USA TODAY | Pakistan orders new plane inspection after crash New York Daily News The Pakistani government ordered new inspections for planes operated by private airlines after a deadly crash that killed 127 people. A separate passenger jet also faced a crisis this weekend when its left tire burst upon landing. Pakistan moves against airline after crash Pakistan Inspects Planes Following Deadly Crash News of the world in photos: April snow in Northeast |
Bloomberg | India, Pakistan try trade route to improve ties The Seattle Times In a cavernous warehouse in north India, workers grade and blend mounds of tea for shipping to Dubai, Europe, Singapore - just about anywhere around the globe, except for the country right next door, Pakistan. By NIRMALA GEORGE Associated Press No ... Pakistan's Unplanned Revolution Rewrites Its Future Lifestyle Pakistan: To India, with love India, Pakistan take trade route to warmer ties |
The Nation, Pakistan | Dav Whatmore says no security fears in Pakistan New York Daily News Pakistan's cricket coach Dav Whatmore expressed disappointment at Bangladesh delaying their tour, claiming there have been no security concerns. Whatmore coached Bangladesh during the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. Pakistan's Australian cricket ... Pakistan-Bangladesh sporting ties hit by pull-out No security fears in Pakistan Pakistan Premier League endorsed |
Pakistan to launch missile; alert forces India to rejig flights to Gulf Deccan Chronicle By Sridhar Kumaraswami Days after India conducted its Agni-V test, Pakistan has informed India it too is conducting a 'long-range missile test in the Indian Ocean' anytime from April 24 to 29 (from 8.30 to 11 am IST), and asked the Indian civil ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Officials: US troops have fired from base inside Afghanistan at Pakistan 4 times CNN International FOB Tillman, Afghanistan (CNN) -- US troops have fired into Pakistani territory at least four times in the last 10 months in cross-border skirmishes that they say are in response to shelling from inside Pakistan, CNN has learned. EXCLUSIVE: Multiple Pakistan-Afghanistan border skirmishes in last year Pakistan's new player COMMENT: Reopening of NATO supplies: pros and cons — I —Jamal Hussain |
Chicago Tribune | Hindus in Pakistan accuse Muslims of kidnapping teens as wives New York Daily News Hindus in Pakistan are experiencing a surge of kidnappings of teenage girls by Muslim men, who force them to convert to Islam and marry them. Human rights activists have reported 25 cases in the past months. Rachna Kumari, 16, was shopping for dresses ... Hindus kidnapped, forced to marry Muslims |
DAWN.com | Talks must resolve all Pakistan-India issues: Gilani New York Daily News Islamabad, April 23 — Admitting that the era of warfare has ended, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Monday that all issues with India, including Kashmir and Siachen, must be resolved through dialogue. He said it is time to settle ... Era of wars over, ready to resolve all issues with India: Pakistan Era of wars over, ready to resolve core issues: Gilani Solution to all issues through dialogue, says Gilani |
Daily Beast | David's Book Club: Pakistan, Between Mosque and Military Daily Beast by David Frum Apr 23, 2012 3:50 PM EDT Either work with the authoritarian, corrupt, and two-faced Pakistani military—or else see the country slide into the control of Islamic militants. The United States has usually yielded to the first alternative, ... Impact of Pak-US relationship Pakistan's Budget: Defense vs. Education? |
Bloomberg | Afghan Stability Undermined by Pakistan, General Says Bloomberg Hard-won stability in Afghanistan's Helmand Province is undermined by the Pakistan Army's failure to help stem the flow of arms coming into the area and drugs going out, a US general said. “Everything is good, but it's not irreversible,” Marine Corps ... US commander gets no help from Pakistan in defeating insurgents |
Pakistan State Oil Profit Rises on Higher Furnace Oil Prices Bloomberg Pakistan State Oil Co. (PSO), the nation's biggest fuel retailer, said third-quarter profit doubled after gains in furnace oil prices. Net income rose to 4.4 billion rupees ($48.4 million), or 25.60 rupees a share, in the three months ended March 31, ... |