Ambassador to the United States, Pakistan
Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States
PROFILE
Mahmud Ali Durrani
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FROM Mahmud Ali Durrani
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A Resurgent Al Qaeda Late last year, President Bush declared that Osama bin Laden's " Al Qaeda is on the run ," but US and British intelligence now say it's back in business. Last month, former US Intelligence Director John Negroponte told Congress that both Al Qaeda and the Taliban have critical sanctuaries in Northwest Pakistan. Britain's MI-5 has said there's…
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