Reuters Blogs (blog) | US drone strikes kill five militants in Pakistan Times of India PTI | Mar 12, 2011, 12.21am IST PESHAWAR: Two US drone strikes in the volatile tribal belt of northwest Pakistan killed at least five suspected militants on Friday, officials said. A drone fired two missiles at a moving vehicle in Ghorsaka area near ... Pakistan Says Drone Strikes Have Been Effective Suspected US drone strikes kill five alleged militants in Pakistan US drone strikes kill six in Pakistan |
Judge sentences ex-teacher in terror case _ again The Associated Press (AP) — A former teacher at a private Muslim elementary school was sentenced a third time Friday to 15 years in prison for helping the leader of a terror group ship 50000 paintball pellets from the US to Pakistan. In the past five years, ... |
SamayLive | Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile Daily Times ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday successfully test fired its short range surface to surface (STS) ballistic missile Hataf-2 (Abdali). The missile test was conducted as part of the process of validation and technical improvements in the Land Based ... Pakistan test fires Hataf-2 Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable missile Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile |
Reuters Blogs (blog) | In Pakistan, Justifying Murder for Those Who Blaspheme TIME On March 2, Bhatti, Pakistan's Minister for Minority Affairs, was shot dead in Islamabad. Pamphlets scattered on the ground claimed the act for a new alliance of "the organization of al-Qaeda and the Punjabi Taliban" and asserted that other infidels ... Shirking truth, fact and responsibility The Land of the Pure, for whom? By Sybil Daniel US Ambassadors Press Clinton for More Action for Slain Bhatti |
ABC Online | Black Caps get 'payback' over Pakistan TVNZ New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill said his team's victory over Pakistan on Wednesday in their Group B World Cup clash was a 'payback' for the one-day international series defeat suffered against them recently at home. ... Taylor to lead NZ v Canada in Vettori's absence World Cup: Ross, the new boss More wins, the best tonic for NZ captain |
DAWN.com | IMF lauds steps to generate revenue The Nation, Pakistan ISLAMABAD-Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF)on Friday concluded the policy dialogue, as Islamabad assured the international donor to reduce the soaring fiscal deficit in the current fiscal year through expenditures restraint and tax policy ... IMF Urges Pakistan to Cut Budget Deficit to Ease Inflation IMF, Pakistan talks remain inconclusive IMF says agrees on budget deficit cuts with Pakistan |
DAWN.com | Beyond Raymond Davis The News International The Raymond Davis case is the latest in a long series of incidents that have undermined trust and communication between the governments of the US and Pakistan. The loss of life has been tragic. The disputes over facts and motives show that a more ... The AfPak Channel: Pakistan's Islamists take center-stage Pakistan's Jewish Problem Raymond Davis Held Hostage |
The Hindu | Common sense must prevail to regain ground The Nation, Pakistan ISLAMABAD - Pakistan team by now must have come out of the shock of humiliating defeat at the hands of New Zealand, and they must forget as they have been defeated by a team which played better on that particular day and it was just a bad day for ... Umar Akmal misses practice due to injured finger Pakistan players rally behind besieged wicketkeeper Pakistan given Umar scare |
KTSM News Channel 9 | Mullen Discusses Libya, Middle East, Pakistan Department of Defense Calling the region along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border “the epicenter of terrorism in the world,” Mullen credited the Pakistani leadership's decision to move large numbers of troops there from the eastern part of the country. ... Pak's internal challenges have become "regional challenges": Mike Mullen |
The Nation, Pakistan | How to commit economic suicide DAWN.com KARACHI, March 11: Many things make Pakistan's political culture stand out for all the wrong reasons. Yet Friday's strike highlighted a bizarre new phenomenon: this is a government that calls strikes against ... PPP MPAs stage rally against SC verdict PPP faces isolation in Sindh Assembly Pakistan: At least nine die in fighting sparked by court decision |