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Pakistan Court Says All Voters Must Be Listed (New York Times)
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Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:38:05 GMT

Pakistan?s Supreme Court on Friday gave the election commission 30 days to register all eligible voters after complaints that millions of people were missing from draft electoral lists.


At least 13 dead in Pakistan rains (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:24:29 GMT

Flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least 13 people in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, officials said Friday.


Pakistan gunships pound Taliban, Al-Qaeda amid US pressure (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:40:36 GMT

Helicopter gunships pounded militant hideouts in northern Pakistan as the military scoured mountainous areas on Friday for 16 missing soldiers believed kidnapped by Taliban rebels.


Pakistan extends anti-polio drive to reach tribal areas (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:25:43 GMT

Pakistan has extended a polio inoculation drive to ensure it reaches children in volatile tribal areas where some vaccination teams have been attacked, health officials said Friday.


Afghan-Pakistan delegates discuss terror, drugs (USA Today)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:33:25 GMT

Hundreds of Afghan and Pakistani tribal leaders held their second day of talks Friday on tackling rising militant violence along their shared border, and Pakistan's president said he had agreed to attend the meeting's closing session after earlier canceling his appearance.


Sources: U.S. assessing Pakistan nukes if Musharraf falls (Sports Illustrated)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:50:31 GMT

U.S. military intelligence officials are urgently assessing how secure Pakistan's nuclear weapons would be in the event President Gen. Pervez Musharraf were replaced as the nation's leader, CNN has learned.


Pakistan gunships pound Taliban, Al-Qaeda amid US pressure (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:21:23 GMT

Helicopter gunships pounded militant hideouts in northern Pakistan as the military scoured mountains on Friday for 16 missing soldiers believed kidnapped by Taliban rebels.


Pakistan gunships pound Taliban, Al-Qaeda amid US pressure (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:10:21 GMT

Helicopter gunships pounded militant hideouts in northern Pakistan as the military scoured mountains for 16 missing soldiers believed kidnapped by Taliban rebels.


Deadline for Pakistan commission to enlist voters (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:02:02 GMT

Pakistan's Supreme Court gave 30 days to the election commission on Friday to register all eligible voters for the next election after complaints that millions of citizens were missing from draft electoral lists.


Pakistan media welcomes decision against emergency (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:19:46 GMT

The decision by Pakistan's military leader not to impose a state of emergency was broadly welcomed Friday with calls for elections and stepped-up operations against militants in border regions.