BBC News | Pakistan imposes curfew in Rawalpindi after clashes BBC News The Pakistani authorities have imposed a curfew in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, after eight people died in sectarian clashes on Friday. The violence erupted as Shia Muslims staged a procession marking the religious festival of Ashura. Dozens ... Pakistan Imposes Curfew in City After Clashes Pakistan sectarian clashes prompt curfew Pakistan imposes curfew over Shia killings |
New Yorker (blog) | Why Pakistan Lionizes Its Tormenters New Yorker (blog) Four years ago, in the main street of Mingora, the largest town in Pakistan's Swat Valley, I saw a man trying to make and sell kebabs. The coals weren't catching fire, he was fanning them with a rolled-up newspaper, and the skewers were all over the ... Pakistan's deepening divisions Pakistan's Taliban dilemma Leader's death plunges Pakistan Taliban into dangerous disarray |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Irfan injured, Riaz dropped for South Africa tour ESPNcricinfo.com Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has been ruled out of Pakistan's short limited-overs trip to South Africa this month due to injury. Another quick bowler Wahab Riaz, who went wicketless in three ODIs against South Africa in the UAE, has been dropped. South Africa beat Pakistan to clinch T20 series 2nd T20 Pakistan v South Africa in Dubai: Pakistan collapse after flying start Pakistan paceman Irfan ruled out of South Africa tour |
Aljazeera.com | Deadly attack on Shia procession in Pakistan Aljazeera.com Eight people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a Shia Muslim religious procession in Pakistan, hospital officials said, in what appeared to be the latest incident of spiralling sectarian violence. More than 30 others were wounded in the attack on ... Resolve, right path key to making Pakistan a welfare state: PM Militants kill eight, injure 34 Shia Muslims in Pakistan Muharram processions end in Pakistan amid tight security |
International Business Times | Karachi Yahudi: Pakistan's Vanishing (Or Vanished) Jewish Community International Business Times Pakistan, one of the pillars of the global Islamic community, is probably the last place one would associate with Jewish culture. Since the formation of the state of Israel, Pakistan, in solidarity with most Arab and Islamic nations, has relentlessly ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Pressure on Pakistan to liven up contest ESPNcricinfo.com It will be up to Pakistan to make it more of a duel. Their batting collapses have become the source of serious concern as poor shot selection and lack of application continues to haunt them. They need someone to bat through, another few to bat with him ... |
Times of India | Will continue to back J&K rebels, Pakistan tells Hurriyat Times of India SRINAGAR: Pakistan's national security advisor Sartaj Aziz told Hurriyat that Pakistan would continue to support the separatist cause in Jammu & Kashmir during his meeting with the hardliners led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Sunday, a Hurriyat spokesman ... Pakistan using separatists diversity of Kashmir to its advantage Pakistan ready to work with Modi: Aziz Renewing an India-Pakistan peace process? |
DAWN.com | Another lament for Pakistan DAWN.com It was a time of destruction and devastation. When novelist James Michener published his essay “A Lament for Pakistan” in the New York Times in January of 1972, the country had been hacked in half. Michener, who had lived in various parts of Pakistan, ... |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | 'A Deity Of Cricket' -- Pakistan Heaps Praise On Sachin Tendulkar RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Over a glittering 24-year career, Tendulkar captured the imagination of the global cricketing audience like no other player, right from the very first Test he played as a 16-year-old in 1989, against Pakistan. A teenaged Tendulkar successfully faced a ... Appoint Sachin Tendulkar a peace ambassador: ex-Pakistan captain |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Kallis set to make ODI return ESPNcricinfo.com I think SA will win the coming series without any fuss as we all know how brittle the pakistan line up is. However, ambition of kallis to win a worldcup is a far-fetched dream. I can't see them winning any major tournaments, and we all know what could ... |