Christian Science Monitor | Pakistan Taliban say they tried to bomb TV anchor covering Malala Los Angeles Times The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday for a failed attempt to bomb the car of television anchor Hamid Mir, whom the militant group had earlier threatened because of his reporting on the shooting of schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai. A Taliban ... In Pakistan, big perks and big risks to being a journalist Pakistan announces Rs 200 million bounty on Tehrik-e-Taliban spokesman Taliban claim responsibility for bomb plot against Pakistan TV anchor |
PakistanToday.com.pk | Pakistan Plans to Hold National Elections in May ABC News Pakistan plans to hold landmark national elections in May, the country's information minister said Tuesday. The vote would mark the first time a civilian government completed a full five-year term in the country and transferred power through the ballot ... HRW again interferes blatantly in Pak judicial matters Pakistan's judges muzzling criticism in media: HRW Pakistan judiciary muzzling press: Human Rights Watch |
AFP | Marc Grossman resigning Afghan-Pakistan post Washington Post (blog) Marc Grossman, the special U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Copenhagen in March. (Jens Dresling - AP) Senior diplomat Marc Grossman has resigned as the State Department's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, effective Dec. US special envoy to Pakistan, Afghanistan to leave |
Taliban attack may have had Pakistan origins USA TODAY This Sept. 15 image purports to show smoke rising over Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, after what a Taliban media unit said was an attack at the base. (Photo: SITE Intel Group via AP) ... |
ABC News | Bomb in Pakistan kills 2 Shiites, injures 35 CBS News PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say a bomb exploded at a Shiite religious procession in northwest Pakistan, killing at least two people and injuring some 35 others. Police official Javed Khan says the bomb exploded Sunday in the city of Dera Ismail Khan. Pakistan: 13 Die After Drinking Cough Syrup Pakistan Bomb Tied to Taliban Bomb kills 1 person in Pakistan's largest city |
Farm Futures | 'Pakistan has lowest spend on agriculture R&D' The News International ISLAMABAD: Despite being an agrarian economy, Pakistan sets aside one of the lowest allocations to the research and development (R&D) of agriculture sector in the entire developing world, as for every $100 of agriculture output it spends only $0.21 on ... Pakistan is achieving self-sufficiency in agri output |
BBC News | Pakistan Cough Syrup Kills Dozens In Lahore, Suspected Of Being Toxic Huffington Post ISLAMABAD -- Police on Monday found and defused a bomb planted under the car of a prominent Pakistani TV anchor threatened by the Taliban for his coverage of a schoolgirl shot by the militants, police said. The bomb was made up of half a kilogram (one ... Pakistan 'toxic syrup' kills 16 in Lahore Toxic cough syrup kills 17 in Pakistan Cough Syrup Kills 13 in Pakistan |
The Express Tribune | Not to live in Pakistan The Express Tribune Pakistan isn't a great place to be born and it certainly isn't one you'd want to live in, according to a new list released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). We ranked 75 out of the 80 countries surveyed in this list, the purpose of which was to ... 'Pakistan not a good place to be born in 2013' Pakistan not good place to be born in 2013, reveals report |
NPR | In Pakistan Shooting, Malala's Friends Also Bear Scars NPR On Oct. 9, in Mingora, Pakistan, in the country's picturesque Swat Valley, Kainat Riaz left her high school and climbed into the back of a small van. The bright-eyed 16-year-old sat near another schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai. At just 15, Malala, an ... Pakistan's Foresaken Daughters How two girls could change Pakistan A legal breakthrough in Pakistan… and talks at the United Nations |
Business Recorder | Pakistan all set to go to polls in May Times of India The upcoming polls will mark the transfer of power from one democratically elected government to another , the first in Pakistan's history. So far, no elected government has been able to complete its term in a country ruled by the military for more ... National Elections Planned In Pakistan In May 2013 'Govt to make efforts for protection of journalists' Pakistan to go to polls in May: State media |