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Taliban Misfires as Shot Teenager Spurs Pakistan School Rush - Bloomberg Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:24:50 GMT

Daily Beast

Taliban Misfires as Shot Teenager Spurs Pakistan School Rush Bloomberg The Pakistani Taliban's attempts to deter girls from seeking an education, epitomized by the shooting of 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai in the face last year, are backfiring as school enrollments surge in her home region. While Yousafzai missed out last ... In Malala Yousafzai's Pakistani home town, disappointment and relief in Nobel ...Washington Post 'There Are Thousands of Malalas': What Pakistan's Teenage Activist Has Already ...TIME Malala's Fight for ModernityDaily Beast USA TODAY -Aljazeera.com -Foreign Policy all 1,261 news articles »

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Pakistan on top despite Amla's 20th Test century - TVNZ Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:03:42 GMT

ESPNcricinfo.com

Pakistan on top despite Amla's 20th Test century TVNZ Hashim Amla notched his 20th Test century but three wickets for 34-year-old debutant Zulfiqar Babar allowed Pakistan to restrict South Africa to 245 for eight on the opening day of the first Test in Abu Dhabi today. Amla, ranked the world's best ... Amla makes century, Pakistan make inroadsESPNcricinfo.com Pakistan peg back S Africa in test openerPerth Now South Africa's Hashim Amla to the rescue with century against PakistanThe Guardian The Nation -Yahoo Eurosport UK -gulfnews.com all 276 news articles »

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In Pakistan, new focus on rape after a string of deadly attacks on children - Washington Post Mon, 14 Oct 2013 02:52:10 GMT

Washington Post

In Pakistan, new focus on rape after a string of deadly attacks on children Washington Post Within hours, they were dead, their bodies left facedown along a swampy canal after they were raped and shot multiple times, the medical examiner reported. By the next morning, their deaths were news across Pakistan, the latest in a grisly stream of ... Pakistan struggles to combat child rapesSydney Morning Herald all 3 news articles »

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Pakistan ruing lack of third seamer - ESPNcricinfo.com Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:35:38 GMT

ESPNcricinfo.com

Pakistan ruing lack of third seamer ESPNcricinfo.com When Mohammad Irfan left the field two balls into his fourth spell, Pakistan were already playing with limited bowling options. With only a pair of specialist seamers and spinners each, without him, Pakistan were down to three bowlers, and when he ... Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, 14th October 2013Wisden India all 5 news articles »

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The AfPak Channel: Pakistan's mysterious menace - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:27:21 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

The AfPak Channel: Pakistan's mysterious menace Foreign Policy (blog) His crime? Distributing pamphlets critical of the Pakistani army and election commissioner. Pakistan is a nation where anti-state insurgents and sectarian militants murder civilians with savage regularity -- yet are rarely arrested, much less ...

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India summons Pakistan envoy to protest fisherman's killing - The Hindu Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:05:12 GMT

India summons Pakistan envoy to protest fisherman's killing The Hindu India on Monday summoned the Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Mansoor Ahmad Khan to the Ministry of External Affairs here to protest the firing on high seas that killed a fisherman last Friday. Meanwhile, an India-Pakistan civil society organisation ... India summons Pakistan envoyThe New Indian Express Fisherman killing: Pakistan Deputy envoy summoned, India lodges protestDeccan Chronicle India summons Pakistan envoy over killing of fishermanKuwait News Agency NitiCentral -Times of India all 31 news articles »

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Kamran Yousaf's violent death sends a bad message, claims Pakistan Association - Sydney Morning Herald Tue, 15 Oct 2013 02:05:29 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Kamran Yousaf's violent death sends a bad message, claims Pakistan Association Sydney Morning Herald The Pakistan Association of Australia has condemned the "brutal killing" of Kamran Yousaf, who was shot dead during the robbery at the Villawood Value Fruit Market on Saturday afternoon. Mr Yousaf, 28, had left his home in Jalalpur Jattan in Pakistan's ... and more »

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Expanding access to education for Pakistan's poorest children - PBS Tue, 15 Oct 2013 02:16:20 GMT

Expanding access to education for Pakistan's poorest children PBS In Pakistan, education could help change the fortunes of impoverished families, but corruption and pressure by the Taliban prevent many children from enrolling. An alternative school system is making efforts to expand access and change attitudes ...

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Pakistan faces new test of democracy with selection of army boss - MiamiHerald.com Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:22:25 GMT

The Express Tribune

Pakistan faces new test of democracy with selection of army boss MiamiHerald.com KARACHI, Pakistan -- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif faces the daunting decision of choosing a new army chief, knowing that a poor choice could spell doom for the country's fledgling democracy, while a wise choice would be no guarantee that the ... Dobbins in Pakistan to lay ground for Nawaz-Obama meetingThe Express Tribune Making Pakistan a 'part of the solution'The News International The corridor of terror and tradePakistanToday.com.pk New York Daily News -Kuwait News Agency all 32 news articles »

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Pakistan cricket's organisational mess - ESPNcricinfo.com Tue, 15 Oct 2013 02:17:39 GMT

ESPNcricinfo.com

Pakistan cricket's organisational mess ESPNcricinfo.com Time was when unknown young men would come out of nowhere to don the Pakistan colours and blossom into the likes of Inzamam-ul-Haq, Wasim Akram, Shahid Afridi, and Mohammad Yousuf, to name a few. Those times are now history. Pakistani fans ... Pakistan Cricket Board wants International Cricket Council to let Mohammad ...NDTV PCB to request ICC to allow Aamir resume domestic cricketPakistan Daily Times all 12 news articles »