In fact, he was criticized by John McCain during the campaign for being too bellicose in his comments, particularly about Pakistan.
But there's some concern of the political fallout here, particularly in Pakistan.
And where American sources are thin on the ground, his account is less accomplished, particularly on Pakistan, which is arguably the most important battlefield.
Yet another said he had only heard of Kashmir before this and wasn't particularly interested in Pakistan's conflict with India over this Himalayan region.
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In his opening remarks, the UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Timo Pakkala , applauded the ongoing efforts of the government of Pakistan particularly with the promulgation of series of legislation intending to protect women and girls from violence.
However, with more overcast conditions forecast at Lord's on day two, Katich insisted the pressure was all on Pakistan - particularly if Hussey can eke out a few more runs.
In a statement, he called it "'particularly regrettable" that Pakistan did not heed pleas to take a humanitarian view of the prisoner's case and allow him to return after he had served 20 years in prison.
In Washington, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the border region remains "a real problem" for allied troops battling a resurgent Taliban and its al Qaeda allies in Afghanistan, particularly along the rugged border with Pakistan.
But he said he is is particularly concerned about the security and stability of Pakistan, which is fighting its own campaign against the Taliban and has nuclear weapons.
We will long debate whether at a very important moment in our efforts to root out terrorism particularly in Afghanistan and on that border region with Pakistan, whether we took our eye off the ball.
She emphasized that Pakistan certainly need qualified and competent teachers, particularly good female teachers, dynamic teachers with global ideas, dedicated to motivate communities and parents to send their children to school.
Pakistan will be very pleased with their win, particularly with everything that is happening back home with the terrible floods.
And I think that the U.S. government is worried about the urgency and the need to address some of these challenges right now, particularly with the increase in violence in Afghanistan and the fact that Pakistan seems to have been used as a safe haven for many of these attacks.
The progress mobile money ignited in Africa is now making inroads into other continents, particularly in developing economies in Asia, such as India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
The government of Pakistan showed its support by committing more funds to education, and particularly to girls' education.
His own absence, as he's head of the army, of course, and the intelligence services, you know, does reduce the weight attached to the conference, particularly as one of the main themes of the conference is cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan and a key player, Musharraf, isn't going to be there.
Mr. Shah said that JUI-F was particularly strong in the south of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and predicted it would make gains along with Pakistan Muslim League-N, the conservative party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, which is popular in the non-Pashtun parts of the province.
"We are particularly grieved over the loss of innocent children and their teachers who were buried under the rubble, " the Pakistan government said.
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