American and Pakistani forces both made mistakes that led to airstrikes against Pakistani posts on the Afghanistan border in November 2011, the New York Times is reporting. Twenty-six Pakistani Army soldiers were killed in the airstrikes, a Pentagon investigation has revealed. This is the first time America assumed some responsibility for the airstrikes, which further damaged the country’s relationship with Pakistan. The investigation, which hasn’t yet been made public, concluded America’s airstrikes were an act of self-defense that was justified. Pakistani soldiers opened fire on Afghan and American special operations forces along the border first. The Department of Defense released a statement, saying “U.S. forces, given what information they had…

The deputy leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, said the militant group is in peace negotiations with the country’s government, MSNBC is reporting. Mohammad added the government has released 145 Talibani prisoners, and has stopped military operation in the Bajaur tribal region. The peace talks come after the Pakistani Taliban has been engaging in a four-year war against the government in Islamabad. However, the peace talks could lead to a deterioration in U.S.-Pakistan relations. The government hasn’t officially commented on whether the talks are really underway. If they are, the billion dollar aid the U.S. sends to Pakistan, may be placed in jeopardy. Mohammad, who is in Afghanistan,…

Angelina Jolie, who serves as a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador, recently visited Pakistan to draw attention to the flood-stricken country. While there, the Academy Award-winning actress condemned a Florida church that plans to burn the Quran to mark the anniversary of 9/11, the Associated Press is reporting. After Jolie visited Pakistan refugee camps, she told reporters in Islamabad that she hardly has “the words that somebody would do that to somebody’s religious book.” Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center, an evangelical Christian church in Gainesville, is organizing the burning. He has repeatedly said that despite warnings from U.S. officials, he and his congregation…

London / Mumbai / New York, 9th May 2008: Eros International, the London AIM listed leading integrated company within the Indian media & entertainment sector releases Bhoothnath in Pakistan day and date with the film’s global release. Bhoothnath becomes the first Indian film to be passed by Pakistan Censor Board for a day and date release in its original un-cut version. It is also the first film of Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, the two topmost stars of Indian film industry, to release in Pakistan. Eros will be releasing Bhoothnath on 9th May across all major cities in Pakistan, including Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujaranwala, Hyderabad and Gujarat,…