ABC News | Muslims Condemn Blasphemy Charges Against Christian Girl in Pakistan Huffington Post (blog) The police jailed the girl, Rimsha Masih, and her mother on Friday after hundreds of Muslim protesters surrounded the police station here where they were being held, demanding that Ms. Masih face charges under Pakistan's blasphemy laws. A local cleric ... Pakistan girl jailed, accused of blasphemy AfPak Pakistan will look into Christian girl's arrest amid international outcry Girl, 11, Could Face Death in Pakistan for 'Blasphemy' |
AFP | US Drone Strike In Pakistan Kills 5 Militants Huffington Post Pakistan has resisted U.S. pressure for action in North Waziristan, saying its military is already overtaxed by fighting in other parts of the country. Analysts have said Pakistan does not want to engage militant groups that could be allies in ... American drone missiles kill 5 militants, wound 2 in northwestern Pakistan |
IBNLive.com | India looks to Pakistan for answers after texts trigger mass panic CNN (CNN) -- India is looking to Pakistan for answers after online threats and text messages sparked mass panic among migrant workers and students who hail from the country's northeast. Indian Home Minister Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde said in a statement ... NE exodus: Pakistan not behind hate messages, says Rahman Malik India blames Pakistan for "cyber jihad" designed to spark ethnic strife India blocks websites, compiling Pakistan link to exodus of northeastern people |
NDTV | Development, decay in Indian PM's Pakistan village New York Daily News Development, decay in Indian PM's Pakistan village. Residents of Gah, the Pakistani village where the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was born, are thrilled to have known such an important person, although they knew him when he was just a child. Development and decay in Manmohan Singh's Pakistan village |
Al-Arabiya | In Pakistan, underground parties push the boundaries Reuters ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Women in short skirts and men with gelled hair bump and grind on a dance floor as a disc jockey pumps up the volume. The air is thick with illicit smoke and shots of hard liquor are being passed around. Couples cuddle and kiss in ... In Pakistan, underground parties push conservative boundaries |
TEXT-S&P summary: Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) Reuters The sovereign credit ratings on the Islamic Republic of Pakistan take into account the country's weak fiscal profile and associated high public and external leverage, low income level, as well as the underlying weak political and policy setting. These ... |
AFP | Death toll of Pakistan's Quetta blast rises to 3 Xinhua The blast took place at about 10:50 a.m. local time when a roadside planted bomb went off shortly after a convoy of Frontier Corps (FC), a paramilitary force in Pakistan, passed the blast site on the Sariab road of the city. The target was the FC ... Roadside bomb kills 1, wounds 8 in Pakistan Pakistan bomb attack kills one, wounds 12 2 killed, 11 injured in Pakistan blast |
DAWN.com | India to Play Pakistan in Cricket's Champions Trophy Next Year Businessweek India will play arch-rival Pakistan in the group stage of cricket's Champions Trophy in England and Wales next year. South Africa meets India in the opening game on June 6, and defending champion Australia's first match is against England two days later. India, Pakistan clubbed in same pool in Champions Trophy Pakistan, India drawn in same Champions Trophy group Champions Trophy: India, Pakistan to compete in Group B |
Christian Science Monitor | Taliban carry out brazen attack on Pakistan base Fox 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 ... Pakistani Taliban Kill 22 Shiites in Bus Attack Attack on Pakistan base raises fear about nuclear arsenal Taliban attack Pakistani air base ahead of reported military operation |
Christian Science Monitor | Pakistan's black marketers cheer reopening of NATO supply lines Christian Science Monitor Pakistan's active black markets, which stretch from the southern port city of Karachi to northwestern Peshawar, and from the southwestern city of Quetta to the northern tribal belt, used to be flooded with US-made goods, from flak jackets to M-4 rifles ... Picturing Pakistan's Past: The Beatles, Booze And Bikinis |