Jan 26: US consulate employee Raymond Davis, shoots two armed Pakistani men in ‘self defence’ in Lahore. Another person is run over and killed by a vehicle carrying Davis's colleagues as they come to his aid

Jan 28: Davis is arrested and charged with two counts of murder.

Feb 5:US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is scheduled to meet Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, to discuss Davis's release but Qureshi does not attend the event .More

Feb 12:  US postpones trilateral US-Pakistan-Afghan talks, scheduled for Feb 23-24, citing "political changes in Pakistan". More

Shah Mehmood Qureshi is removed from his post as Foreign Minister in a cabinet reshuffle

Feb 15: President Barack Obama calls on Pakistan to release Davis under the Vienna Convention on diplomatic immunity. Senator John Kerry arrives in Lahore on a diplomatic mission to press for his freedom. Former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi maintains that Davis does not enjoy diplomatic immunity. More

Feb 21: US officials confirm Raymond Davis to be a CIA agent who works for private security contractor Xe, formerly known as Blackwater. More

Mar 16: Davis is freed and leaves Pakistan immediately after a Pakistani court acquits him. £1.1 million in compensation is paid to the victim’s families, but US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denies any payment of ‘blood money’.  More

.   Protests against the acquittal take place in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

Mar 17: A missile attacks on a house near the Afghan border killing 38 people. Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Kayani says the US had "carelessly and callously targeted" a peaceful meeting of elders in North Waziristan. US officials say they believe the dead were militants and dispute the high death toll. More

·      Pakistan summons US Ambassador Cameron Munter to protest against the attacks.

·      Pakistan's foreign ministry announces it will not be attending talks proposed by the United States in Brussels on March 26.More

 

Mar  19: By pulling out of upcoming talks on the war in Afghanistan, Pakistan signals its anger over an American drone missile strike that it says killed civilians along the Afghan border. The U.S. says it hit a compound where militants were meeting. More

April 11:  US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, calls for a "renewal" of ties between the two countries. More

·      Lt-Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha, chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, visits Washington to meet CIA Director Leon Panetta at CIA headquarters.

April 12: Pakistan's leader of the opposition in the national assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, calls for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Davis's release. More

April 29: US Ambassador Cameron Munter states that Pakistan and US are united in the war against terrorism. More

May 2:US President Barrack Obama announces the death of Al-Qaeda Leader Osama Bin Laden. US Special Forces captured and killed Bin Laden in a raid in a compound in Abbottabad, north of Islamabad. US officials confirm that it was a unilateral operation and Pakistani authorities were only informed of the raid after it had taken place.

May 5: Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir warns US against any further unilateral raids in its territory. Clinton says US must keep working with Pakistan. More

May 10: Pakistan’s Foreign Sectary Bashir says that if the US wants Pakistan’s cooperation, it needs to stop sending messages through the media and instead contact the government directly. More

May 11: Following the killing of Osama bin Laden by US forces on Pakistani soil, US Senator John Kerry visits Islamabad to meet with Pakistani leaders. He discusses bilateral relations with Pakistan civil and military leaders as part of efforts to improve security cooperation.

May 12: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in an interview with Time Magazine, on Thursday revealed that cooperation between the CIA and its Pakistani counterpart, the ISI (Inter Services Intelligence), had broken down. More

May 13: A suicide attack takes place outside the Frontier Constabulary (FC) headquarter in Shabqadar town, Charsadda, Peshawar and claims the lives of over 80 people. The Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) claims their first major strike in avenging Osama bin Laden's death.

Mar 19: By pulling out of upcoming talks on the war in Afghanistan, Pakistan signals its anger over an American drone missile strike that it says killed civilians along the Afghan border. The U.S. says it hit a compound where militants were meeting. More

May 20: A car bomb targets US consulate vehicles, killing one person and wounding 10 others in the first attack on Americans in Pakistan since Osama bin Laden is killed. TTP claims responsibility.

May 22: 20 militants attack PNS Mehran Naval Base in Karachi, killing at least 15 people and destroying two Orion aircrafts. TTP claims responsibility.

May 26: CIA deputy director Michael Morrell and senior ISI officials meet in Islamabad. Both sides discuss a way forward that would involve the US stopping its drone strikes and expanding joint US-Pakistan operations against militants

May 27: US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton arrives in Islamabad on a surprise visit amid frayed relations. She praises Pakistan as a "good partner" in global efforts to fight terrorism, though acknowledging that the two countries have disagreed on how hard to fight Al-Qaida, Afghan Taliban fighters and other militants. More

May 30: Prime Minister Gillani says that ties between the ISI and CIA have eased and ‘strained relations have now been repaired’. More

June 3: Pakistan and the US agree to resume joint intelligence operations against militants, a first step toward rebuilding trust between the two countries

June 10: The US embassy releases a statement following a written request from the Government of Pakistan, stating a reduction in the number of US military personnel. More

June 13: CIA Director visits Pakistan and meets with the head of the ISI, Lt. Gen.Shuja Pasha to discuss intelligence sharing and efforts to reconcile with the Taliban.

June 28: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reassures the US on Pakistan’s commitment to peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, but appears less supportive of Washington’s direct contact with Taliban, bypassing Islamabad. More

July 10: The White House confirms that it will withhold some $800m (£498m) in military assistance to Pakistan. US defence secretary Leon Panetta says he believes Osama bin Laden's successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is hiding in Pakistan's tribal areas. More

July 12: Corps Commanders meeting held at GHQ. Conditions set for US military aid to Pakistan is discussed and the Pakistan army rejects military aid from the US, saying they will utilize their own resources.

July 13:  Prime Minister Gilani says Pakistan should be given its due role in the Afghan reconciliation process for the restoration of peace, stability and prosperity in Afghanistan and the rest of the region. More

July 22:US Congress panel at the house of foreign affairs rejects proposal to cut off all aid to Pakistan, due to concerns over the country’s relationship with militants after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

July 25: US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen at his last press briefing before his retirement this fall, says that military ties between Pakistan and the US are going through a rocky phase – but adds that this situation would not affect civilian ties. More

July 31: CIA’s Islamabad station chief, who oversaw the intelligence team that uncovered Osama bin Laden’s hideout, leaves Pakistan for medical reasons, according to a US official. US officials maintain it will not hamper US intelligence efforts in Pakistan. More

. Pakistan imposes new travel restrictions on when and how diplomats can move outside the capital US diplomats living in the country, in a letter sent to the US embassy in Islamabad. More

August 2: Trilateral talks between the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan fails to make any progress due to serious differences between Islamabad and Washington over a host of issues, forcing Kabul to express its anguish and demand an accelerated, result-oriented reconciliation process with the Taliban to curb the increasing violence in Afghanistan.

August 3: US envoy Cameron Munter admits to having a heated argument with the CIA station chief in March 2011 over a proposed drone strike against militants on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border. The envoy wanted him to call off the strike, fearing that its timing – coming only a day after Islamabad freed CIA contractor Raymond Davis – would further damage ties with Pakistan, but the CIA station chief and his bosses turned down the request. More

August 3: US Military Commander Admiral Mike Mullen warns Pakistan to eliminate save havens for terrorists like the Haqqani Network as it could impact the relationship between the two countries.

August 4: Chief Minister Baluchistan Nawab Aslam Raisani in a meeting with US Ambassador Cameron Munter says there is no Taliban Shura in Quetta and Mullah Omar and Ayman al Zwahri are not in Pakistan. More

August 5: The United State’s credit rating was cut for the first time ever – a second recession is feared –Pakistan’s stock market suffered the worst decline in two years, displaying the country’s dependence on the economy of the United States. More

August 8: New CIA station chief arrives in Islamabad, making him the third appointee in the last seven months.

August 9: Haqqani  in an interview in Washington states that although Pakistan continues to see US as a fickle ally and that the US continue to doubt Pakistans commitment to the war against terrorism, however, there is a realization on both sides that they need each other. More

August 11: The bureau of consular affairs of the US State Department in a travel warning comments on the harassment of its citizens over visa issues and takes note of the rapidly growing anti-American feelings in Pakistan identifying them as ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. More

August 13: An American aid expert is kidnapped at gunpoint from his house in Lahore on Saturday after gunmen stormed the residence and overpowered his security guards, police said.The US embassy said the man had been identified as Warren Weinstein and that he was in Pakistan working for a private company. No one has claimed responsibility for the abduction. More

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in a meeting with Senator John McCain says Pakistan wants an enduring partnership with the United States and a relationship beyond cooperation on terrorism and looked forward to a deeper level of engagement with the US in all areas of bilateral relations including energy, social sector and economic cooperation. More

August 16: In a statement being delivered to military officers at the National Defense University, the US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says relations with Pakistan are difficult due to elements of the government’s links with the Haqqani network yet a relationship with Pakistan must be maintained. More

August 18: US Ambassador Cameron Munter is holding separate meetings with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir. Among issues discussed, the quick recovery of the American aid expert by the Pakistani authority is stressed.  More

August 19: The abduction of American aid expert Warren Weinstein prompts US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to call her Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday to ‘express concern’ over the incident. More

September 5: A senior Al-Qaeda leader,Younis Al-Mauritani believed to have been responsible for planning attacks on the United States, Europe and Australia has been arrested in Pakistan, the army announced. Mauritani was picked up in the suburbs of the southwestern city of Quetta along with two other high-ranking operatives after US and Pakistani spy agencies joined forces, signalling a possible thaw in relations. More

September 6: The White House hails Pakistan’s capture of senior Al- Qaeda operative Mauritani as an example of counter terrorism cooperation. The US official said that “this victory shows the continuing strength and value of US-Pakistani counterterrorism cooperation.  The Pakistanis deserve real credit for their hard investigative and operational work in taking deadly threats like al-Mauritani off the battlefield.  There is clearly more to be done, and both sides recognise the imperative of acting together against these dangerous targets.”[i]

September 7: David Patraeus  is sworn in as new CIA director.

September 8: The United States remains committed to a relationship with Pakistan and will continue to work with it “in our mutual interest”, says the US State Department. More

September 9: Foreign Office Spokesperson Tehmina Janjua says US-Pakistan ties are heading back to normalcy.“You must have noticed positivity in statements of late coming from the other side. We do have a strategic convergence and partnership in the war against terrorism,” she reiterated. More

September 12: Vice President Joe Biden has said Pakistan has been an "unreliable ally" of the US in the war against terror and asserted that it was in their interest to cooperate more. More

A suicide bomber driving a truck of firewood attacked a Nato base in central Afghanistan, killing four civilians and injuring 77 US troops on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks, Nato and Afghan officials said on Sunday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for Saturday`s bombing, which created one of the highest injury tolls of the decade-long war.

September 13: Three Pakistani nationals plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to the Pakistani Taliban.

September 14: The fourth Pakistan-US energy dialogue began here on Wednesday with US Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs pledging that his country would support Pakistan’s efforts to address the energy crisis. The dialogue started in 2009 when US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced an energy programme for Pakistan. The last dialogue took place in October 2010.

September 15: US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta expressed frustration with Pakistan’s government on Wednesday, warning that the US will not allow the attacks on US forces from Pakistan-based insurgents like the Haqqani network to continue. Pakistani officials fended off a warning that the United States would do whatever it takes to defend U.S. forces from Pakistan-based militants staging attacks in Afghanistan, saying there was no proof of such cross-border operations. More

September 16:The United States has renewed its opposition to the multi-billion-dollar Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, warning that Islamabad’s continuous pursuit of the plan may invoke US sanctions. More 

September 16: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said Pakistan had already contributed enormously in the fight against terrorism and extremism, and stressed that the United States should ‘do more’ instead. More

September 18: Foreign Office Spokesperson, Tehmina Janjua, says Pakistan wants an undisputed relationship with the US. More

September 18: US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter says that Pakistan and the United States have worked out “substantial agreement” on counter-terrorism issues in their ministerial-level meeting. However, he also admits the relationship had been rocky this past year. More

September 18: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presses Pakistan to take action against Haqqani militants the United States blames for an attack on the US embassy in Kabul. Clinton met in New York with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar for 3.5 hours of “very substantial” and “very candid” talks that began and ended with counter-terrorism, Clinton spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.

September 19: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar rejects rumors of the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton giving an ultimatum to Islamabad to attack the Haqqani group. More

September 19: US ambassador, Cameron Munter, predicts another strain year in US-Pakistan relations, while pledging to ensure that ordinary Pakistanis feel the benefit of US aid. While speaking at the Asia Society in New York, Munter pointed to the Pakistani decision to throw out US trainers after the Navy Seal operation in May as a source of contention.

September 20: Trade and investment agreements between Washington and Islamabad makes little headway after a meeting between the United States – Pakistan Trade and Investment Agreement.   Issues discussed included the reconstruction Opportunities Zones Bill, allowing for tariff-free access to goods produced in militancy affected areas of Pakistan.

September 21: ISI chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha visits Washington DC for a one to one meeting with his CIA counterpart General David Petraeus. Action against the Haqqani network is the focus of the meeting between the intelligence chiefs.

September 22: US officials said there was mounting evidence that Inter Services Intelligence directorate (ISI) had encouraged a guerrilla network to attack U.S. targets, while a Senate committee voted to make aid to Islamabad conditional on fighting the militants.

Admiral Mike Mullen says the Haqqani militant network is a “veritable arm” of Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) intelligence service, which supported the group as it launched the attack on the US Embassy in Kabul. More

Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Tehmina Janjua rejects US allegations that the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is using the Haqqani network for a proxy war in Afghanistan. Chief of Army Staff General Kayani  says these charges are ‘baseless’ and part of a ‘public blame game’. More

September 23: Pakistan’s foreign minister says the United States risks losing an ally if it continues to publicly criticise Islamabad’s performance in the war against militancy.“You cannot afford to alienate Pakistan, you cannot afford to alienate the Pakistani people. If you are choosing to do so and if they are choosing to do so it will be at their (the United States’) own cost.” More

September 24: Pakistan’s foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar warns the United States against sending ground troops to Pakistan to fight the Haqqanis. More

Top American military commander General James Mattis meets Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and discusses military relations between the two countries. More

September 25: Reacting to US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen’s outburst, Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani rejects allegations of using the Haqqani network for waging a proxy war in Afghanistan but also points out that several countries were engaged with the militant group. More

An emergency meeting of Corps Commanders is called by Chief of Army Staff General, Ashfaq Pervez Kayani in the wake of the prevailing security situation and tense relations with the United States. More

September 26:Pakistan says it will not take military action against the Haqqani network, despite intense US pressure.  The decision was taken at a special meeting of top commanders who also vowed to resist US demands for an offensive in North Waziristan. More

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar says that the Haqqani network was once the ‘blue eyed boy’ of the CIA. Khar goes on to say that blame games would not help and that Pakistan wanted to remain a US partner. More

September 27: The United States is working constructively with Pakistan to resolve the dispute over the Haqqani network, says the US State Department. More

The Obama administration is considering placing the Haqqani network on its list of terror groups after blaming the militants for deadly attacks in Afghanistan. Washington has asked Islamabad to launch on offensive in the restive tribal region of North Waziristan. More

September 28: Prime Minster Yousaf Raza Gilani warns Washington that continued accusations of playing a double game in the war on militancy will only risk fanning anti-Americanism in Pakistan.    More

US Ambassador Cameron Phelps Munter calls on President Asif Ali Zardari  to help ease tensions between Pakistan and the United States. More

September 29: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani  convenes an All- Party Conference with leaders of major political and religious organisations to discuss the situation arising out of serious allegations leveled by US officials against Pakistan’s armed forces and intelligence agency. More

 A senior US  Republican Senator  says support is growing in the US Congress for expanding American military action in Pakistan beyond drone strikes. More

September 30: US puts Haqqani network commander on global terror list. More

Pakistan’s intelligence chief Shuja Pasha  denies US accusations that the country supports the Haqqani Network. More

The White House describes Pakistan’s cooperation for ‘counterterrorism success’ in the region as “essential” and expects “continued” cooperation from the key South Asian country. More

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton renews calls on Pakistan to eliminate safe havens that militants use to launch attacks into Afghanistan, while calling for better US-Pakistan ties. More

October 1: A senior US diplomat is being sent to speak with Pakistan about how to tackle the Haqqani Network. More

Jamiat Ulema-e- Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman says that the US might move a resolution in the UN against Pakistan on terrorism  and the country should counter the move by calling upon international support. More

October 2: The US ambassador to Pakistan Munter says Washington wants to resolve all issues and will support Pakistan. More

APML chief General Pervez Musharraf says US is using Pakistan as a scapegoat for its failure in Afghanistan. More

October 3: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that Pakistan did not alone create the Haqqani Network.  Also the former Admiral Mike Mullen says that attacks on US soldiers in Afghanistan had caused him to blame Pakistan for backing the militants who were behind those attacks. More

October 4: Pakistan asks the United States to conduct an inquiry into the Jan 27 shooting in Lahore when a CIA contractor, Raymond Davis, killed two Pakistani citizens. More

Hina Rabbani Khar says Pakistan is doing more than its share in fighting terror created jointly by the super powers of the world, including the US. More

October 5: The US links the resumption of military aid to Pakistan with the latter’s cooperation in the war in terror. More

October 6: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says relations between Pakistan and US often experience ups and downs, but these relations are now returning towards the right direction. More

Pakistan’s permanent envoy to United Nations, Abdullah Hussain Haroon criticises the US government for ignoring Pakistan’s sacrifices in the war against terrorism and declares allegations against the country as ’appalling’ . More

October 7: President Barack Obama warns that US will not feel comfortable in a long term strategic relationship with Pakistan if it does not protect US interests. More

Obama accuses Pakistan of hedging its bets on Afghanistan’s future and says there are connections between its intelligence services and extremists. More

October 10: US Special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman has underlined the need for Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States to work together against terrorism. More

US officials support Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s call for engaging the Taliban through Pakistan. More

October 12: Defence minister Leon Panetta says the United States is waging war in Pakistan against militants, referring to a covert campaign the CIA refuses to publicly confirm. More

October 13: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that US cannot abandon Pakistan but that the latter must help solve Afghanistan’s difficulties or it will continue to be part of the problem. More

Hillary Clinton says the US remains open to exploring a peace deal including the Haqqani Network. More

US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Marc Grossman arrives today to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani as well as other senior officials. More

October 13: Marc Grossman says that Pakistan and the US have a ‘meeting of the minds’ on securing a stable Afghanistan. More

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani says the relationship between Pakistan and US must go beyond coordination on counterterrorism. More

October 14: Pakistan conveys to US that it can only enter meaningful dialogue on the Afghan reconciliation process and effectively deal with the Haqqani network once its legitimate concerns are addressed. More

October 16: Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani says that Pakistan-US relations face some serious challenges but the two countries are working to overcome these challenges.  More

October 17: JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman says America was using Quetta Shura and Haqqani Network to pressure Pakistan. More

October 18: The Pentagon says cross border attacks from Pakistan against US-led forces in Afghanistan have increased since the US raid that killed Osama Bin Ladin. More

US spokesperson Mark Toner says that militant outfits pose a grave threat to Pakistan and both the countries are standing up against the menace shoulder-to-shoulder.  More

October 19: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani says Pakistan and US will have to iron out their differences to bring their terms back to normal. More

US says that it wants to see a strong democracy in Pakistan warning that extremist groups pose an enormous threat to Pakistan. More

October 20: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a tough warning to Pakistan saying, it is time for Islamabad to decide whether it would help or hinder the US-led war against militants. More

Hillary Clinton arrives in Pakistan for a two-day visit with a heavy agenda to give a new direction to Pak-US relations. More

The US is urging Pakistan to accept international monitoring of it border with Afghanistan as part of a regional security solution.More

Hillary Clinton says that a major offensive is under way against Haqqani militants in eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan must act to remove safe havens on its side of the border. More

October 21: Hillary Clinton demands for Islamabad to  dismantle Taliban safe havens , while appealing  to Pakistan‘s deeply mistrustful public at large . More

Former President Musharraf says the relationship between Pakistan and US is at its lowest point and is plagued by total mistrust. More

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani calls upon US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to give peace a chance, as envisaged in the resolution of the All Parties Conference, which reflects the sentiments of Pakistani nation. More

October 22: US Senator Carl Levin warns that if Pakistan continues to retain links with the Haqqani network, the US will have no option but to break diplomatic ties with Islamabad. More

October 23: Hillary Clinton says Pakistan’s army chief has a point when he says that Afghanistan has to deal with its problems, instead of blaming Islamabad for them. More

Pakistan tells US it is ready to facilitate its talks with the Taliban, but cannot become a guarantor to the negotiating process. More

October 24: Hillary Clinton says Pakistan and US have 90-95 percent agreement on a work plan to combat terrorists. More

Hillary Clinton says that Washington and Islamabad would work together for peace and security in Afghanistan.  More

October 25: Hillary Clinton says that Pakistan would suffer dire consequences if it failed to contain terrorists operating from its soil. More

The All Parties Conference demands the government to unveil all secret deals and agreements with the US and take the nation into confidence. More

October 26: The United States and Pakistan agree on a framework for holding direct talks with the militants and are now working to operationalise the plan, says the US State Department. They said the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan had already an understanding on holding a “tri-logue” with the Taliban militants. More

October 27: The United States has welcomed Pakistan’s decision to calmly resolve the issue over the Indian military helicopter’s violation of Pakistani airspace, saying improved dialogue between the two countries helped them avert an incident. More

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says we are aware that some elements in Pakistan are supporting Taliban. More

October 28: Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas rejects US accusations that Pakistani armed forces allowed insurgents to fire on American troops across the border in Afghanistan. More

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells a congressional panel that any Afghan-led peace process would have to include the Quetta Shura and its leader Mullah Omar. More

A US General says Pakistani forces are allowing terrorists to launch rockets and mortar attacks on US troops across the border in Afghanistan and may be collaborating with the militants.  More

Hillary Clinton speaks positively about her recent trip to Islamabad, but faces sceptical remarks from committee members when she testified at a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing titled ‘ Afghanistan and Pakistan: Transition and the Way Forward’. More

November 1: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani calls upon the young generation of Pakistani- Americans to step forward and be recognized as achievers and contribute as productive members of the American mainstream life. More

According to a US probe, the attack on US troops in 2007 that left a American officer dead was the act of a rogue Pakistani gunman and a plot by the country’s military.  More

Yousaf Raza Gilani says he had a lengthy meeting with the US Secretary Hillary Clinton during her visit to Pakistan and the two leaders ‘almost agreed’ on all points demanded by the US. More

Yousaf Raza Gilani says Pakistan, the US and Afghanistan need to continue working on a joint strategy in the fight against terrorism. More

November 2: Pakistan and US will discuss providing financial and technical assistance for the construction of mega water reservoirs, setting up National Water Commission, water regulator body and improvement in irrigation system at the water working group.  More

According to the Former US Secretary of State Dr Henry Kissinger, peace in Afghanistan requires Pakistan finding a national identity that is not based on a fear of India. More

November 4: The Obama administration is pledging robust assistance to Pakistan despite demands on US finances and rocky relationship with Islamabad. More

The US hails a move by Pakistan toward normalizing trade relations with India, saying it is a ‘very big deal’ that could open up great economic opportunities. More

November 5: Hillary Clinton urges the US Congress to continue providing financial assistance to Pakistan and warns that disengaging at this stage would undermine America’s national security interests. More

November 8: President Asif Ali Zardari holds  a meeting with the delegation from the US to discuss bilateral matters. More

November 9: A US senior official says another major attack on American interests in Afghanistan by Pakistan-based militant groups would greatly damage the alliance with Islamabad. More

November 10: State Department Spokesman Mark Toner says that the US believes that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons are in safe hands. More

Asif Ali Zardari promises to work with the US to eradicate the militant Haqqani Network. More

November 12: A US official Robert O Blake says that the recent measures to normalise trade between India and Pakistan are encouraging signs towards the realisation of  a ‘new silk road’ connecting south and central Asia. More

The US says that co-operation between India and Pakistan at the Saarc summit would be a win-win for the entire region. More

November 13: A US leading candidate says in the Republican US presidential debate that Pakistan was a nearly failed state and suggested the US to cut its foreign aid to zero. More

November 14: Pakistan seeks a firm guarantee from the US that its nuclear arsenal is secure during Hillary Clinton’s visit to Islamabad last month. More

Former US diplomat Dennis Kux compares US-Pakistan relations to a bad marriage in a country where neither party could get a divorce. More

 Two US senators, Mark Udall and Jack Reed, just back from a trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan say that the coming weeks will show whether Pakistan can be a reliable ally against extremists. More

The US State Department says that at a time when US is supporting a reconciliation effort in Afghanistan, Pakistan needs to focus on the Taliban on its side of the border by both signalling its support to the talks and squeezing down the militants. More

November 15: Asif Ali Zardari and Yousaf Raza Gillani decide to call Pakistan’s Ambassador to Washington, Hussain Haqqani, to Islamabad to brief the country’s leadership on a host of issues impacting the Pak-US relations and recent developments. More

November 16: Former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Shah Mehmood Qureshi says that he resigned as foreign minister after refusing to bow down to pressure over giving diplomatic immunity to Raymond Davis. More

US Ambassador Munter calls on Asif Ali Zardari to discuss Pak-US bilateral relations. More

November 17: The spokesman for former Chairman US Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Mike Mullen confirms the existence of a secret memo alleged to have been sent by President Zardari to Admiral Mullen. More

Hussain Haqqani has offered to resign from his post as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US if he is found guilty of writing a letter which has strained relations between the president and the military establishment. More

Cameron Munter says that the US is willing to assist Pakistan’s hydro energy power projects to overcome the energy crisis. More

November 18: Hussain Haqqani continues to deny writing and sending any secret memo to Mike Mullen and terms it a conspiracy against him. More

Pakistani government says it has not decided whether to accept a resignation offer from Hussain Haqqani over a reported attempt to enlist Washington’s help to rein in the country’s military after the raid that killed Osama Bin Ladin. More

November 19: Hussain Haqqani leaves of Islamabad to brief Asif Ali Zardari and other officials on the memo controversy. More

November 20: The US State Department stresses the need to continue the democratic process in Pakistan as Hussain Haqqani heads home to appear before a parliamentary committee to try and put a lid on the memo gate scandal.  More

November 21: Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaaf rejects the news report about a meeting in which Imran Khan met with US Ambassador Cameron Munter in the presence of ISI Chief General Shuja Pasha. More

November 22: Cameron Munter extends American support for the political and democratic process in Pakistan. More

Senior Pakistani Officials meet with their envoy to the US as the controversy mounts over a mysterious memo. More

The Pentagon says that former US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen knew the emissary who had brought the controversial memo to him but he did not believe it was from Asif Ali Zardari. More

November 23: The White House says that the resignation of Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, is an internal issue for Pakistan but praised him as a very close partner. More

Pakistan appoints a former information minister and human rights campaigner, Sherry Rehman as its ambassador to the US. More

November 24: The Republicans presidential hopefuls criticise US policy toward Pakistan and questions whether the US could trust it. More

The US praises deposed Ambassador Hussain Haqqani for his services, and announces their anticipation of working with Pakistan’s new Ambassador Sherry Rehman to continue strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries. More

November 25: The US State Department says the transition from Hussain Haqqani to Sherry Rehman will be ‘seamless’. More

An attack by NATO helicopters kill at least 12 security personnel and injured 24 soldiers on a Pakistani check post in Salala, which is located on the Pak-Afghan border. More

November 26: Pakistan says it was reviewing its alliance with the US and Nato after Nato air strikes, plunging frosty US ties into deeper crisis. More

Hina Rabbani Khar admits that the memo gate scandal had raised questions over the government’s authority in handling the states affairs. More

Foreign secretary Salman Bashir calls in US Ambassador Cameron Munter to lodge a strong protest on the unprovoked Nato attack on Pakistan border posts. More

November 27: Hina Rabbani Khar conveys to her counterpart Hillary Clinton Pakistan’s deep sense of rage over cross-border Nato air strikes. More

November 28: Pakistan vows no more ‘business as usual’ with the US after Nato strikes but stops short of threatening to break the troubled alliance altogether. More

November 29: President Obama sees the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a Nato raid as a tragedy, but argues that crisis-wracked US-Pakistan ties were vital to both sides. More

Washington’s top military officer, General Martin Dempsey says US-Pakistani relations are at one of their worst points in memory after the Nato strike, but can recover. More

November 30: Hillary Clinton says she regrets Pakistan’s decision to boycott the Bonn conference on Afghanistan but hopes to secure Islamabad’s cooperation in future. More

According to US government, US is preparing to accede to Pakistani demands that it vacate a remote air base in Pakistan used for drone flights, but the move is not expected to have a significant impact on operations against militants. More

Cameron Munter calls on Asif Ali Zardari and conveys his government’s resolve to conduct a fair and impartial inquiry into the killing in unprovoked Nato air strikes. More

US urges Pakistan to reconsider its decision to boycott a conference on Afghanistan in Germany, saying it plays a key role in the future of its war-torn neighbour. More

President Asif Ali Zardari has made it clear to the US that another incident similar to the Mohmand Agency strikes by Nato will not be tolerated, adding that the decision about asking the US to vacate Shamsi Airbase was taken with complete consensus.  More

December 1: The Pentagon says that investigation of the Nato/ISAF attack is underway and insists that the attack on the Salala check post was not intentional and should not be construed as such. More

President Obama is not considering offering formal condolences to Pakistan over the deaths of soldiers in Nato strikes. More

Hina RabbanI Khar says that the Nato attack was not an isolated incident and has raised much bigger questions than whether Islamabad will join an investigation on the event. More

Hina RabbanI Khar says future cooperation with the US will be in the form of written, black and white agreements, adding that coalition forces will no longer be allowed to spill even a single drop of blood of Pakistani citizens and soldiers. More

December 2: Pakistan says US officials preparing to launch an attack near its border with Afghanistan had given the wrong information to Pakistani officials about where they intended to conduct an air strike. More

December 3: Defence Department press Secretary George Little says Pakistan is refusing to participate in US investigation of Nato bombing.  More

Yousaf Raza Gilani orders review of the national security paradigm and the relations with US and Nato, but at the same time admits that remaining aligned with Washington was the best way to achieve peace in Afghanistan. More

December 4: Hillary Clinton calls Yousaf Raza Gilani saying the US has the highest regard for Pakistan’s sovereignty and that the Nato bombing incident should not be allowed to jeopardize the bilateral relationship as Pakistan and US have common interest.  More

A US businessman of Pakistani origin, Mansoor Ijaz, claims that the plan to send the controversial memo was made by President Asif Ali Zardari.  More

December 5: Interior Minister Rehman Malik says that the US government must take action against Mansoor Ijaz for violating US laws and for making false statements that aim to pit Pakistan’s armed forces against the country’s leadership. More

Cameron Munter says US is vacating an airbase in Pakistan used by American drones, complying with a key demand made by Islamabad. More

Hillary Clinton says it was unfortunate Pakistan boycotted the Bonn conference on Afghanistan but says Islamabad still has a crucial role to play. More

December 6: The US says it is committed to addressing challenges in its relationship with Pakistan to improve bilateral ties, with the state department vowing to work with Islamabad as ‘essential’ partner in the region’s future. More

December 7: The US State Department defends aid to Pakistan amid calls for senators for a full review of whether economic and military assistance there serves the US national interest. More

US Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich calls on his government to apologize to Pakistan and for Nato to pay compensation to the families of the soldiers killed. More

December 8: A draft of the agreement between Pakistan and US states that both countries are negotiating new rules of engagement under US-PAK Acquisition and Cross Services Agreement to facilitate reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies and services. More

Senior Advisor to the Special Representative of US President on Pakistan-Afghanistan Ms. Robin Raphel will undertake three-day probing trip of Islamabad. More

December 9: Major General Ashfaq Nadeem, Director General Military Operations of the Pakistan Army, says Nato strikes were pre-planned and warns that more attacks are expected. More

December 10: Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, says there are terrorist sanctuaries in Pakistan that need to be eliminated along with the country’s influence on Afghanistan. More

December 11: Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam Leader Molana Fazl U Rehman says that Pakistan will never compromise on its sovereignty and one million JUI workers are ready to defend the country and national security of Pakistan; he stated that the US and Nato are hiding its failures in

Afghanistan to open a new front. More

US says that they would not like to see recent gains made by the Pakistani military against the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan be wasted. More

December 12: Yousaf Raza Gilani says US has vacated the Shamsi air base within the time limit given to it. More

December 13: A two-day conference of Pakistan envoys and high commissioners will be held to restructure Pakistan’s relations with the US, NATO and ISAF, which will give final shape to its draft recommendation. More

The leaders of the House-Senate panel say they have agreed to freeze $700 million in US aid to Pakistan until it provides some assurance of assistance in the fight against improvised explosives in the region. More

Yousaf Raza Gilani says US does want to apologize for its attack on the Salala check post but that would not bring martyred soldiers back to life. More

Cameron Munter says the Mohmand Agency border incident was a setback for Pakistan-US ties, and that his country wants to rebuild cooperation in areas of economy, military and intelligence sharing. More

December 14: The top NATO commander in Afghanistan says he’s seeing signs of a possible lifting of Pakistan’s communications blackout imposed on the US-led coalition after the NATO strikes. More

US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta says that it is important to reach out to Pakistan if US wants to dismantle Afghan militant havens. More

The US has put drone strikes in Pakistan on hold to save a post-9/11 alliance that’s on life support. More

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says US has not cut $700 million civilian aid to Pakistan while Defence Authorization bill is under discussion in the Congress. More

December 15: Yousaf Raza Gilani says that new terms of engagement with the US would reflect national interest, adding the government would secure guarantees from the US to ensure Pakistan’s sovereignty. More

December 16: Hillary Clinton says the relationship with Pakistan is difficult but important for the US.  More

Hina Rabbani Khar says the suspension of $700 million aid by the US would hamper Pakistan’s ability to fight the ongoing war against terrorism and the US would be responsible for Pakistan’s failure in the war. More

Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan says Pakistan is roiled in terrorism because of its alliance with the US in the Afghanistan war. More

The US Senate passes the National Defence Authorization Act for the fiscal year 2012 with 86 senators voting for, and 13 against the bill, agreeing to freeze close to $700 million in aid to Pakistan. More

December 17: Yousaf Raza Gilani tells the US Ambassador Cameron Munter that Pakistan’s ‘red lines’ should be respected and the US must ensure respect for the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country with a guarantee that transgression of Pakistan’s  frontiers will not occur in the future. More

December 20: The US Congress has allocated $ 850 million for a fund to help Pakistan military develop counter-insurgency capabilities to fight militants within its borders. More

December 21: The Defence Committee chief, Javed Ashraf Qazi says the CIA has stopped firing missiles on militants in Pakistan since last months deadly Nato air strikes so as not to ‘aggravate’ already strained ties with Islamabad. More

December 22: Yousaf Raza Gilani says that Pakistan wanted to take up three issues with the US that encompassed the rules of future engagement between the two countries. More

December 23: Pakistan army rejects the findings of a US enquiry into the Nato air strikes against two border outposts in Mohmand agency. More

According to the State Department, US has offered to send a team to Pakistan to brief the military on the findings of its investigation into the Nato raid. More

The official US investigation blames the Nato raid on inadequate coordination between Pakistan and US military officers.  More

December 24: The United States says that it is committed to working with Pakistan and pledges support for democracy, amid friction between the war partners and a political showdown in Islamabad. More

December 25: The Parliamentary Committee for National Security has received Pak-US written pacts on the War on Terror. More

December 26: The head of US Central Command urges greater trust and communication with the Pakistani military amid a diplomatic crisis, following theNato air strikes. More

December 28: The American military briefs Pakistan’s army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani on its investigation into US air strikes. More

A military investigation has concluded that it took about 45 minutes for a Nato operations officer in Afghanistan to notify a senior allied commander about Pakistan’s calls that its outposts were under attack. More

December 29: Pakistan rejects the joint US-Nato report on the attack on a Pakistani check post last month. More

December 30: Inter-Services Intelligence Chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha’s visit to Qatar, home to US Centcom’s  regional headquarters, leads to speculations about ‘intelligence back channel’  between Pakistan and the US to reset troubled security cooperation. More

The US State Department rejects President Asif Ali Zardari’s claim that it was propping up ‘tailor made’ democracies in the Middle East, insisting that democratic movements in that region were indigenous and the people were only demanding the rights denied to them by their rulers . More

December 31: US spokesperson Victoria Nuland says that the US wants to redouble efforts with Pakistan in the coming year in order to address common threats faced by both countries in the region. More

Pakistan’s Rangers paramilitary force has started taking possession of highly sensitive US cargo stranded in Pakistan, following the blockade of theNato supply route by Pakistan in protest against the November 26 air strikes.More

January 2: US President Obama signs into law a bill that could suspend a large chunk of the $1.1 billion military aid to Pakistan. More

Maulana Fazl ur Rehman, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief, has urged the government to get rid of what he described as ‘slavery of America‘. More

January 3: A Pakistani commission probing an unsigned memo that seeks Washington’s help to rein in the Pakistani military summons former US national security advisor General James Jones. More

January 5: Cameron Munter says that America wants to strengthen ties with Pakistan. More

The US says it wants to strengthen Pakistan’s civilian capacity for counter terrorism, as a Pakistani official observes that Pakistan has suffered more at the hands of terrorist violence than any other country. More

January 7: The US State Department says that it feels the time has come to demand a fair and transparent judicial process for Pakistan’s former ambassador to Washington, Hussain Haqqani, and to make it clear that “we’re watching”. More

January 8: Pakistan’s ambassador-designate Sherry Rehman arrives in the US capital to represent her country. More

January 10: The US State Department’s Victoria Nuland says US supports a strong dialogue between Pakistan’s civilian government and military establishment. More

Under Secretary for Political Affairs at US State Department, Wendy Sherman, will be accepting Sherry Rehman’s credentials as Pakistan’s next ambassador US January 18th. More

January 12: According to US officials, the US resumption of drone strikes against militant targets in Pakistan does not signal an improvement in deeply frayed relations between Washington and Islamabad.  More

The US State Department says that the conflict between military and civil establishments in Pakistan is the country’s internal matter and refrains from further comment. More

January 13: Obama Administration says it hopes Pakistan will resolve a deepening political crisis in a way that strengthens civilian government. More

January 14: Pakistan’s top civilian and military leaders meet in a closed-door session to discuss the new rules on coordinating with the United States and Nato. More

The US State Department has made it clear that the Obama administration backs the Zardari government in the conflict between the civil and military establishments and that it is trying to hold direct talks with the Taliban without involving Islamabad. More

January 15: According to US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland, the US has urged Pakistan to lead and conduct a dialogue to take the Balochistan issue forward. More

January 16: Pakistan has decided to remain firm in its demand  for a public apology from the US and Nato over last year's air strikes, and in asking that the US pay compensation to families of victims if it wants restoration of supplies for troops in Afghanistan. More

January 18: The US State Department confirms that Pakistan has asked Washington not to send its special envoy Marc Grossman to Islamabad for consultation on exploratory talks with the Taliban. More

January 19: US envoy Marc Grossman will head on a previously scheduled trip to New Delhi to discuss post-war Afghanistan, following Pakistan's refusal to host his visit. More

Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman says that the parliamentary review of Pakistan’s foreign policy will present an opportunity for both the US and Pakistan to recalibrate bilateral ties to more consistent, transparent and predictable lines. More

Ambassador Sherry Rehman calls on President Barrack Obama and presents her diplomatic credentials to him. More

January 20: State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland says that Musharraf was not asking for favours from US officials to avoid arrest in Pakistan. More

According to the White House, US President Barrack Obama wants the US and Pakistan to continue to work together to achieve their common goals of defeating terrorism and building a stable and peaceful Pakistan. More

Hina Rabbani Khar says Pakistan’s ties with the US remain on hold following a Nato cross-border air attack and Washington should not push Islamabad to go after militant groups or bring them to the Afghan peace process. More

January 21: Barrack Obama’s special representative for AfPak Marc Grossman says he will wait till the Pakistani parliament and government reassess and re-evaluate the relationship with the US. More

January 24:  According to the US Defence Department, the November 26 Nato air strikes on Pakistani border posts were not unprovoked, rejecting a Pakistani report which said Nato and Isaf had attacked its troops without provocation. More

January 25: US State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland says US is pleased as Pakistani institutions are holding talks to overcome political instability in the country. More

February 1: The US must disclose details of the legal and factual basis for the lethal use of drones in Pakistan, says Amnesty International. More

Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Basit states that the US drone attacks are unlawful, counterproductive and hence unacceptable. More

US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter expresses his hope that talks on normalisation of relations will begin between the two countries after the debate in parliament. More

Pakistan has one united policy towards the US, which has the support of all government institutions, says Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman. More

State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland says Washington would be transparent in its efforts with Pakistan, which has an important role in supporting the Afghan reconciliation process. More

Special US representative for Pakistan-Afghanistan Marc Grossman denies using any underhand maneuvers in the ‘memogate scandal’. More

Members of the US Senate Select Intelligence Committee say it is important to have positive relations with Pakistan. More

NATO’s leaked “State of the Taliban” report portrays the Pakistani security services to be secretly helping Afghanistan’s Taliban. More

February 2: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, meets with General James Mattis, Centcom Commander, in the US capital. More

Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar states that Pakistan will tell the United States that it cannot tolerate unilateral actions such as the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and will redefine what is “uncompromisable” for Pakistan. More

Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, says that her country wants to forge a relationship with the United States based on principles of mutual trust and respect. More

CIA Director David Petraeus says that Pakistan was exerting insufficient pressure on militant groups, including the Haqqani network, Afghan Taliban and some other allies of al Qaeda. More

State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland says that a leaked NATO report summarising the views of Taliban detainees was not designed to impact on US’ continuing efforts to remove tensions in the relations with Pakistan. More

Pakistan's Petroleum and Natural Resources Minister Dr Asim Hussain tells US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter that Pakistan will not backtrack on the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project despite Washington’s sanctions against Tehran. More

Feb 3: The State Department issues a new travel warning for Pakistan, telling American citizens that the reaction to the Nov 26 NATO raid on a border post has created new threats for them in that country. More

CIA Director David Petraeus says that the US needs to be cautious with Pakistan’s ability and willingness to “go after” the Haqqani Network and those Taliban leaders present in Balochistan. More

Stating that some of US actions have been ‘exceptionally detrimental’ to Islamabad-Washington ties, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar says that Pakistan’s Parliament will draw up the red lines for future partnership between the two countries. More

Feb 4: State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland says the US supports efforts towards improved ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan in areas for wide-ranging collaboration. More

Feb 5: A group of Congressmen seeks US citizenship for jailed Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi, who helped CIA track down killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden last year. More

US State Department spokesman Mark Toner says the contempt case against Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is an internal matter of the country. More

Feb 6: The decision to grant US citizenship to Dr Shakil Afridi has not been finalised, says Victoria Nuland. More

Feb 7: Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, says that Pakistan-US engagement has to be reinvented based on the parliamentary review of the current relationship between the two countries. More

The Obama administration is considering tendering an apology on the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers in NATO attack on a border post in November. More

The US delivers three F-16 aircraft to Pakistan. More

Pakistan's Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar urges the reopening of NATO supply routes after negotiating a better deal with the US. More

Officials in the US Department of State support a proposal to issue a formal apology over the deaths of Pakistani soldiers in the November 26 NATO airstrike. More

General James Mattis, the head of the US military’s Central Command, will visit Pakistan this month in an effort to repair the Pak-US strategic relationship. More

Feb 8: A US drone attack targeting a militant compound kills 10 insurgents in North Waziristan region, security officials say. More

The US briefs Pakistan on its initial contacts with the Afghan Taliban. More

Pakistan conveys to the United States its serious concerns over a powerful US Congress committee’s meeting on the issue of Balochistan. More

A poll finds that US President Barack Obama has overwhelming support from American voters for his use of drone strikes against suspected militants in the tribal belt of Pakistan. More

The Pakistani Army, the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Afghan National Army (ANA) hold a tripartite meeting at the Border Coordination Centre (BCC) in Torkham. More

Feb 9: US President Barack Obama receives an update on the US engagement with the government of Pakistan. More

US missiles kill al Badr Mansoor, Al Qaeda’s chief in Pakistan and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people, near the Afghan border. More

Members of the Senate of Pakistan condemn the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for discussing the Balochistan issue. More

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar says attacks by US drones on Pakistani territory are illegal and cannot be tolerated. More

The United States Committee on Foreign Affairs convenes a congressional meeting for an exclusive discussion on the situation in Balochistan. More

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman, Abdul Basit, says that parliamentary process on re-evaluation of relations with US is underway. More

US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, reveals that Pakistani airspace is being used to supply NATO in Afghanistan. More

The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is "a bad idea" and Washington is engaging with Islamabad to find alternatives to meeting its energy need, says the US State Department. More

Feb 10: US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland says the US administration has not changed its policy and continues to see Balochistan as part of the Pakistani state. More

Feb 11: Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, terms the Congressional hearing on Balochistan an ill-advised move which will be detrimental to building trust with the United States. More

Pakistan's Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) takes serious notice of the US Ambassador Munter’s statement that the US used Pakistani airspace for NATO supplies. More

Feb 12: Leaders of Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) demand that the government immediately cut the ties with United States More

Feb 13: US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, maintains that his country’s position on Balochistan is very clear, but the human rights violations being committed remain a concern. More

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says US drone strikes targeting Al Qaeda and Taliban militants are counter-productive and his government has not given permission for such attacks. More

Pakistan's National Assembly unanimously passes an opposition-sponsored resolution to condemn the recent US congressional hearing on Balochistan. More

The United States needs to move from a relationship of aid to Pakistan to a partnership of trade, says Ambassador Cameron Munter. More

Feb 14: The White House allocates $800 million for Pakistan’s Counterinsurgency Capability Fund (PCCF) in its budget. More

Acting US Ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Hoagland, says that the US is anxiously waiting for decisions to be taken after the debate on Pak-US bilateral relations in Pakistan's parliament. More

Feb 15: US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher announces that he will introduce legislation in the Congress this week seeking the Congressional Gold Medal for Dr Shakil Afridi. More

Pakistan's Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar tells journalists that the country has allowed NATO to use its airspace for ferrying supplies to troops stationed in Afghanistan. More

Feb 17: The United States is not seeking to interfere in Pakistani internal issues, says the State Department. More

Feb 18: Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, urges American investors to benefit from the enhanced business opportunities Pakistan offers in several potential areas. More

The Pakistan Embassy in the United States rejects the US Congressman’s introduction of a resolution on Balochistan as “ill-informed and unacceptable”. More

US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher introduces a resolution in the US House of Representatives calling upon Pakistan to recognise the Baloch right to self determination. More

Feb 19: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman states that Congress’s resolution on Balochistan will not be tolerated by the people of Pakistan. More

Feb 20: The Pakistani government starts preparations to provide proof of US and Indian intervention in Balochistan to the Parliament. More

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani terms the US House of Representatives’ resolution on Balochistan a reaction to some of the bold decisions taken by the government of Pakistan. More

Foreign Minister Khar condemns the US resolution on Balochistan, stating that such acts of “foolhardy-global-vigilantism” could only aggravate Pakistan’s already turbulent relations with the US. More

Feb 24: The US Ambassador to Afghanistan sent a top-secret cable to Washington last month warning that the existence of enemy havens in Pakistan was placing the US strategy in Afghanistan in jeopardy. More

Congressman Dana Rohrabacher justifies his controversial move of introducing a Congressional resolution calling for self-determination in Balochistan. More

Hundreds of people across country take to the streets demanding that their leaders resign over the burning of Qurans in Afghanistan. More

Feb 25: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Sherry Rehman, briefs the civilian leadership on bilateral ties as the country prepares for a joint session of parliament to review relations with the US. More

US congressman David Dreier says that the views of one man do not represent that of the entire state and that Pakistan and the US need to sit together to resolve the issue of supplying NATO in Afghanistan. More

Feb 26: The acting US Ambassador and deputy chief of mission, Richard Hoagland, says the US Congress will not adopt the resolution moved on the Balochistan issue. More

Feb 27: US Senator John Kerry indicates that a serious attempt is being made to understand Pakistan’s strategic interests in the region and rebuild a 'productive relationship'. More

United States Charge d’Affaires in Pakistan, Richard Hoagland, says that the US administration is waiting for parliament’s decision to establish fresh terms of engagement between the two countries. More

Continued existence of terrorist sanctuaries in Pakistan is a major impediment in fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, says US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker. More

The United States needs to further a reconciliation process in the Pak-Afghan region which is led by both key players, Afghanistan and Pakistan, says US Senator John Kerry. More

Feb 28: US lawmakers express concern over diversion of US aid money by Pakistan for other purposes. More

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton underscores the importance of US relations with Pakistan, saying Washington remains committed to working with Islamabad on issues of common interest, including counter-terrorism and economic stability. More

Feb 29: US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher asks President Barack Obama to “personally intercede” to ensure that Pakistan government does not punish Dr Shakil Afridi. More

March 1: Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit distances Pakistan from the trial of an Al Qaeda would-be suicide bomber from Pakistan. More

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza rejects any foreign pressure affecting the bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Iran, particularly in the energy sector. More

March 5: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar says that US aggression against the Iran would have ‘disastrous consequences’ for the whole region. More

March 6: The US Embassy in Islamabad hands over its staff driver to police, allegedly involved in a fatal hit-and-run traffic incident. More

US CENTCOM chief General James Mattis is expected to travel to Pakistan in about 10 days to talk with leaders about reopening NATO ground supply routes. More

March 7: US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, states that ties between Pakistan and United States would be streamlined on a lasting basis once foreign troops leave Afghanistan and the war-torn country moves towards stability. More

The Senate of Pakistan passes a unanimous resolution strongly condemning the desecration of the Holy Quran in February by American and NATO forces in Afghanistan. More

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar says parliament will decide the terms of future relations with United States and issue of NATO supply to Afghanistan. More

US Consul General Nina Maria Fite says that women in Pakistan were getting empowered and their situation was much better than before. More

March 8: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar says the US has never threatened Pakistan with sanctions over the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. More

When Pakistan is asked to do more in the War on Terror, it does not go well with the Pakistanis because “we are doing what we can”, says Ambassador Sherry Rehman. More

March 9: Pakistan to push the United States to offer alternate trade benefits, says Secretary Commerce Zafar Mahmood. More

The White House and the US State Department refuse to comment on the appointment of the new ISI chief in Pakistan. More

US Deputy Chief of Mission in Pakistan, Richard Hoagland, says the US did not threaten Pakistan about the Iran gas pipeline. More

Missiles fired from US drone aircrafts kill at least 13 people in the South Waziristan tribal region on the Pak-Afghan border. More

US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland says Washington wants to develop a relationship with Pakistan on an “upward trajectory”. More

March 11: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, expresses serious concern over Congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s resolution on Balochistan, stating it could undermine Pak-US relations. More

March 12: US CENTCOM chief General James Mattis says there is no evidence to prove that any official in Pakistan knew about Osama bin Laden’s presence in Abbottabad. Moreover, he expresses confidence that the United States and Pakistan would be able to find more common ground to forge close cooperative ties. More

March 13: Prime Minister Gilani states that new rules of engagement, based on the approval of Parliament, would be formulated soon, and would help create clarity in Pak-US relations. More

According to Pakistani officials, Pakistan told the US it will no longer permit drones using its airspace to attack militants and collect intelligence on Qaeda and other groups.  More

US Consul General Nina Maria Fite says that America will make an all-out effort to help Pakistan overcome the energy crisis. More

US drone strike kills at least 14 suspected militants in northern and southern Waziristan, including two “commanders”, security and intelligence officials say. More

March 14: Pentagon spokesman Captain John Kirby says the US is looking forward to working with the new head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant Gen Zaheer ul-Islam. More

Pakistan’s political and military leadership approve the recommendations presented by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) on new rules of engagement with the US, NATO and ISAF. More

March 15: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reaffirms Washington’s commitment to remain engaged with both Pakistan and Afghanistan even as the US works to end the Aghan war. More

Mansoor Ijaz says he cannot authenticate the ‘confidential document (transcript)’ regarding a communication between Pakistani air traffic control and American helicopters during the US raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound. More

March 16: Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Abdul Basit says Pakistan is using all diplomatic channels to bring an end to the drone strikes that were damaging its efforts against militancy and terrorism. More

General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, voices confidence that the United States and Pakistan can reset their bilateral relationship in a mutually beneficial way. More

March 17: The parliamentary review of Pakistan’s new rules of engagement with the United States, NATO and ISAF seeks written agreement to make the relationship more transparent. More

March 18: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani says that Pakistan has not sought any apology from the US on the Salala post incident but is seeking to redefine relations. More

March 19: US CENTCOM chief General James Mattis plans to visit Islamabad as the United States and Pakistan begin the process of re-engagement. More

The 12th joint session of parliament to reformulate Pakistan’s US policy has come up with approximately 40 recommendations to reset and improve bilateral relations. More

Senior leaders of  PPP are briefed by Senator Mian Raza Rabbani on the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS). More

March 20: US President Barack Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney underlines the importance of the bilateral cooperation with Pakistan, including its help in elimination of Al Qaeda militants over the past several years. More

US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland says the US supports calls by Pakistan for mutual respect, but held off a formal response to a parliamentary demand for an apology over the Salala raid. More

Pakistani lawmakers debate the terms of the nation’s re-engagement with the United States. More

March 21: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that the United States and Pakistan share interests in fighting terrorism after a panel in Islamabad made demands over the troubled relationship. More

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar emphasizes that Islamabad wants to build a relationship with the United States which has the ownership of Pakistani people. More

US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, urges Pakistani businessmen not to look towards the US government and solve their problems on their own. More

A US State Department official listed 12 countries, including Pakistan, which buy Iranian oil and could be subjected to US sanctions unless they significantly cut purchases. More

US lawmakers reject a demand by a Pakistani parliamentary committee for an end to US-sponsored drone strikes, while the Obama administration has deferred its response until the completion of the review process. More

March 22: Future relations between Pakistan and United States depend on the outcome of the parliamentary process, states Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit. More

The future of Pakistan's relations with the United States depends on the outcome of the parliamentary process, says a Foreign Office spokesman. More

March 23: US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, says his country wants talks with Pakistan to resolve all issues, including the Salala checkpost incident. More

US President Barack Obama will meet with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on March 27 after a nuclear security summit in Seoul, says the White House. More

US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Marc Grossman, says that the US and Pakistan will resume talks on the possible reopening of supply routes to Afghanistan after Pakistan completes its probe into an airstrike that killed 24 of its soldiers. More 

The top commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General John Allen, says he believes that the resurgence of Taliban and overthrow of the Afghan government by the terrorist group is not in the interest of Pakistan. More

March 24: The US wants to build a strong relationship with Pakistan even though Washington remains opposed to the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, US Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Mike Hammer says. More

The Pakistani government’s economic team believes that taxes should be levied on each and every container passing through Pakistan to the NATO forces in Afghanistan after the approval of parliament. More

Awami National Party (ANP) leader and federal Minister for Railways Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour calls for reopening NATO supply routes with some conditions “in the larger national interest”. More

The US military decides that no service members will face disciplinary charges for a NATO airstrike in November that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. More

March 25: The US military says Pakistani troops were the first to fire during the November 26 Salala attacks. More

President Asif Ali Zardari says the parliamentary review process of Pak-US relations was a manifestation of democracy taking roots in Pakistan and the elected representatives taking ownership of one of Pakistan’s most important bilateral relationships. More

March 26: The White House states that President Barack Obama would seek to put strained relations with Pakistan on an even footing when he meets Prime Minister Gilani in Seoul. More

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and US President Barack Obama have an informal chat at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. More

March 27: US President Barack Obama tells Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that he hoped a Pakistan parliamentary review of ties with Washington would be balanced, and would respect US security needs. More

Three American lawmakers led by Dana Rohrabacher allege that the Pakistani government is a “radical Islamist” organization and is providing weapons and resources to extremist groups. More

US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani vow to rescue the troubled anti-terror alliance between their two countries. More

US officials offer key concessions to Pakistan’s spy chief that include advance notice and limits on the types of targets. More

March 28: US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter says that the US respects the Pakistani parliament and is looking forward to discuss re-engagement with Pakistan’s civil and military leadership. More

The opposition takes an about-turn in Pakistan's parliament on reviewing ties with the United States. More

March 29: Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit states that Pakistan is looking forward for normalization of relations with the United States after the completion of the parliamentary process on the issue of NATO supplies. More

Diplomatic sources reveal that Pakistan insists on the US stopping drone strikes in FATA, and offers to use its own air force to destroy militant hideouts. More

In a vital step towards NATO supplies resumption, General Kayani holds joint meetings with General James Mattis and General John Allen in the first formal Pak-US military contact at the top level since last year’s Salala incident. More

Michael Sheehan, US Assistant Secretary of Defence for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, says that Pakistan has an "addiction" of using militant groups against India. More

Top military commanders of the US depart from Pakistan after holding talks with Pakistan’s top military leaders. More

US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin E Dempsey says that he had spoken with the Pakistan Army chief at least five times since the Salala attack. More

Yousuf Raza Gilani says parliament would decide the matter of new terms of engagement with the US, Nato and ISAF in a respectable manner. More

Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar says that the US had made a mistake and should apologise for the Salala attack. More

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little says the US was hopeful that NATO supply routes through Pakistan would be reopened soon, adding that “they are important to our effort in Afghanistan”. More

Top political and military leadership hold a detailed discussion to evolve consensus on the draft recommendations for evolving consensus on new terms of engagement with the US on the war against terrorism. More

Abdul Basit says Pakistan looks forward to normalisation of relations with the US. More

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan says that Pakistan highly values its relations with the US but they must be based on mutual respect and trust. More

March 30: Stephen Manual, an American writer, denounces Dana Rohrabacher’s bid to stir up trouble in Balochistan as thoughtless. More

A US drone attack on a militant compound in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border kills four insurgents. More

High-profile engagements between the United States and Pakistan this week have led to a better understanding between the two countries, says the White House and the State Department. More

Nawaz Sharif tells US Ambassador Cameron Munter that a continuation of drone attacks would seriously undermine Pakistan-US relations. More

Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) agrees to link resumption of Nato supply routes to immediate cessation of drone attacks in Pakistan. More

A district court in Virginia gives Kashmiri leader Ghulam Nabi Fai two-year prison sentence on charges of making false statements about the sources of his funding for his lobbying effort in support of the Kashmir cause. More

March 31: PCNS agrees to include two clauses into the draft about not allowing foreign security contractors to conduct covert operations on Pakistani soil, and not giving bases to any foreign nation, especially to the United States. More

Lt Gen Frank Panter, the Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics, states that if talks for the reopening of ground lines of communication with Pakistan fail, the US would have to rely on India and the northern distribution network. More

The US founds no credible evidence to believe that slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had a broader network of support during his hiding in Pakistan, the State Department says. More

April 2: Blaming the US for the ongoing militancy in the region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain stresses the need for restoration of confidence building measures between Afghanistan, Pakistan and the US. More

US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman announces the US decision to place a $10 million bounty for the capture of Hafiz Saeed’s. More

Deputy Secretary of State Tom Nides to visit Islamabad to promote cooperation between the war partners says the US State Department. More

US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta says that like others in the Obama administration he too believed the top Pakistani leadership was unaware of Osama bin Laden`s whereabouts. More

April 3: Interior Minister Rehman Malik questions the basis by which the US slaps a $10 million bounty on the founder of a Pakistani militant group. More

April 4: The PCNS review of the recommendations regarding resumption of NATO supplies and new terms of engagement with the US gets held up because of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) boycott of its proceedings. More

Abdul Basit says Pakistan wants concrete evidence to proceed legally against Hafiz Saeed who has been hit with a $10 million US bounty. More

Hina Rabbani Khar meets visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides to discuss bilateral relations and regional situation with particular reference to peace in Afghanistan. More

State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner says the US is working to assist Pakistan and provide the country with the evidence to arrest Saeed and try him in a court of law. More

Deputy Secretary of State Tom Nides says that Pakistan had to address US concerns about security, calling for a “balanced” relationship that worked through the countries’ differences. More

April 5: Abdul Basit informs the US that Pakistani authorities cannot act against Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed as they lack the evidence required to do so. More

Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit indicates that Pakistan is still far from reaching an agreement with the US on how to patch up turbulent relations after a series of major crises. More

April 6: Pakistan and the US agree to keep on working collectively to curb use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in meeting between Dr Peter Lavoy, US Assistant Secretary for Asia and Pacific Security, and Minister for Interior Rehman Malik.  More

Thousands of Islamist activists hit the streets demanding holy war and torching US flags to condemn a $10 million bounty slapped on Hafiz Saeed. More

April 7: Shops and businesses shut in Indian-administered Kashmir during a strike to protest the US prison sentence given to Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai for working for Pakistan’s spy agency to influence Washington policymakers. More

The US agrees to release $1.18 billion under Coalition Support Fund (CSF) for Pakistan on an immediate basis. More