Gilani meets Frank Ruggiero; urges US to speed up release of Kerry-Lugar assistance funds.

Delegation formally asks Pakistan to play its role in reconciliation process.

Burhanuddin Rabbani-led team seeks solution to Afghan issue when Islamabad is mired in its own problems.

Key western countries closely watching developments unfold; say instability could hamper campaign against terrorism.

Proposed plan includes deployment of American officials at Pakistan’s airports.

Ruggiero will push Pakistan to go for the Haqqani network, says an American diplomat.

Council’s first visit to Pakistan is believed to have a vital role in bringing the Taliban to the table.

Officials see this as propaganda to malign the country’s intelligence outfit.

New Delhi agreed to verify statements of Indian prosecutors and doctors, but then backtracked.

The idea was first mooted by former Taliba­n ambass­ador to Islama­bad Mullah Zaeef.