As of Friday, April 13, 2007, at least 312 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures April 7, 2007.
April 13 (Bloomberg) -- Tribesmen in Pakistan's South Waziristan region bordering Afghanistan have joined the fight against terrorism, killing 300 gunmen from other countries in recent weeks, President Pervez Musharraf said.
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Experienced Pakistan batsman Younis Khan turned down the chance to captain the national team after Inzamam-ul-Haq quit following their dismal World Cup performance.
Veteran batsman Younis Khan said Friday he had rejected an offer to become Pakistan captain, saying he was "very disappointed" with the furious public reaction to the team's World Cup exit.
Defying a security crackdown, more than 3,000 lawyers and opposition activists torched an effigy of President Pervez Musharraf in protests Friday against his removal of Pakistan's top judge.
Mobile service providers in Pakistan have been inundated by calls from subscribers worried by a prank message that they could die of a deadly virus being transmitted via their phones.
Thousands of lawyers and political activists demonstrated on the streets of Pakistan's capital Islamabad today over the suspension of the country's chief justice of the Supreme Court. They called for the country's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf to re-instate the judge and restore democracy to Pakistan.
Protesters burned an effigy of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and demanded his resignation, as thousands rallied across Pakistan during a court hearing Friday for a top judge removed by the government.
If China is to become the economic powerhouse it envisions, the road to its new future could run, literally, through Pakistan.
China has been rapidly increasing its investment in Pakistan, including bankrolling a brand new port to be used as an oil hub. Analysts say the partnership may cause repercussions in the attitude of a crucial U.S. ally.