Christian Science Monitor | Pakistan bomb blast: why health workers keep getting attacked Christian Science Monitor As of the beginning of October, Pakistan has reported 36 cases, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, with eight new cases recorded last week alone, mainly in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, of which Peshawar is the administrative ... Blast near polio workers kills two in Pakistan's Peshawar Pakistan deadly bomb targets Peshawar polio campaign Polio-vaccination team targeted in Pakistan |
Polio vaccine campaign faces extremist opposition, public apathy in Pakistan PBS NewsHour Most of the world is polio-free, but not in Pakistan, where setbacks have hampered efforts to eradicate the virus. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how health workers are working to reverse perceptions created by religious extremists ... |
India Says It Has Killed 7 in Clashes Along Pakistan Border New York Times NEW DELHI — India says it has killed seven fighters and is still fighting others in a Pakistan-backed force of several dozen who crossed a mountainous and thickly forested border area with the aim of killing Indian troops, ratcheting up tensions just ... |
Karachi Heat: Pakistan's Megacity Is a Sweltering Gangland TIME Like many parts of Pakistan, swaths of the sweltering Pakistani city of Karachi experience regular power outages for up to 8 and 9 hours a day. The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, despite its priority status for receiving power, keeps several large ... |
BBC News | Malala Yousafzai: In Pakistan terrorists are afraid of education BBC News A year ago this week, the Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai was on a bus coming home from school when she was shot in the head by the Taliban. It was a moment that sparked shock and anger in Pakistan and around the world - the targeting of a ... What Are Your Chances of Going to School?' /> One year on Malala wants to change Pakistan Political ambitions: Malala wants to change the face of Pakistan |
Washington Post | General's orderly departure gives Pakistan vacancy to fill Financial Times The last time Nawaz Sharif was in a position to select a Pakistan army chief he came to regret his decision. Within a year General Pervez Musharraf had ousted him as prime minister and established a military government. This time round Mr Sharif ... Pakistan's army chief announces retirement The AfPak Channel: A necessary transition in Pakistan Pakistan Army Chief Hails Democracy in Announcing Retirement |
Bombing Near Polio Vaccination Site Kills 2 Pakistani Police Officers New York Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least two police officers were killed and a dozen people wounded on Monday when a bomb went off near a health care facility where polio vaccines were being dispensed outside this northwestern Pakistani city, officials said. |
DAWN.com | Envoy assails 'Pakistan bashing' by Indian media DAWN.com HYDERABAD (Deccan): Pakistan High Commissioner to India Salman Bashir on Sunday took a swipe at Indian media, saying 'Pakistan bashing' had become its 'favourite pastime'. "Fortunately, in Pakistan this is not the case. Our media doesn't extensively ... Incursion reports baseless, says Pakistan envoy Indian media reports of infiltrations baseless, says Pakistan High ... Army officers of India, Pakistan to discuss terrorism: Khurshid |
Wall Street Journal | Look Out for Pakistan Cricket Fireworks Wall Street Journal For Pakistan, the shadow of that recent defeat, against lowly Zimbabwe, hangs heavily over the two-match series, which starts next week in Abu Dhabi and concludes a couple of weeks later in Dubai, followed by five One-Day Internationals and two ... Pakistan v South Africa 2013-14 Duminy prepares for more spin responsibilities Pakistan ready to face SA – Misbah Pakistan to lock opening pair for South Africa series |
Economic Times | India asks Pakistan to maintain sanctity of LoC Times of India NEW DELHI: Alarmed by the nature of intrusion into the Keran sector of J&K, India on Monday asked Pakistan to maintain the "sanctity of the Line of Control'' (LoC) if it wanted an upswing in bilateral ties, even as the Army is now trying to flush out ... Ensure territory not used by terrorists, Manish Tewari tells Pakistan Letter found on infiltrator nails Pakistan hand in Keran stand-off Keran ops: Pak's real objective is a plan to spread terror in 2014 |