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Taliban attack Pakistani air base ahead of reported military operation - Christian Science Monitor Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:27:37 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Taliban attack Pakistani air base ahead of reported military operation Christian Science Monitor An aircraft is parked at Pakistan's air force base in Kamra, some 30 miles northwest of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 16. Militants attacked an air force base in northwest Pakistan filled with F-16s and other aircraft before dawn Thursday ... Pakistan Security Brief - August 16, 2012Critical Threats Project Clinton considers blacklisting Pakistan-linked groupNew York Daily News Between 'Tight Screw' and a hard placeThe Hindu Salem-News.Com -The Express Tribune all 57 news articles »

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Taliban carry out brazen attack on Pakistan base - San Jose Mercury News Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:15:55 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Taliban carry out brazen attack on Pakistan base San Jose Mercury News KAMRA, Pakistan—Heavily armed Taliban fighters blasted their way into a Pakistani air force base with possible links to the country's nuclear program in a brazen assault that took two hours of fighting to put down, leaving a security officer and nine ... Attack on Pakistan base raises fear about nuclear arsenalNew York Daily News Taliban attack on Pakistani Air Force base linked to country's nuclear program ...Fox News Militants Attack Air Base as Pakistan Plans Taliban OffensiveBusinessweek all 1,100 news articles »

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Pakistan: Shia Target Killings Continue - Global Voices Online Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:04:45 GMT

CBS News

Pakistan: Shia Target Killings Continue Global Voices Online Activists of Majlis e Muslimeen Pakistan hold a protest against Shiite target killings in Gilgit & Quetta. Image by Rajput Yasir. Copyright Demotix (10/4/2012). The social media in Pakistan were quick to react. Activist Ali_Abbas_Zaidi was among the ... Gunmen execute 22 in Pakistan bus attackReuters 20 Shiites forced off buses, killed in northern Pakistan, officials sayCBS News Gunmen kill 19 Shiite Muslims in Pakistan bus attackLos Angeles Times CNN -Austin American-Statesman all 181 news articles »

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Scared, hopeful, Hindu families from Pakistan arrive in droves - Hindustan Times Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:38:25 GMT

Hindustan Times

Scared, hopeful, Hindu families from Pakistan arrive in droves Hindustan Times Two others, Manohar Lal and Kamlesh came on the same train. Like Kumar, they were tightlipped. But the volume of luggage carried told the story. So what was the situation in Pakistan? "I have not heard of any atrocity, I faced no problem there," Kumar ... Hindus from Pakistan flee to India, citing religious persecutionWashington Post Undecided Pakistan's Hindu nationals arrive IndiaTimes of India Pakistan frees 55 Indians for independence dayNew York Daily News India Today -The Express Tribune -Business Standard all 314 news articles »

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Imran Khan Must be Doing Something Right - New York Times Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:02:37 GMT

New York Times

Imran Khan Must be Doing Something Right New York Times Khan, once Pakistan's greatest sportsman and now its most popular politician since Benazir Bhutto, exuded an Olympian solitude that evening; it had been a long day, he explained, of meetings with his party's senior leaders. The previous two months, he ... VIEW : The twins: Imran Khan and Sheikh Rasheed — Syed Kamran HashmiPakistan Daily Times all 42 news articles »

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Pakistan: Maybe Not the Best Country in Which to Store Nuclear Weapons - The Atlantic Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:23:36 GMT

DAWN.com

Pakistan: Maybe Not the Best Country in Which to Store Nuclear Weapons The Atlantic The attack on the Minhas air force base in Kamra, 25 miles northwest of the capital, Islamabad, was a stark reminder of the militants' determination to attack Pakistan's most sensitive installations despite ongoing military operations in their tribal ... US confident of Pakistan nuclear securityDAWN.com Leon Panetta's assertion rejected: Pakistan's strategic assets safe: FOBusiness Recorder (blog) No worry about nukes: PakistanHindustan Times Times of India -Frontier Post all 35 news articles »

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Pakistan preps for September militant purge - Fox News Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:26:02 GMT

Antiwar.com

Pakistan preps for September militant purge Fox News The news confirmed a Monday disclosure from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who said Pakistan had indicated its military was planning an operation against terrorists in a militant hotbed in the northwest. Now, U.S. military officials in Kabul and ... Panetta: Pakistan to Launch Attack in WaziristanAntiwar.com Panetta: Pakistan to Launch Long-Awaited Offensive Against Militants in North ...Voice of America Panetta: Pakistan military plans to open new frontNew York Daily News Foreign Policy (blog) -PakTribune.com -DAWN.com all 1,683 news articles »

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Pakistan stocks hit 4-yr high; rupee weakens vs dollar - Reuters Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:01:18 GMT

Pakistan stocks hit 4-yr high; rupee weakens vs dollar Reuters ISLAMABAD Aug 16 (Reuters) - Pakistan's main stock market closed on a four-year high on Thursday, with investor confidence holding steady after the central bank cut its key policy rate last week, dealers said, but gains were small compared to the ... and more »

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Militants Attack Pakistani Air Force Base - New York Times Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:47:55 GMT

New York Times

Militants Attack Pakistani Air Force Base New York Times KARACHI, Pakistan — An attack early Thursday on a major Pakistani air force base where some of the country's nuclear weapons are thought to be stored set off a heavy gun battle in which eight attackers and one security official were killed. World ...

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Pakistan beat New Zealand to top Group B - The Nation Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:49:00 GMT

The Nation

Pakistan beat New Zealand to top Group B The Nation LAHORE - Pakistan stopped New Zealand winning spree when they scored five wickets victory in the final match of Group B to top the group in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Thursday. Pakistan will face India in the quarterfinals on August 20 while ... Pakistan U19s cricket defeat New ZealandBoxscore Under-19 world cup : Pakistan top group to set up quarter-final with IndiaPakistan Daily Times Pakistan to face India in ICC U-19 CWC quarterfinalPakistan Observer PakistanToday.com.pk -South Asian News Agency -The Express Tribune all 57 news articles »