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  • Scottish schoolgirl's father appeals in Pakistan custody battle Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 11 minutes ago
    The father of a Scottish schoolgirl currently living in Pakistan has filed an appeal against a court's decision to send her back to her mother in Britain, a court official said.
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  • Scottish schoolgirl's father appeals in Pakistan custody battle Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 5:43 AM
    The father of a Scottish schoolgirl currently living in Pakistan has filed an appeal against a court's decision to send her back to her mother in Britain.
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  • Pakistan batsman Yousuf showered with gifts after run spree Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 2:53 AM
    Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf has been showered with cash and gifts worth 100,000 US dollars by his sponsors and President Pervez Musharraf after his record-breaking run spree against the West Indies.
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  • 'Megaport' with no ships rises from sands of Pakistan Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo!7 News - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
    GWADAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Conceived as a gateway from China and Central Asia to the warm waters of the Arabian Sea, the Beijing-funded "megaport" of Gwadar is rising from the sands of Pakistan's poorest province.
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  • 'Megaport' with no ships rises from sands of Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - 53 minutes ago
    GWADAR, Pakistan : Conceived as a gateway from China and Central Asia to the warm waters of the Arabian Sea, the Beijing-funded "megaport" of Gwadar is rising from the sands of Pakistan's poorest province.
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  • Bouncy tracks problem for Pakistan too Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
    KARACHI Pakistan cricket legends Imran Khan, Hanif Mohammad and Javed Miandad are fearful of Pakistan batsmen capitulating and meeting same fate as the Indians in their forthcoming tour of South Africa.
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  • 'Megaport' with no ships rises from sands of Pakistan Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
    A Pakistani soldier stands guard near the the Beijing-funded "megaport" of Gwadar, in southwestern Pakistan. Conceived as a gateway from China and Central Asia to the warm waters of the Arabian Sea, Gwadar is rising from the sands of Pakistan's poorest province.
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  • Windies swept by Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Dec 02 6:36 PM
    Pakistan completed a huge 199-run win over the touring West Indian cricketers on Friday to complete a 2-0 series win.
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  • Teacher group heads to Pakistan Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Dec 02 2:59 AM
    Educationalists from the University of Gloucestershire pay a visit to Pakistan.
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  • Bravo out of Pakistan tour Open this result in new window
    CricInfo - Dec 02 5:20 PM
    West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo has returned home to the Caribbean and will miss the entire five-match one-day series in Pakistan.
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  • Envoy Calls for Huge Participation in Saudi Exhibition in Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Arab News - Dec 02 4:13 PM
    JEDDAH, 3 December 2006 Saudi Ambassador to Islamabad Ali Awad Al-Aseeri urged large-scale participation of Saudi businessmen and industrialists in the upcoming Saudi exhibition in Pakistan.
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  • Bravo pulls out of Pakistan one-day series Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Dec 02 12:30 PM
    KARACHI (Reuters) - West Indies' all rounder Dwayne Bravo has withdrawn from the five-match one-day series against Pakistan for personal reasons, a team source told Reuters on Saturday.
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  • Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rise by $520 million Open this result in new window
    Business Recorder - Dec 02 4:16 PM
    KARACHI (December 03 2006): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Annual Report 2005-06 released on Saturday says that after remaining under pressure during the better part of FY06 due to a burgeoning trade deficit, Pakistan's overall foreign exchange reserves rose by $520 million in FY06.
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  • Bomber strikes outside Pakistan building Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 10:21 AM
    A suicide bomber struck outside a military facility in this northwestern Pakistan city Friday, killing himself but causing no other casualties, police said.
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  • Pakistan Army handed over air defense missile carriers Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 02 7:30 AM
    Pakistan - Army - Missile Chairman of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Ehsanul Haq has said the government is determined to provide a credible defense with all possible means at its disposal.
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  • Paragliding takes flight in Pakistan as economy booms Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 8:10 AM
    For Pakistan's new class of affluent but bored young people, action sports like paragliding are providing a healthier outlet than fast cars and recreational substances.
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  • Pakistan complete series triumph Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Dec 01 7:31 AM
    KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) -- Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and Abdul Razzaq ran through the West Indies lower order Friday as Pakistan recorded a 199-run victory in the third and final test for a 2-0 series win.
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  • Man killed in Pakistan bomb blast Open this result in new window
    IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 02 5:07 AM
    Islamabad, Dec 2 (DPA) A bomb exploded close to an army officers' mess in a remote area in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Saturday, killing one person and injuring a child, Jang newspaper said.
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  • Quake jolts northwestern Pakistan Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 8:16 AM
    An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale has jolted northwestern Pakistan, causing panic but no casualties or damage.
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  • Lara looks to World Cup final despite series loss in Pakistan Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 6:52 AM
    West Indian captain Brian Lara put on a brave face after losing the Test series to Pakistan, saying his team's main focus now was on next year's one-day cricket World Cup in the Caribbean.
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  • Pakistan complete series triumph Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Dec 01 5:46 AM
    KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and Abdul Razzaq ran through the West Indies lower order batting line-up Friday as Pakistan recorded 199-run victory in the third and final cricket test.
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  • Pakistan win third Test and series against West Indies Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 5:12 AM
    Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria took three wickets, including two in as many balls, to help Pakistan beat the West Indies by 199 runs in the third and final Test and take the three-match series 2-0.
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  • Trip to Religious School Offers Window on Pakistan Open this result in new window
    NPR - Dec 01 4:04 PM
    A visit to the Akora Khattak madrassa, perhaps the most famous of Pakistan's religious schools, offers a glimpse into fundamentalist Islam in Pakistan. It's where many of the Taliban's leaders studied. Today's students remain deeply conservative and full of anti-American sentiment.
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  • Pakistan clinch series Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - Dec 02 10:20 AM
    Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria took three wickets, including two in two balls, to help Pakistan beat the West Indies by 199 runs in the third and final Test and take the three-match series 2-0.
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  • Scottish schoolgirls father appeals in Pakistan custody battle Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Dec 02 7:23 AM
    LAHORE, Pakistan - The father of a Scottish schoolgirl currently living in Pakistan has filed an appeal against a courts decision to send her back to her mother in Britain, a court official said on Saturday.
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  • Pakistan, Afghanistan to set up five anti-polio border posts Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 5:18 AM
    Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to set up five border checkposts to monitor for polio cases in one of the world's last reservoirs of the crippling disease.
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  • Musharraf approves Pakistan rape law changes Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 5:10 AM
    Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has signed into law a bill amending the country's Islamic rape legislation, despite protests by religious parties, a government minister said.
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  • Pakistan sympathizes with RP after typhoon disaster Open this result in new window
    INQ7.net - Dec 02 3:43 AM
    ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday sent condolences and sympathies to his Filipino counterpart Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo over the more than 400 deaths caused by a typhoon in the Philippines.
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  • Court raps Pakistan over missing Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Dec 01 1:24 PM
    Pakistan says it has traced 20 out of 41 missing people whose families allege are being held by spy agencies.
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  • Pakistan 06/07 inflation may slip beyond target-cbank Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 02 12:19 AM
    KARACHI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Pakistan may exceed its 6.5 percent inflation target for the 2006/07 fiscal year, as food prices are yet to show a persistent downward trend, the central bank governor said on Saturday.
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  • Father appeals Pakistan court order to send child to UK Open this result in new window
    Reuters.co.uk - Dec 02 2:14 AM
    LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani father of a British girl at the centre of a international custody dispute lodged an appeal on Saturday against a court order to send her back to her mother in Scotland within a week. Police in Britain launched an investigation in August after the 12-year-old girl called Misbah Irum Ahmed Rana, known in Britain as Molly Campbell, left her mother in the
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  • Cricket-Test Series Pakistan v West Indies overview Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:31 AM
    Overview of the three Test Series between Pakistan and West Indies
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  • UPDATE 2-Cricket-Test Series Pakistan v West Indies scoreboard Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:34 AM
    Scoreboard at close of play on the fifth day in the third and final Test between Pakistan and West Indies on Friday in Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan 1st innings 304 (M. Yousuf 102) West Indies 1st innings 260 (D. Ganga 81, D. Ramdin 50; U. Gul
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  • Indo-Pak research will help both, feel Pakistan farmers Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Dec 02 10:10 AM
    Chandigarh, Dec 2: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a farmers group in Pakistan today said that India and Pakistan were not doing enough in the area of agri-industry interface.
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  • Pakistan sympathizes with RP after typhoon disaster Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Dec 02 1:36 AM
    ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday sent condolences and sympathies to Filipino counterpart Gloria Arroyo over the more than 400 deaths caused by a typhoon in Albay province.
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  • UPDATE 1-Cricket-Test Series Pakistan v West Indies scoreboard Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 2:22 AM
    Scoreboard at tea on the fifth day in the third and final Test between Pakistan and West Indies on Friday in Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan 1st innings 304 (M. Yousuf 102) West Indies 1st innings 260 (D. Ganga 81, D. Ramdin 50; U. Gul
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  • Pakistan, Afghans to try to stop polio on border Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 2:17 AM
    Pakistan and Afghanistan are to set up five checkposts on their common border to screen children for polio and give them vaccine drops in the hope of eliminating one of the world's last reservoirs of the disease.
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  • Pakistan has said that authentication of the present troop positions of the two countries at Siachen on a ''map is not  Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Dec 02 5:53 AM
    Pakistan has said that authentication of the present troop positions of the two countries at Siachen on a ''map is not acceptable'' to it, rejecting India's condition for demilitarisation of the icy region.
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  • Pakistan's poor sell kidney to pay debts (Sadaqat Jan / ASSOCIATED PRESS) Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - Dec 01 9:40 PM
    JANDALA, Pakistan -- Nassem Kausar has done it. So, she says, have her sister, six brothers, five sisters-in-law and two nephews. Each has sold a kidney to an industry that has led Pakistan's media to dub the country a "kidney bazaar."
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  • Pakistan sight third Test win after dismissing Lara Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 1:21 AM
    Pakistan were on course for a 2-0 series win after taking two key West Indian wickets including the crucial scalp of Brian Lara in the third and final Test at National Stadium.
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  • Cricket-Test Series Pakistan v West Indies scoreboard Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 11:59 PM
    Scoreboard at lunch on the fifth day in the third and final Test between Pakistan and West Indies on Friday in Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan 1st innings 304 (M. Yousuf 102) West Indies 1st innings 260 (D. Ganga 81, D. Ramdin 50; U. Gul
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  • Pakistan implements law to ease rape prosecutions Open this result in new window
    Arizona Daily Star - Dec 01 11:23 PM
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Despite nationwide protests by hard-liners, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Friday signed into law an amendment to the country's controversial rape statute to make it easier to prosecute sexual-assault cases.
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  • U.S.-Pakistan Education Dialogue Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Dec 01 10:31 PM
    I want to welcome Pakistan's Education Minister Javed Ashraf and Secretary Margaret Spellings to the first of what I hope will be many rounds of the U.S.- Pakistan Education Dialogue.
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  • Pakistan Islamist alliance attacks Musharraf Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Dec 02 12:47 AM
    Islamabad, Dec 2: In a scathing attack on President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's Islamist alliance Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) has said a movement against him has been launched and would continue till his ouster.
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  • Indian music sliding in Pakistan popularity charts Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Dec 02 12:17 AM
    Islamabad, Dec 2: Indian music no longer reigns in Pakistan. It is yielding place to Pakistani musical creations, especially in the past six years, according to a survey.
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  • Pakistan Taliban lift ban on newspapers in Waziristan Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Dec 02 12:18 AM
    Islamabad, Dec 2: Militants in Pakistan's restive Waziristan province have lifted a ban on newspapers imposed by them in the wake of an "erroneous" report, which claimed that four ultras were killed in a clash with security forces.
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  • Pakistan axe Afridi for first ODI Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Dec 01 8:52 PM
    KARACHI Pakistan selectors have once again ignored charismatic allrounder Shahid Afridi from the 15-member squad named yesterday for the first one-dayer in the five-ODI series against the West Indies.
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  • Misbah refuses to leave Pakistan Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Dec 01 4:16 AM
    Schoolgirl Misbah Rana vows to stay in Pakistan despite a court ruling that she must return to the UK.
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  • Pakistan Leader Signs Amended Rape Law Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Dec 01 6:01 AM
    Pakistan President Signs Amended Rape Law Despite Nationwide Protests by Hard-Liners
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  • Taliban Sympathizers Take Refuge in Pakistan Open this result in new window
    NPR - Dec 01 7:04 AM
    A spate of recent incidents has prompted fears that the war in Afghanistan may be spilling across the border into Pakistan's historically restive tribal areas. The region is home to many supporters of the Taliban, and possibly to al-Qaida operatives.
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  • Pakistan national among three apprehended in Jammu and Kashmir Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Dec 01 10:47 PM
    Jammu, Dec 2: A former soldier with the Pakistan Army was among three persons who were taken into custody by the security forces in separate incidents in Jammu and Poonch districts.
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  • Book on art in India and Pakistan released Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Dec 01 11:02 PM
    New Delhi, Dec 2: India and Pakistan, although sharing a common heritage, have diverged in the last 60 years to tread their own paths in various creative fields, and art is one such area.
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  • Lara eyes World Cup final despite Pakistan setback Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Dec 01 11:46 PM
    KARACHI, Pakistan: West Indian captain Brian Lara put on a brave face after losing the Test series to Pakistan, saying his teams main focus now was on next years one-day cricket World Cup in the Caribbean.
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  • Cricket: Pakistan win West Indies series Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Dec 01 4:36 PM
    Cricket: Pakistan beat the West Indies by 199 runs to take an unassailable 2 - 0 lead in the three-Test series.
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  • Suicide attacker detonates bomb in northwestern Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Dec 01 1:24 PM
    PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber struck outside a military facility in this northwestern Pakistan city Friday, killing himself but causing no other casualties, police said. The bomb was attached...
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  • Misbah begs to stay in Pakistan Open this result in new window
    ITV.com - Dec 01 3:48 PM
    Misbah Rana has begged her mother not to drag her through the courts. The Scottish schoolgirl has pleaded to be allowed to stay with her father in Pakistan, and he has filed an appeal to keep her in the country while a Scottish court decides her fate.
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  • Pakistan Sells Oil Co. Stake for $813M Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Dec 01 2:30 AM
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The Pakistani government said Friday it has sold a 10 percent stake in the country's biggest oil company, Oil and Gas Development Co., to international investors for $813 million in a deal it said highlighted global confidence in the country.
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  • Pakistan beats West Indies Open this result in new window
    Fox Sports - Dec 01 7:13 AM
    Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and Abdul Razzaq ran through the West Indies lower order batting line-up Friday as Pakistan recorded 199-run victory in the third and final cricket test. Kaneria (3-69) triggered the West Indies collapse in the last session on the fifth and final day when he trapped Shivnarine Chanderpaul (69) lbw and then had Daren Powel caught close to the wicket off successive
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  • Pakistan win Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman: Sport - Dec 01 5:31 PM
    TWIN centuries from Mohammad Yousuf enabled Pakistan to wrap up the third and final Test against the West Indies by 199 runs for a 2-0 series victory.
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  • Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Signs Protection Of Women Bill Amidst Protests Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Dec 01 10:38 AM
    (RTTNews) - Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf has signed the Protection of Women bill that amends a controversial rape law to enable efficient prosecution in rape cases, amidst objections by conservative groups in Pakistan.
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  • Four accused in July 11 blasts went to Pakistan: chargesheet Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Dec 01 9:40 PM
    Mumbai, Dec 1: Four of the 13 people accused of involvement in the July 11 bombing of commuter trains here had allegedly gone to Pakistan via Iran to learn how to make bombs at a training camp run by Lashker-e-Taiba leader Azeem Cheema.
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  • Suspected suicide attacker killed as bomb goes off in Pakistan Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Dec 01 9:55 PM
    Islamabad, Dec 1: A suspected suicide bomber was killed today when the bomb he was carrying went off in a high-security zone in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, a senior police official said.
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  • Pakistan has 6.5 million out of school children: report Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Dec 01 8:07 PM
    Islamabad, Dec 1: Pakistan is among the few countries where illiteracy is on the rise and it ranked second in the world with 6.5 million out of school children, a UNESCO report said.
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  • *Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Signs Protection Of Women Bill Amidst Protests Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Dec 01 10:23 AM
    (RTTNews) - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Signs Protection Of Women Bill Amidst Protests.
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  • Yousuf guides Pakistan to series win Open this result in new window
    Pretoria News - Dec 01 8:14 PM
    Karachi - Twin centuries from Mohammad Yousuf enabled Pakistan to wrap up the third and final Test against West Indies yesterday by 199 runs for a 2-0 series win.
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  • Hard-hitting batsman Shahid Afridi dropped from Pakistan one-day team Open this result in new window
    Slam! Sports - Dec 01 11:48 AM
    KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan cricket selectors have dropped hard-hitting batsman Shahid Afridi from the 14-man squad for the opening one-day international of the five-match series against the West Indies.
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  • Injured Sarwan out of one-day series against Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Slam! Sports - Dec 01 11:48 AM
    KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Ramnaresh Sarwan will miss the West Indies' five-match limited-overs cricket series against Pakistan after injuring his right foot Friday on the final day of the third Test.
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  • Pakistan calls for visionary diplomacy for Middle East Open this result in new window
    Dawn - Dec 01 7:18 PM
    UNITED NATIONS, Dec 1: Pakistan on Thursday called for "a determined and visionary diplomacy, especially by those who wield power and influence with principal parties in the Middle-East is essential if we are to defy dire predictions of disaster in the Middle-East that abound".
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  • Pakistan Gets $813 Million From Oil & Gas Share Sale (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Nov 30 10:20 PM
    Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan raised $813 million from the sale of shares overseas in Oil & Gas Development Co., the nation's biggest fuel explorer, in what the government said was a sign of global confidence in the South Asian country.
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  • Going East: Emirates Computers Announces Pakistan Expansion Plans Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Dec 01 11:11 AM
    Emirates Computers, Nokia's longest standing partner in the Middle East, has joined forces with Teletec, Nokia's exclusive partner in Pakistan to set-up 'Siyana Technologies', a Nokia Service factory in Lahore, Pakistan. Commenting on the launch of the Pakistan operation, Mr.
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  • Pakistan v West Indies Open this result in new window
    Sporting Life - Dec 01 12:07 PM
    Pakistan ruthlessly saw off the meek challenge of West Indies' tail-enders to clinch both the match and the best-of-three series on the final day of the third Test in Karachi.
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  • Injured Sarwan out of ODI series against Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Fox Sports - Dec 01 3:28 AM
    Ramnaresh Sarwan will miss the West Indies' five-match limited-overs series against Pakistan after injuring his right foot Friday on the final day of the third test. Sarwan was carried from the field after fast bowler Umar Gul's brutal yorker hit his foot during the fifth and final day of the third cricket test. Sarwan was later taken to the hospital where x-rays revealed a hairline fracture on
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  • Four accused in July 11 blasts went to Pakistan: Chargesheet Open this result in new window
    Hindustan Times - Dec 01 12:22 PM
    Four of the 13 people accused of involvement in the July 11 bombing of commuter trains here had allegedly gone to Pakistan via Iran to learn how to make bombs at a training camp run by Lashker-e-Taiba leader Azeem Cheema.
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  • Pakistan omit struggling Afridi Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Dec 01 1:05 AM
    Out-of-form all-rounder Shahid Afridi is left out of Pakistan's squad for the first of five one-dayers against West Indies.
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  • Pakistan's president signs amended rape law despite protests Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 01 6:37 AM
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Despite nationwide protests by hardliners, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf signed into law an amendment to the country's controversial rape statute Friday to make it easier to prosecute sexual assault cases.
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  • Bilateral Talks Aim To Boost Pakistans Educational Reforms Open this result in new window
    U.S. Department of State - Dec 01 1:28 PM
    For the first time since President George W. Bush and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf agreed to focus on educational cooperation earlier this year, key officials from both countries meet for a dialogue about programs and priorities at the U.S. State Department, November 29. Both countries reaffirm their commitment to improve Pakistans educational infrastructure, train teachers and foster
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  • Pakistan Claim Series Win Open this result in new window
    Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Dec 01 5:09 AM
    Pakistan beat West Indies by 199 runs in the final Test to complete a 2-0 series success.
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  • Afridi dropped from Pakistan one-day team Open this result in new window
    Fox Sports - Dec 01 1:13 AM
    Pakistan cricket selectors Friday dropped out of form hard-hitting batsman Shahid Afridi from the 14-man squad for the opening one-day international of the five-match series against the West Indies. Pakistan will also be without its regular captain Inzamam-ul-Haq for Dec. 5 game at Rawalpindi. The International Cricket Council banned Inzamam for four one-day internationals for forfeiting The Oval
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  • Pakistan a value allied of US: Burns Open this result in new window
    Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 01 11:39 AM
    WASHINGTON, Dec 01 (Online): US Under Secretary of State R. Nicholas Burns said that there is no other country than Pakistan in the world more important to the United States when it comes to counterterrorism cooperation, and Pakistan has been a valued ally of our country.
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  • Yousuf pushes Pakistan towards cricket victory over West Indies Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 8:43 AM
    Big-scoring Mohammad Yousuf has broken two world records including the most runs in a calendar year to put Pakistan on the verge of winning the third Test and the series against the West Indies.
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  • Pakistan Leader Signs Amended Rape Law Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Dec 01 4:48 AM
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Despite nationwide protests by hard-liners, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Friday signed into law an amendment to the country's controversial rape statute to make it easier to prosecute sexual assault cases.
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  • Yousuf double gives Pakistan 2-0 series win Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 01 4:50 AM
    KARACHI (Reuters) - Twin centuries from Mohammad Yousuf enabled Pakistan to wrap up the third and final test against West Indies on Friday by 199 runs for a 2-0 series win.
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  • Indian police file charges alleging Pakistan ties to Mumbai blasts Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 7:28 AM
    Police in India have filed charges against 28 suspects over the Mumbai train blasts in July that killed 185 people, and alleged the attacks were linked to Pakistan's spy agency and militant groups.
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  • Musharraf signed the amendment following ratification by Pakistan's parliament Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Dec 01 7:33 AM
    Pervez Musharraf , Pakistan' s president, has signed into law an amendment to the country's controversial rape statute to make it easier to prosecute sexual assault cases.
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  • Quake jolts northwestern Pakistan Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Dec 01 7:02 AM
    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale jolted northwestern Pakistan Friday, causing panic but no casualties or damage, officials said.
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  • Pakistan beat West Indies, win series Open this result in new window
    India Times Cricket - Dec 01 11:32 AM
    KARACHI, Dec 1: Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and Abdul Razzaq ran through the West Indies lower order batting line-up on Friday as Pakistan recorded 199-run victory in the third and final cricket Test.
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  • Pakistan sight third Test win Open this result in new window
    India Times Cricket - Dec 01 11:47 AM
    KARACHI, Dec 1: Pakistan were on course for a 2-0 series win after taking two key West Indian wickets, including the crucial scalp of Brian Lara, in the third and final Test at National Stadium on Friday.
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  • Pakistan's President Keen to Develop Energy Resources Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Dec 01 8:15 AM
    Text of report by Associated Press of Pakistan
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  • Friday, December 1, 2006 (Karachi, Pakistan): Open this result in new window
    NDTV - Dec 01 9:43 AM
    Ramnaresh Sarwan will miss the West Indies' five-match limited-overs series against Pakistan after injuring his right foot Friday on the final day of the third Test.
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  • Pakistan opens Churchill's battlefield to tourists Open this result in new window
    ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 01 3:19 AM
    London, Dec.1 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has decided to open the Malakand battlefield in the country's North West Frontier Province to tourists. Former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill participated in this historic campaign, accounts of which he published in The Daily Telegraph in 1897. According to the paper, Islamabad has now decided to grant access to sites such as
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  • Pakistan registers 525,000 Afghans Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 6:07 AM
    Pakistan has registered 525,000 Afghans on its soil as part of a new campaign to address the problems of war refugees, illegal immigrants and Taliban infiltrators, the government said Thursday.
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  • Pakistan clinch series win Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Dec 01 5:22 AM
    Pakistan saw off the challenge of West Indies' tailenders to clinch the match and the best-of-three series on the final day of the third Test in Karachi.
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  • HIV AIDS patients reaching beyond 80 thousands in Pakistan Open this result in new window
    Pakistani Newspaper - Dec 01 11:39 AM
    ISLAMABAD, Dec 01 (Online): Pakistan is in the list of those countries where HIV AIDS is spreading very fast and beyond 80 thousand patients have been affected so far in the country, according to a WHO report.
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  • Teenaged girl from Pakistan waiting for her family in Uttar Pradesh Open this result in new window
    ANI via Yahoo! India News - Dec 01 3:19 AM
    By Girish Kumar Dubey Kushinagar, Dec.1 (ANI): A teenaged girl brought from Pakistan to India by her father allegedly to push her into flesh trade, is awaiting the day when she would be able to rejoin her family back at home. Ruby is living a stranger's life at Khadda in Uttar Pradesh's Khushinagar District. According to the Uttar Pradesh police, Ruby, the victim girl, was found lying
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  • Musharraf approves Pakistan rape law changes Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Dec 01 5:26 AM
    ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Friday signed into law a bill amending the country's Islamic rape legislation, despite protests by religious parties, a government minister said.
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  • PAKISTAN: Ban on newspaper distribution condemned Open this result in new window
    AsiaMedia - Dec 01 11:19 AM
    Karachi --- The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned a ban imposed by suspected militants on distribution of newspapers in tribal areas and termed this year's incidents of violence against the press worst in the country's history.
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  • Pakistan's rape law amended Open this result in new window
    WABC-TV New York - Dec 01 6:53 AM
    Pakistan has a new rape law that makes it easier to prosecute sexual assault cases.
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  • Ruthless Pakistan wrap up series Open this result in new window
    Morning Star - Dec 01 12:43 PM
    PAKISTAN ruthlessly saw off the West Indian tail's meek challenge to clinch both the match and the best-of-three series on the final day of the third Test in Karachi on Friday.
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  • Pakistan in a state of AIDS denial: U.N. official Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 5:37 AM
    Pakistan is in a state of denial about the extent of its HIV/AIDS problem, and political leaders need to understand the reality or it will be very difficult to contain the epidemic, a U.N. AIDS official said.
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  • Pakistan reopens privatisation process for PSO Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 01 1:35 AM
    ISLAMABAD, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Pakistan has again invited investors to buy a 51 percent stake in Pakistan State Oil (PSO) , the country's top oil marketing firm, a government minister said on Friday.
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