![]() Indian Express | Pakistan Calls on Pro-Taliban Cleric to Honor Swat Peace Accord Bloomberg By Khalid Qayum and Ed Johnson April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan called on a pro-Taliban cleric to honor a peace accord in the Swat Valley where Islamic law has been introduced, as militants entered a neighboring district and challenged local ... Pakistan's Sharif urges dialogue to quell insurgency Pakistan boosts police pay as violence grows Taliban: Pakistani legal system un-Islamic |
Reuters | US Urges India To Help Pakistan Fight Terror RTT News, NY (RTTNews) - The United States has urged the New Delhi to support Islamabad in its war against Al-Qaida and Taliban insurgents along the Afghan border, saying India has a "huge stake" in making sure both Pakistan and its neighbor Afghanistan is stable, ... Pakistan air raids kill 20 militants: military Taliban complex in Pakistan leveled INDIA-PAKISTAN: The Curse And The Cure |
![]() BBC News | Britain Prepares to Deport 9 Terrorism Suspects New York Times, United States But Britain's security agencies appeared to have pulled back from earlier suggestions that they had foiled a major imminent attack involving infiltrators with Al Qaeda sent to Britain from Pakistan on student visas. After the arrests on April 8, ... Nine men arrested over suspected terror plot released to UK ... Britain deporting terror suspects UK Police Fail to Charge Suspects in Terror Probe |
US wants broader Pakistan military ties - official Reuters By David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The Obama administration wants to pursue broader military ties with Pakistan to help Islamabad combat a growing threat from militant groups including the Taliban, a Pentagon official said on Tuesday. ... US wants broader Pakistan military ties - official |
![]() USA Today | Kerry: Administration lacks 'real strategy' for handling Pakistan USA Today By Ken Dilanian, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Just back from a visit to Pakistan, Sen. John Kerry says the Obama administration's plan for that volatile country, rolled out last month with great fanfare, "is not a real strategy." "Pakistan is in a moment of ... Pakistan: Obama's Achilles' Heel |
![]() GulfNews | In Pakistan, sports isolation proves hard sell AFP KARACHI (AFP) — With five sons, four daughters and a wife to feed, Mohammad Rasheed has become a casualty of Pakistan's descent into the sporting wilderness. Rasheed used to make a comfortable living selling sweets and nuts to the crowds which would ... Pakistan set to spice up summer Ground Reality makes International Cricket Impossible in Pak NZ consider split series with Pakistan |
![]() DAWN.com | UAE feels like home says Pakistan captain AFP DUBAI (AFP) — Security-hit Pakistan finds shelter in the United Arab Emirates as they host Australia in the first one-day international here on Wednesday, with a hope that the desert venues continue to be their new home of cricket. ... Finally, Pakistan can focus on the cricket Osman Samiuddin Brief-Cricket-Pakistan's Younis makes World Cup appeal to ICC Dubai remains in global spotlight thanks to rich menu of sports |
![]() Straits Times | Extremist Tide Rises in Pakistan Washington Post, United States By Pamela Constable ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 19 -- A potentially troubling era dawned Sunday in Pakistan's Swat Valley, where a top Islamist militant leader, emboldened by a peace agreement with the federal government, laid out an ambitious plan to ... Video: Pakistani city welcomes the Sharia - 18 Apr 09 Pakistani Cleric Demands End to Conventional Courts by April 23 US Envoy Outlines Need to Stabilize Pakistan and Afghanistan |
![]() PakTribune.com | Pakistan Makes Rare Key-Rate Cut as Economy Slows Wall Street Journal By HARIS ZAMIR and NEELABH CHATURVEDI KARACHI -- Pakistan's central bank on Monday trimmed its key interest rate for the first time in more than six years to boost an economy battered by internal strife and a global downturn. The State Bank of Pakistan ... * Sustainable medium-term recovery remains a challenge Pakistan cuts interest rates for the first time in 6 years 1% cut in interest rate -Account deficit starts easing -Inflation ... |
US-Pakistan tensions rising: NPR Daily Times, Pakistan LAHORE: While, publicly, the US and Pakistan are allies with a parallel interest in eradicating extremism – behind the scenes, it is a complicated relationship, increasingly fraught with resentment, miscommunication and mistrust. ... Tensions Rise Between United States, Pakistan SUBJECT: TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN UNITED STATES, PAKISTAN ANCHOR ... |