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Certain Western diplomats claim to have seen the recommendations much before they were tabled in Parliament.

US apology, taxing NATO supplies among recommendations.

Leader of the Opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan says the government will fail to implement recommendations.

Parliamentary Committee on National Security says US should put a stop to drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas.

The strongest recommendation to be discussed is process of reaching understandings and agreements with the US.

Parliamentary discussion on recommendations to begin on Monday.

Parliament session tasked with reviewing, formally resetting relations with US could start as early as Monday.

Centcom chief Gen James Mattis says Islamabad ties vital for security efforts in Afghanistan.

Joint session due to review troubled alliance with the US delayed until next month at the earliest.

Army chief hints at improved coordination with the US.

Army chief says Pak-US defence cooperation is alive and well.

Premature to suggest that the US was now willing to ‘show its cards’ to Pakistan on the Afghan reconciliation.

State Dept officials support an apology to Pakistan for NATO attack.

Gen Mattis to meet Kayani to discuss Nato attack, border coordination procedures to avoid such incidents in future.

Pakistan needs assurances that an Abbottabad-style raid will not happen again.

Army and intelligence chiefs, FM, PM Gilani held a detailed meeting to discuss the regional security situation.

Pakistan has benefited from the attacks in the sense that some of its dangerous enemies have been killed by drones.

Pakistan’s relations with the United States are critical to our well-being and the region’s stability.

Milita­ry report­s are made for public consum­ption and jingoi­sm says The Expres­s Tribun­e's Gulrai­z Khan.

Insists Pakistan should not share the blame with US.

US State Dept Spokes­person Victor­ia Nuland says civili­an assist­ance to Pakist­an has not been affect­ed.

Senior Pakist­ani offici­al tells Fox News that drones can never return to Pakist­an.

Pakistan shut two border crossings for Nato containers after a US air strike killed at least 23 soldiers in November.

US and Pakistani sources say target of the attack was Aslam Awan, senior al Qaeda external operations planner.

Security official says tariffs will be imposed to raise funds for the state to fight homegrown militants.

US officials say Pakistan said it did not want to receive Grossman until it completes review of relations with US.

Drone campaign continues without consent from Islamabad.

With the super poweralliance withering away, Pakistan would be left on its own against a far larger army to its east.

Draft will be presented in National Assembly which will define the process of rewriting terms of engagement with US.

Washington gives ‘green light’ to peace talks.

“A single incident must not determine our relations with the US,” says Hafeez Sheikh.

Republican candidate Mitt Romney says diplomacy is like dealing with a teenage child.

Where US failed most notably was in its inability to recognise that its actions left Pakistan army hurt, humiliated.

2011 has been one of the worst years for bilateral ties between the two allies, says Huma Imtiaz.

Govt is expected to announce the resumption of Nato supplies soon.

Pakistan closed Nato supply route to Afghanistan following a deadly air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.

US’ reluctance to accept responsibility for Nato airstrike said to be a sticking point.

Paramilitary force has acquired a yard at Karachi’s Port Qasim to store sensitive military hardware and ammunition.

PM confirms the visit, no comment on trip’s purpose.

The New York Times reports that a counter-terrorism alliance between the two allies will survive in a limited form.

Khar says Pakistan was biggest sufferer in war against terrorism and that demands to do more could not be justified.

I completely reject this, this is wrong and baseless, says military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas.

Clinton testified before congress that Pakistan was told take urgent action against Haqqani networks, safe haves.

27-year-old brother of Taliban commander Maulvi Nazir among the dead.

Says the ISI, which is ‘so maligned now’, had lost 350 personnel in terrorist attacks.

Haqqanis have already talked about their refusal to talk, which means we will have to talk at them, not to them.

Dialogue must take place in a country other than the US and Afghanistan, says senior leador of Hizb-e-Islami.

Suggests that the talks serve as a prelude to talks with the US to clearly define the intentions of the Muslim world.

Clinton’s visit may not have removed the mutual doubts, misgivings, but it lessened tensions.

Conflicts end because of either a negative or positive incentive for both sides to end it. Taliban have no incentive.