New York Times (blog) | Pakistani Activist, 14, Is Shot by Taliban New York Times (blog) Last Updated, 8:42 p.m. A spokesman for the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat Valley took responsibility for the shooting on Tuesday of a 14-year-old activist who is an outspoken advocate of education for girls. The attack on Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in ... Pakistan: The Schoolgirl the Taliban Tried to Kill Peace-prize winning Pakistani girl to be sent abroad for treatment, Pakistani ... In Pakistan, a coward's attack highlights historic struggle |
The Atlantic | Citizen Diplomacy in Pakistan's Tribal Areas: "You Are Welcome!" Huffington Post (blog) Islamabad, Pakistan -- Many Americans have an image of Pakistan and its people as "teeming with anti-Americanism."Americans see images on TV of angry Pakistani demonstrators burning American flags. Indeed, polls say three of four Pakistanis view the ... Why the US Still Needs to Use Drones in Pakistan Pakistan media condemn attack on Malala Yousafzai Waziristan: PTI's green over red |
AFP | "Brain eating amoebas" kill 10 in Pakistan CBS News Health officials are carrying out a public awareness campaign to educate and guide people and doctors across Karachi about the disease, he said. Other parts of Pakistan have also been alerted but so far no cases have been reported elsewhere, Khan said. 'Brain-eating' amoeba kills 10 in Pakistan: officials Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills 10 People In Pakistan Naegleria fowleri: Brain-eating amoeba kills at least 10 in Pakistan |
Foreign Policy (blog) | First drone strike in Pakistan since protest march kills 5, officials say CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. drone attack killed five people early Wednesday in Pakistan's tribal region that borders Afghanistan, two Pakistani intelligence officials said. It was the first drone strike since demonstrators marched to ... The AfPak Channel: Pakistan's almost-suicide-bombers US drone strike kills five 'militants' in Pakistan Drone strike kills Pakistan 'militants' |
AFP | Pakistan introduces Glaxo pneumonia vaccine Chicago Tribune LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan has become the first country in South Asia to introduce a vaccine against the deadly pneumococcal disease in children, with GlaxoSmithKline's Synflorix selected for the programme. Worldwide more than 1.3 million children ... UN: Pakistan First in Region to Launch Pneumonia Vaccine Pakistan takes lead in S Asia UN and partners hail launch of life-saving pneumonia vaccine in Pakistan |
PakistanToday.com.pk | Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh boards launch probe Times of India NEW DELHI: The cricket boards of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have launched investigations into the TV sting operation which suggested that the umpires were willing to fix matches. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is also investigating the ... Sri Lanka, Pakistan cricket boards begin investigation over match-fixing ... ICC, PCB, SLC launch inquiry Sri Lanka and Pakistan launch investigation into umpire corruption – Cricket ... |
Taliban says it shot 'infidel' Pakistani teen for advocating girls' rights Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A 14-year-old Pakistani student who won international acclaim for speaking out for girls barred from school by the Taliban was critically wounded Tuesday by a gunman who boarded her school bus, asked for her by name, aimed his ... |
The Express Tribune | Pakistan, Bosnia agree to enhance trade ties Business Recorder (blog) Pakistan and Bosnia on Tuesday agreed to enhance their bilateral ties in different fields, in defence, trade and investment. President Asif Ali Zardari and President of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bakir Izetbegovic were addressing a joint press conference ... Pakistan, Bosnia agree to promote bilateral ties Pakistan, Bosnia agree on greater crackdown on terrorists Bosnian President Keen to Increase Trade Relations with Pakistan |
IBNLive | Pakistan's top court investigates alleged use of girls to settle tribal dispute CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Supreme Court is investigating allegations that a tribal council in a restive province ordered that about a dozen girls aged between 4 and 16 be handed over from one tribe to another to settle a feud, a ... 'Barter' of 13 girls to settle dispute prompts Pakistan SC to act |
Voice of America | Pakistani Child Activist Shot, Extremists Blamed Voice of America Yousafzai was nominated for the prestigious International Children Peace Award for her writings of life under the Taliban, when the militants controlled large areas of Pakistan's Swat valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in 2008-2009. The Taliban ... |