New York Times (blog) | Pakistan Faces a Reckoning Because of Malala's Gift Bloomberg (blog) It is hard to believe now that the founding dream of Pakistan, born out of the partition of British India in 1947, was a secular one. The founder of this oddest of nations, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, was a Bombay barrister who was a firm believer in British ... Official: Shot Pakistani Girl Is Moving Her Limbs After a Bullet in the Head, Assaults on a Pakistani Schoolgirl's Character Follow Pakistanis divided on army offensive against Taliban despite outrage over ... |
IBNLive | India, Pakistan say gas-pipeline project on track MarketWatch NEW DELHI--Indian and Pakistan, the main partners in a long-delayed $7.6 billion proposed trans-Afghanistan pipeline project to bring in natural gas from Turkmenistan, Wednesday said that they are confident that recently set deadlines will be met and ... Pakistan's discount demand hits India's fuel export plan India-Pakistan talks on petroleum trade hits roadblock Pakistan, India discuss energy cooperation |
AFP | Treasury sanctions terror facilitators in Pakistan CNN (blog) The three, all based in Pakistan, were each were targeted for allegedly providing material, logistical, or financial support to a separate group: the Taliban in Afghanistan, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, and the ... Taliban threat worries Pakistan media US imposes sanctions on three Pakistan-based terrorist facilitators Pakistan places $1 million bounty on head of TTP spokesman |
Investigators: Factory fire victims were trapped behind locked doors CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- During a factory fire that left more than 250 people dead in Karachi, one of the workers, Abdul Ghani, struggled to find his wife, who also worked there. "I remember thinking if I can't save her, I hope I burn to death with ... |
Voice of America | Pakistan Floods Kill Hundreds, Affect Millions Voice of America Pakistan's disaster relief agency estimates that weeks of monsoon flooding have killed 455 people and affected more than five million others. Officials said every section of the country has been affected over the past five weeks. The worst hit area has ... Pakistan floods kill 455, affect five million |
Associated Press of Pakistan | Pakistan keen to strengthen relations with Bahrain: PM The News International KUWAIT CITY: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said that Pakistan attaches great importance to strengthening its relations with the Kingdom of Bahrain. During his meeting with the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, on the sidelines of ... Pakistan desires stronger defence ties with GCC: PM Turkey, Pakistan to boost economic ties - Pakistan to host Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit in 2014 |
Business Recorder (blog) | How The Taliban Is Thwarting The War On Polio NPR (blog) But the new campaign, like previous efforts, hasn't been able to overcome one critical problem: getting into parts of Pakistan's lawless tribal regions along the border with Afghanistan to vaccinate the children there. About 75 percent of Pakistan's ... One million Pakistani children miss polio vaccination Zardari reiterates commitment to make Pakistan polio-free PPP govt will make Pakistan polio free: Zardari |
Pakistan's Textile Industry Faces Challenges Voice of America FAISALABAD, PAKISTAN — A fire last month that killed some 300 trapped workers at a garment factory in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi exposed serious flaws in the country's industry regulations. It was one of the worst industry disasters in ... |
TIME | Clinton's Interview With NBC News On Libya AllAfrica.com Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton With Catherine Chomiak of NBC News. QUESTION: Thank you so much, Madam Secretary, for doing this. I wanted to start with Libya and then move on to Pakistan. On September 11th in Benghazi, things were calm ... Pakistan must take action against extremists: Hillary |
Press TV | Pakistan: Malala Yousufzai And The Drone Attacks Global Voices Online Ever since the young school going peace activist Malala Yousufzai was attacked by armed gunmen in Swat, numerous questions over the efficacy of the ongoing drone attacks in the region have surfaced. Following the attack on October 9th 2012 (see Global ... When a Drone Flies Over Waziristan, Does It Make a Sound? Speaking out against drones Civilians main target of US drones in Pakistan: Report |