CBC.ca | Tropical Storm Flooding Kills 7 in Pakistan Voice of America Photo: AP Amena Baloch holds her child after their shabby house was flattened by torrential rains in Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday, June 6, 2010. ... 7 electrocuted in Pakistan as Cyclone Phet strikes Karachi Cyclone Phet death toll mounts as it approaches southern Pakistan Tropical Storm Hits Pakistan's Largest City; 7 Die |
Ex-major's loyalties embody Pakistan's jihad woes The Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan — A former major who trained fighters for war in Afghanistan and Kashmir keeps cropping up in terrorism investigations in Pakistan. ... |
Top US officer: al-Qaida in Iraq "devastated" The Associated Press He said the group is trying to reorganize but has "lost connection" with the top-rung al-Qaida leaders who are hiding in western Pakistan. ... Al-Qaida in Iraq devastated by US Iraqi forces - 34 top members killed or captured US Dept of Defense - Mullen Addresses Army Recruits at Fort Benning |
Hurriyet Daily News | Food inflation still making the poor go hungry Business Report Families from Pakistan to Argentina to the Democratic Republic of Congo are being battered by double-digit rises in food prices that are dragging more ... Surging costs hit food security in poorer nations Surging costs hit food security in poorer nations Surging costs hit food security in poorer nations |
No extremist crackdown likely in Pakistan's Punjab province MiamiHerald.com ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's heartland Punjab province is unlikely to undertake a sweeping operation against extremist groups, despite horrific ... COMMENT: Punjab: the new FATA —Ali K Chishti Again, what Punjabi Taliban? |
GulfNews | Pakistan hikes defence spending by 17 percent TwoCircles.net Islamabad,June 6 , IRNA -- Pakistan Saturday announced annual budget with a 17 percent increase in defence allocation as the security forces are engaged in ... Pakistan to cut ministers salaries Pakistan presents austerity budget to stabilise its struggling economy Pakistan's working class a reason to exhale |
Iran Focus | Iran to okay Pak gasline deal tomorrow Daily Times TEHRAN: Iran hopes to finalise a deal this week for a much-delayed pipeline to export natural gas to Pakistan by 2015, Hojjatollah Qanimifard, ... Iran to approve Pakistan gas pipeline deal this week Iran pipeline will be Pakistan's Enron |
Deccan Herald | India, Pakistan And US Strategic Dialogue Gov Monitor American participants may even feel the need to bring up India's strained relationship with Pakistan. But it would serve them well to first consider a Times ... Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, US which way next? Indo-Pak hyphen irrelevant, says Krishna; US supports Indo-US strategic Dialogue |
BBC News | Steven Finn and Ajmal Shahzad stake England claims to face Pakistan The Guardian (blog) ... contributions of Steven Finn and Ajmal Shahzad as England contemplate their options for the more demanding Tests against Pakistan later in the summer. ... Strauss calm after emphatic victory England's Ashes won't go swingingly |
Online - International News Network | CM urges EU to promote economic ties with Pakistan Daily Times LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif has urged the European Union to promote its historical and traditional relations with Pakistan. ... EU states urged to boost ties with Pakistan |