he said he was going to try to get out as soon as he could, but he didn't have a timeframe on that," The News reported.
Woods said a special representative "historically has been an individual who basically coordinates among various entities, and in this case with regard to Ambassador Holbrooke, (he will be) coordinating amongst the various U.S. Government agencies that have equities with regard to Pakistan and Afghanistan."
Earlier, U.S. ambassador in Pakistan Anne W. Patterson met with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari here today.
During meeting situation of the region besides new U.S. administration and other issues came under discussion.
On the occasion, President Asif Ali Zardari expressed concern over U.S. drone strikes in Northern areas of the country.(ANI)
