BBC News | Suicide Bomber in Pakistan Kills a Senior Provincial Official New York Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed a senior provincial official and at least nine guests at the official's home in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, in the most high-profile political assassination by the Islamist insurgency there this year. Pakistan minister Israrullah Gandapur killed in blast Pakistan Bomber Kills 8, Including Local Official Provincial Minister Among Several Killed in Pakistan Blast |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Czechs say negotiating release of women seized in Pakistan Reuters Antonie Chrastecka and Hana Humpalova, who are both 24, were seized in March while travelling by microbus through Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan near the Afghan border en route to India. "I can only say they are currently somewhere ... 2 Czech women kidnapped in Pakistan are alive |
Sydney Morning Herald | South Africa heading for defeat against Pakistan Reuters UK (Reuters) - South Africa will have to dig deep if they are to avoid defeat in the first test after being reduced to 72 for four wickets in their second innings, still trailing Pakistan by 121 runs, in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. With the wicket taking turn ... Pakistan has Proteas on the ropes Pakistan on top in first Test against South Africa Pakistan sense victory as South Africa slump |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Pakistan sniffing big upset ESPNcricinfo.com First of all LOL on title. secondly it is always hard to play in different conditions. SA really need a genuine spinner. Pakistan is a side capable of defeating any team. you can remember what they did to no.1 England and as a result SA took that position. |
Washington Post (blog) | Malala Yousafzai belongs to Pakistan Washington Post (blog) Ziauddin Yousafzai was told to prepare for his daughter Malala's funeral after she was shot point-blank inside her school bus on Oct. 9 last year by a Talib, a member of the fundamentalist Taliban group bent on banning girls from going to school in ... Pakistan is no country for old dictators Malala Yousafzai can help mend Pakistan's wounds |
Suicide bomber kills Pakistani provincial law minister, seven others Reuters DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed the law minister of a Pakistani province and seven others on Wednesday as the country marked the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Israr Gandapur was killed in his home as he greeted ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Manzoor ton breaks top-order drought ESPNcricinfo.com Usually, a couple of hours into a Pakistan Test innings, Younis Khan is in the middle trying to rescue the team after the top order has floundered. In Abu Dhabi, he was relaxing in the pavilion, fiddling around with a camera while chatting with Junaid ... |
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 ... |
The Express Tribune | Not talking to Pakistan hasn't changed behaviour of our enemies: Menon The Express Tribune NEW DELHI: As talks between Pakistan and India remain suspended, Indian National Security Adviser (NSA) Shivshankar Menon critiqued his country's policy of not talking to its Western neighbour, saying it has not changed the attitude of India's enemies, ... |
Times of India | 1st Test: Manzoor century propels Pakistan to 263/3 Times of India The 27-year-old right-handed batsman was unbeaten on 131 and skipper Misbah-ul Haq on 44 not out as Pakistan made a strong reply of 263-3 to South Africa's 249 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Manzoor put a solid 135 for the opening wicket with debutant ... Manzoor guides Pakistan Cricket-Pakistan v South Africa - first test scoreboard Opener Manzoor's ton gives Pakistan the edge |