GulfNews | Taliban Exploit Class Rifts to Gain Ground in Pakistan New York Times, United States By JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Taliban have advanced deeper into Pakistan by engineering a class revolt that exploits profound fissures between a small group of wealthy landlords and their landless tenants, according to ... Video: Taliban's Presence In Pakistan Thursday editorial: Pakistan must face up to threat from the Taliban Swat fallout: US has let known its displeasure to Pakistan |
Reuters South Africa | Pakistan's Zardari urges support to stabilise country Reuters TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday called for the support of the international community in stabilising Pakistan and said his government would do its part in the fight against terrorism. "We are willing to fight, ... Japan PM pledges $1bn to Pakistan fodp conference: Pakistan lobbying hard for multilateral support ... PM: Japan to offer 1 bln USD in aid to Pakistan |
Indian Express | Pakistan asks India to avoid lapses in Mumbai probe Xinhua, China ISLAMABAD, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Thursday asked India to avoid errors in the ongoing investigation process into the Mumbai attacks in November last year due to sensitivity of the issue. Media reports said that in a dossier sent to Pakistan ... Ajmal's request to be conveyed to Pakistan 26/11 probe: Pak smiles, India squirms The Pakistan link: Mumbai terror detective tells of world plot |
MiamiHerald.com | Pakistan seeks aid for economic woes Philadelphia Inquirer, PA By Stephen Graham AP ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Beleaguered leaders of Pakistan are hoping for up to $6 billion in international support as they attempt to steer the Islamic world's only nuclear-armed nation through a rising storm of extremist violence and ... Pakistan hopes for $10.5b SUBVERSE | Reining in the beast Richard Holbrooke, the American special envoy to Afghanistan and ... |
Voice of America | Out on bail, radical cleric calls for Islamic law across Pakistan MiamiHerald.com, FL Earlier this week, Pakistan's president bowed to pressure from extremists and agreed to impose Islamic law in Swat, a valley northwest of Islamabad, in a bid to end a two-year insurgency there by Pakistani Taliban. Now with Aziz's release, ... Pakistan's Red Mosque cleric freed, supporters cheer Pakistan's Red Mosque cleric freed (Roundup) Cleric of Pakistan's Red Mosque freed |
Fresh News | Journalists From India, Pakistan Analyze Role Washington Post, United States By Rama Lakshmi NEW DELHI, April 15 -- Nearly five months after the deadly attacks in Mumbai that revived tensions between India and Pakistan, journalists from both countries gathered in New Delhi on Wednesday to examine their role in fueling regional ... "India Willing To Join Terror Fight In Af-Pak" 'India willing to join terror fight in 'Af-Pak' India, Pakistan resume peace talks |
The Nation, Pakistan | Pakistan key to Afghan war victory: Mullen Daily Times, Pakistan LAHORE: United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen said the US could not win the war in Afghanistan as long as the Taliban had safe havens in Pakistan. “That's why the relationship with Pakistan is so important because I think ... Swat deal a recipe for devastation: MQM Wages of Appeasement Rise against the Taliban |
BBC News | 6 Killed in Attack on Pakistan Police Post FOXNews ISLAMABAD — Police say six people were killed in a car bomb attack on a security post in northwestern Pakistan. Officer Ikramullah Khan says several others were wounded in Wednesday's blast not far from the city of Peshawar. ... Several killed in Pakistan bombing Pakistan Car Bomb Kills 16 at Police Checkpoint, AFP Reports Car-Bomb Blast In Northwest Pakistan Injures Police |
World News | Pakistan Rehearses Its Two-Step on Airstrikes New York Times, United States Diplomatic Partners From left, Adm. Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs chairman; Richard C. Holbrooke, special envoy; Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Pakistan last week. By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — With two senior American officials at his ... ‘Drone strikes not so intolerable to Islamabad' Of judges and drones: US policy alienates the Pakistani people POLITICS: Errant Drone Attacks Spur Militants in Pakistan |
Reuters | PPP unhappy with PML-N's decision over rejoining govt Daily Times, Pakistan LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) decision not to join the federal government proves that the PML-N is a provincial party, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leaders said on Thursday. They said the PML-N should have encouraged politics of ... We'll be strong opposition, says Nawaz Muslim League-N rejects ruling party's offer Pakistani opposition leaders refuse to join federal cabinet |