Wall Street Journal | Why Pakistan still hasn't reopened NATO supply lines Christian Science Monitor The government of Pakistan is facing domestic political pressure to keep NATO's supply routes to Afghanistan closed, while the US resists apologizing or paying a high per truck fee. By Mahvish Ahmad, Correspondent / May 20, 2012 After receiving a ... US-Pakistan Rift Complicates NATO Summit Pakistan urges a 'permanent solution' on US drone strikes US officials frustrated as Pakistan still blocking supply routes |
Globe and Mail | Pakistan Blocks Twitter Over Contentious Tweets ABC News Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for much of Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials. The tweets were promoting a competition on Facebook ... Pakistan Blocks Access to Twitter Over Cartoon Contest Pakistan blocks Twitter Pakistan bans Twitter, citing blasphemous content |
Chicago Tribune | Pakistan and the US: A new beginning? Chicago Tribune The NATO summit in Chicago will focus on the endgame in Afghanistan on the heels of US House debate on bills that will shape the nature of the US-Pakistan relationship. The tone of this debate and the diplomacy of the Obama administration will send a ... US should apologise for Salala cross-border attack: Pakistan Pakistan playing positive role to ensure peace and security in region: Sherry Pakistan reiterates call for apology, end to drones strikes |
The Associated Press | At NATO summit, Leon Panetta to confront Pakistan on transport charges Boston Herald By David S. Cloud / Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta heads to this weekend's NATO summit prepared to confront Pakistan over what he considers price-gouging for transport of supplies to Afghanistan and hoping for ... NATO won't pay $5000 per truck to Pakistan: Panetta Panetta To Meet Northern Route Leaders As Pakistani Roads Remain Uncertain The View Of The War From Afghanistan |
Voice of America | Pakistan, Afghan Presidents to Meet NATO Allies Voice of America Voice of America broadcasts in 28 languages. Most of our programs are available on FM and medium-wave frequencies of local radio stations in the countries of our broadcast area. If you are having problems listening to programs on the internet, ... |
Pakistan's Twitter shutdown linked to 'Everybody Draw Muhammad Day' content Washington Post (blog) Pakistan shut down Twitter for about eight hours Sunday, The Post's Richard Leiby reports from Islamabad, before Prime Minister Raza Gilani intervened to end the ban and restore access. The shutdown, which was called “a high-level decision,” was ... |
DAWN.com | David Ignatius: Pakistan misses opportunity for security gains with US help Memphis Commercial Appeal By David Ignatius, Washington Post Writers Group As America begins to pull back its troops from Afghanistan, there's one consequence that gets little notice but is likely to have lasting impact: Pakistan is losing the best chance in its history to gain ... Hopes fading for swift US, Pakistan deal on Afghan supply routes |
Iran, Pakistan, other South Asian countries seeing rise in meth-production labs Plain Dealer By AP ISLAMABAD -- Iran, Pakistan and other South Asian countries are a fast-rising force in the global methamphetamine market, with drug cartels thriving off the weak governance and law enforcement that have long fueled the region's heroin trade. |
Ban Ki-moon: Eradicate polio, finally Los Angeles Times The highly preventable disease survives in only Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. If we don't wipe it out now, a future epidemic could be devastating. A Pakistani child waits with their mother for the anti-polio vaccine in Peshawar, Pakistan. |
Los Angeles Times | For troops on Siachen Glacier, the elements are the enemy Los Angeles Times Veterans of the India-Pakistan conflict on Siachen Glacier in Kashmir do not tell stories of battle, but of battling subzero temperatures, the wind and the altitude. Pakistani soldiers and others take a break from post-avalanche recovery efforts on ... Indo-Pak trade in perspective |