New York Times | Pakistani Premier Meets Obama to Mend Ties New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan to the White House on Wednesday, seeking to bolster his new civilian government and mend perennially frayed ties between the countries. Report details Pakistan support of drone program Pakistan prime minister urges Obama to end drone strikes Secret memos reveal explicit nature of US, Pakistan agreement on drones |
Amid Bloodshed in Pakistan, a Stock Exchange Soars New York Times That follows a decade of growth in which one dollar invested in an index fund of Pakistani stocks 10 years ago would have earned, on average, 26 percent every year, analysts say, in a period otherwise notable mostly for bad news. As the stock market ... |
Washington Post | US quietly releasing $1.6B in Pakistan assistance USA TODAY WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has quietly decided to release more than $1.6 billion in military and economic aid to Pakistan that was suspended when relations between the two countries disintegrated over the covert raid that killed Osama bin Laden and ... Aid to Pakistan to Resume as Tension With US Eases As Pakistan's Sharif heads to US, optimism in Islamabad and Washington As ties warm, US restarts security assistance to Pakistan |
BBC News | EXCLUSIVE: Pakistani premier pledges to reconsider jailed doctor case Fox News Congressional and private activists lobbying to free the doctor who helped the CIA pinpoint Usama Bin Laden have won assurances from Pakistan's prime minister that his government will reconsider the case, Fox News has learned. In a rare and carefully ... Afghanistan's Karzai and Pakistan's Sharif in UK talks IMF team visits Pakistan to review economic reforms Pakistan still supports terror operations in India: US expert |
Al Jazeera America | Pakistan says drone strikes killed 67 civilians since 2008 Al Jazeera America A report issued Wednesday by the Pakistani government found that of the 2,227 people it says were killed in U.S. drone strikes since 2008, only 67 (3 percent) were civilians — a figure that has sparked criticism from groups that have investigated ... In a Surprise, Pakistan Says Fewer Civilians Died by Drones 3 dead in first US drone strike in Pakistan since leaders met US drone strikes have killed 67 civilians since 2008, says Pakistan's military |
Report: US, Pakistan had secret agreement on dozens of drone strikes CNN (CNN) -- Pakistani officials have for years secretly endorsed the U.S. drone program, even picking out at least one target for such an attack, according to a Washington Post report. Neither the White House, the U.S. State Department nor the Pakistani ... |
Indian Express | India says Pakistan pushing fighters into Kashmir before 2014 Reuters Army chief General Bikram Singh's remarks were the first direct allegation against Pakistan since the heavily-armed fighters crossed the Line of Control in Kashmir last month in a setback for a government already seen as soft and indecisive. The men ... India Says It Has Killed 7 in Clashes Along Pakistan Border Pakistan Army denies infiltration attempts from across the LoC 'Pakistan special forces occupying ghost village along LoC in J&K' |
The Age | Pakistani Girl, a Global Heroine After an Attack, Has Critics at Home New York Times SWAT VALLEY, Pakistan — The question for the class of 10th graders at an all-girls school here in this picturesque mountain valley was a simple one: How many of them, a district official wanted to know, had heard of Malala Yousafzai? Pakistan's educational challenges Pakistan girl wins Sakharov prize, nominee for Nobel In education, Pakistan is failing its children |
Aljazeera.com | Bail for Pakistani Ex-Leader Paves Way for His Exit New York Times By DECLAN WALSH. Published: October 9, 2013. A Pakistani court granted bail on Wednesday to Pervez Musharraf, the country's former military ruler, clearing the way for him to leave the country as early as Thursday, his lawyers said. Enlarge This Image ... Former dictator Musharraf granted bail, free to leave Pakistan Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf granted bail, house arrest may end Bomb Kills at Least 5 in Southwest Pakistan |
Ex-Envoy Says Misunderstanding Runs on Both Sides of US-Pakistan Ties New York Times Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's former ambassador to Washington, has documented that legacy of mistrust in a new book, “Magnificent Delusions” (Public Affairs, Nov. 5). Mr. Haqqani, a former adviser to Mr. Sharif who now teaches at Boston University, was a ... |