Christian Science Monitor | Pakistani court gives premier time to obey order Boston.com ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's top court on Monday gave the country's prime minister three more weeks to decide whether to obey its order to reopen an old corruption case against the president or face the prospect of being ousted from office like his ... Pakistani prime minister buys time in Supreme Court conflict |
Business Insider | Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistan for third day New York Daily News That criticism could soften after the coalition killed a senior Pakistan Taliban commander in an airstrike in Kunar on Friday. Mullah Dadullah, was the leader of the Pakistani Taliban in Bajur. He was killed along with 11 others, including his deputy. Pakistan investigating whether US drone strike killed top commander of Haqqani ... Tribesmen call on Pakistan not to launch operation Pakistan Security Brief - August 27, 2012 |
BBC News | Pakistan should abolish overly-abused blasphemy laws Washington Post (blog) I am always reminded of my beloved grandfather's poignant sentiment whenever I read stories about death sentences being meted out in accordance with Pakistan's blasphemy laws; with the most recent example being the case of an 11-year-old Christian girl ... Fearful Pakistani Christians flee to forest after girl's blasphemy law arrest Pakistani Muslim leaders support Christian girl accused of blasphemy Pakistan's conservative mullahs question blasphemy law |
AFP | Beating Australia 'is a motivation for Pakistan' New York Daily News Beating Australia 'is a motivation for Pakistan'. Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul Haq thinks his team has the motivation to beat Australia in the upcoming series in the United Arab Emirates. Pakistan has not beaten Australia for the last decade ... Pakistan aim to break ODI drought v Aust UAE series: Pakistan set for 'heated' battle Australia drop Doherty for Pakistan ODI |
New York Times | Pakistani Christians, fearing backlash, flee community after girl is accused ... Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Everyone in the teeming, tense community of Muslims and Christians just outside Islamabad seems to have a different story about the young girl and the Koran. The 12-year-old Christian deliberately burned the Muslim holy book, ... Christian Girl's Blasphemy Arrest Incites a Furor in Pakistan Pakistan girl jailed, accused of blasphemy Pakistan's President Orders Report on Girl's Arrest for Blasphemy |
The Nation | Pakistan border village clash leaves 36 dead: officials New York Daily News An operation to clear Taliban militants from a volatile area of Pakistan's northwest on Monday left 36 dead including three soldiers and two members of a government supported peace committee, officials said. Armed forces had launched the operation to ... 7 troops, 11 militiamen, 65 militants killed in Bajaur clashes so far Afghan terrorists ambush Pakistani checkpost aga ... |
Pakistani court gives premier time to obey order Springfield News Sun Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf waves upon his arrival at the Supreme Court for a hearing in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. Ashraf appeared at Supreme Court to explain why he has not followed instructions from a panel of ... Gunmen kill 8 in Pakistan's troubled Baluchistan |
The Express Tribune | Pakistan pioneers lead epic struggle for more milk Chicago Tribune NAROWAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Shahzad Iqbal abandoned the jet-set lifestyle of a corporate executive because he wanted to do something worthwhile for his country. So he invested his life savings in world-class bull semen. He imports the sperm ... Entrepreneurship: Pakistani pioneers lead epic struggle for more milk |
The Guardian | Pakistan nuclear scientist AQ Khan launches political movement The Guardian AQ Khan, the renegade Pakistani nuclear scientist, has launched his own political movement targeting the youth vote as the country gears up for an election. Khan's entry into politics could alarm many in the west, after his involvement in spreading ... |
CBS News | Fearful Pakistani Christians make home in forest CBS News On Monday the All Pakistan Ulema Council, an umbrella organization of Muslim clerics, held a news conference together with the Pakistan Interfaith League, the group that reports 600 families have fled and is campaigning to return them to their homes. |