Voice of America | Grossman Pledges Continued US Support to Afghanistan, Pakistan Voice of America U.S. President Barack Obama's special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan has pledged Washington's continued support for the region as the three countries work together toward peace in Afghanistan. Ambassador Marc Grossman spoke with VOA's ... Pakistan Extends Refugee Status for Afghans - ABC News Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban Pakistan extends refugee status for Afghans by six months - latimes.com |
Washington Post | Wrestling, anyone? Pakistan welcomes back a flamboyant Japanese hero of the ... Washington Post PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A motorized glider circled the stadium, dropping shiny shards of confetti. Male dancers from the fearsome Mehsud tribe whipped their long black hair to-and-fro in a celebratory frenzy. Boy Scouts released a balloon-bedecked ... |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistan army denies 'abuses' in tribal areas Aljazeera.com Amnesty International has accused the Pakistani military of carrying out widespread human rights abuses in the country's northwest tribal region, where the army is fighting domestic Taliban fighters. The UK-based human rights group also criticised the ... Pakistan military accused of human rights abuses in tribal region | World news ... Pakistan Army calls Amnesty report “a pack of lies” Report exposes 'the hands of cruelty' in Pakistan's Tribal Areas |
In Pakistan, new tax chief plans to get evaders to pay up - latimes.com Los Angeles Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The man hired to go after a nation of tax evaders jabs his finger at his laptop screen as he scrolls through a database of wealthy Pakistanis and dissects their spending habits. He stops at the name of a rich man from Peshawar. |
DAWN.com | US presses Pakistan on bomb fertiliser DAWN.com U.S. Army soldiers inspect the scene after an IED (improvised explosive device) blast during a road clearance patrol in Logar province, eastern Afghanistan .Ammonium nitrate is also produced in other nations, but virtually all found in Afghanistan has ... Pakistan must do more to stop flow of IEDs: Barbero |
Muhammad Hussain Inoki, back in Pakistan Washington Post Muhammad Hussain Inoki, 69, a legendary Japanese pro wrestler, visits the Peshawar Museum in Peshawar, Pakistan. Famous for a 1976 bout with Muhammad Ali and for his matches with Pakistani foes, Inoki returned to the country to help establish a ... |
ISN | Pakistan in 2013: Yes, it could get worse CNN (blog) Various forms of violence afflict Pakistan, but 2012 was the year of the sectarian attack. This autumn, 150 members of the Shia Muslim minority were killed in a four-week span. By early December, nearly 400 had died in 2012 – the most since the 1990s. The New Face of Al-Qaeda in Pakistan / ISN |
CBS News | Pakistan students protest naming school after activist schoolgirl shot by the ... CBS News MINGORA, PakistanA Pakistani government official says several hundred students have rallied against naming their college after an activist schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, saying the move would be a security risk. The Taliban shot and wounded 15-year ... Bomb blast in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, kills 2, injures 8 |
Telegraph.co.uk | Facebook takes down Pakistan Taliban page Telegraph.co.uk The social media network said its rules banned pages which promoted terrorism. Terrorist analysts last week said the site had been set up by a media unit affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A posting on the Umar Media TTP page said ... Facebook takes down Pakistan Taliban page - Technology on NBCNews.com |
India Today | No reason to let Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik visit India India Today Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik will visit India on December 14. Whatever the UPA government may say, Malik's visit will be a significant indication that it is not serious on Pakistan taking effective action against the masterminds of 26/11 ... Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik likely to meet Manmohan Singh India, Pakistan to launch new visa regime Dec 14 India holds back Rehman Malik's request to meet Sonia Gandhi |