Los Angeles Times | Osama bin Laden notes show a plan to overthrow Hamid Karzai Los Angeles Times The raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden also netted documents that show he wanted to overthrow Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a former US official says. A man passes the demolished compound of slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in ... In Pakistan, anger and doubts a year after bin Laden raid 1 year on from OBL raid, no answers from Pakistan A year after bin Laden raid, al Qaeda weakened |
The Associated Press | Pakistani PM strikes moderate tone after US attack CBS News ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's prime minister struck a moderate tone Monday amid criticism of the US for carrying out its first drone strike in the country since parliament demanded that Washington end the attacks two weeks ago. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza ... Pakistan sends mixed signals on US drone attack Pakistan Condemns US Drone Strike Ahead of Chicago Summit Pakistan Denounces Latest US Drone Strike |
BBC News | Pakistan car bomb kills two and wounds 16 New York Daily News A car bomb killed two people and wounded 16 others, including five paramilitary troops, in Pakistan's troubled southwest on Tuesday, police said. The explosives were planted under a car parked on Saryab Road on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of ... Bomb aimed at troops kills 2 civilians in Pakistan |
Pakistan plane crash Seattle Post Intelligencer Pakistani rescue workers and local residents search the site of a plane crash in Rawalpindi on Friday. There is "no chance" of any survivors after a plane carrying up to 130 people crashed while trying to land in bad weather near Islamabad on Friday, ... |
PakTribune.com | Ignoring Pakistan, US defends drone strikes New York Daily News Washington, May 1 — As the United States resumed drone strikes inside Pakistan ignoring Islamabad's warnings, President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser defended the use of armed unmanned aircraft to target suspected terrorists overseas. Obama's counter-terrorism advisor defends drone strikes Brennan Defends Drone Strikes as Pakistan and Protestor Object White House official confirms US carries out drone strikes |
Reuters Blogs (blog) | Equipment for Afghan army is stranded in Pakistan, Pentagon says Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Thousands of tons of military equipment intended for the Afghan army and police is stranded in Pakistan, which for months has refused to reopen ground supply routes for NATO convoys despite high-level US pressure, a new Pentagon report ... Ambiguous, embittering and unstoppable: US drones in Pakistan Pakistan protests US drone strikes The story of an apology lost |
IBNLive.com | Afghan insurgency still leveraging Pakistan haven CNN (blog) By Barbara Starr Although the international coalition and Afghan government are making progress in the war in Afghanistan, "the Taliban-led insurgency and its al Qaeda affiliates still operate with impunity from sanctuaries in Pakistan," according to a ... Progress report cites Pakistan as top deterrent to success in Afghanistan Pakistan-based insurgents and corruption pose biggest threat to Afghanistan ... Report Cites Pakistan as Top Deterrent to Afghan Success |
New York Times | Pakistan: Slain man's kin killed over 'blood money' San Francisco Chronicle Islamabad -- The widow and mother-in-law of a Pakistani man killed by a CIA contractor last year were slain Monday, allegedly by the widow's father who may have feared she would remarry and take the "blood money" she received with her, police said. Pakistan: 'Blood Money' Linked to Widow's Killing, Police Say Ex-CIA contractor pleads not guilty in fight Relatives of man killed by CIA contractor found dead |
New York Times (blog) | The AfPak Channel: Pakistan's federal felon Foreign Policy (blog) By Reza Nasim Jan Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 12:24 PM Share On April 26, Pakistan's Supreme Court took the unprecedented step of convicting Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani of contempt of court. While the prime minister avoided a jail sentence, ... Pakistan's Institutional Troubles A political timeline of long marches in Pakistan PML-N no more reliable: Imran |
BBC News | Pakistan murder: Khalil Dale family 'shocked' BBC News Mr Dale, 60, was kidnapped in Quetta, Pakistan, in January, and his body was found in the town on Sunday. In a statement his family spoke of the "senseless and brutal way in which our beloved Khalil was murdered". The UK government and the ... Leeds aid worker murdered in Pakistan aware of danger Aid doc's Waikato link Red Cross Worker Beheaded, WMA Appalled |