New Yorker (blog) | Pakistan's Next Top General New Yorker (blog) When General Raheel Sharif was appointed as Pakistan's Army chief last week, a flurry of profiles described the new occupant of the country's most powerful office as a “moderate” and “professional” soldier, with “no interest in politics.” In a country ... India must engage Pakistan's new army chief directly since he will have the ... Will Kayani's Departure Benefit US-Pakistan Relations? Mansoor Jafar Ushering in a new era in Pakistan? |
US stops cargo shipments on Afghanistan-Pakistan land route, citing fears ... NBCNews.com (blog) The affected route, which runs from Torkham Gate at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border to the Pakistani port city of Karachi, has been crucial for the United States as it winds down its combat mission in landlocked Afghanistan and moves equipment out of ... The Karzai dilemma |
BBC News | US army halts shipments from Afghanistan via Pakistan BBC News The US military has halted its ground cargo shipments from Afghanistan via Pakistan because of the risk to drivers after protests over US drone strikes. Pentagon spokesman Mark Wright said this would affect outgoing shipments of equipment and other ... US halts truck shipments through Pakistan amid anti-drone protests Pakistan Officials Downplay Anti-drone Protests US halts shipments from Afghanistan through Pakistan amid protests |
Times of India | No possibility of Pakistan winning any war against India in my lifetime: PM Times of India The reported statement was published in an influential daily of Pakistan, which has since been denied. Sharif's office said he had never "uttered these words" in his address to the Pak-occupied Kashmir Council and described the report as "baseless ... No scope of Pakistan winning a war in my lifetime: PM Pakistan can't win war against India in my lifetime: Manmohan Pakistan cannot win a war against India, says Manmohan Singh |
Pakistan NATO truck blockade elicits shouts and shrugs Los Angeles Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan — It's been a daily routine for the last week. Dozens of young men rush toward container trucks stopped at a toll plaza outside Peshawar, demanding to see customs documents to ensure the vehicles aren't carrying supplies for NATO ... |
NDTV | No scope of Pakistan winning war in my lifetime, says PM Manmohan Singh NDTV New Delhi: After Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was reported as saying that Kashmir could trigger a fourth war between his country, Dr Manmohan Singh reacted sharply, declaring, "There is no scope of Pakistan winning any such war in my lifetime." |
The News International | Four-month old polio victim dies in Pakistan DAWN.com KARACHI: A four-month old baby suffering from the endemic polio virus has died in Pakistan, doctors and health officials said Wednesday. The death underscores the problems in eradicating polio in Pakistan, one of only three countries in the world where ... Pakistan records 72 polio cases in 2013: WHO Polio-endemic countries: Pakistan tops list with 72 cases this year Pakistan's polio fight goes under the radar |
Press TV | Militants kidnap 13 workers in SW Pakistan Press TV Pro-Taliban militants and some Baloch insurgent groups have often carried out attacks against security forces as well as civilians and managed to spread their influence in various regions of the country despite frequent offensives by the Pakistani army. 13 workers of private power plant kidnapped in SW Pakistan Militants kidnap 13 power plant workers in Naseerababad |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Irfan suffers hairline fracture, may miss SL Tests ESPNcricinfo.com This really bad management from Pakistan. It was Hafeez who decided to let Irfan play in both T20s & if he didn't we would have been a much stronger team. For the sake of one T20 he cant play for a month now or maybe even longer. Its really damaging on ... |
Harwich and Manningtree Standard | Pakistan in top five extreme risk countries The News International LONDON: The number of countries posing an “extreme risk” to human rights has soared by 70% in the past five years with Pakistan taking the fourth position in Asia, according to experts. UK-based risk analysis company Maplecroft said since 2008, the ... HR: Pakistan placed among 'high risk' countries 'Pakistan more high risk than Afghanistan' |