NPR (blog) | Driving Pakistan's Badlands In A Vintage British Convertible NPR (blog) Every now and then you meet a character who stands out against the landscape. The landscape, in this case, is the sweep of terrain between the Arabian Sea and the Khyber Pass. The character is a stocky man, wearing a baseball hat, dark glasses, a ... |
Freed Taliban Return to Jihad Daily Beast Released from the Cuban prison in late 2005, he was immediately rearrested when he arrived in Pakistan and spent the next five years in a Pakistani jail run by the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. After nearly a decade behind bars, he ... News Analysis: Pakistan reassures Kabul of support in peace process with Taliban |
Pakistan Tribune | Pakistan's new army chief: What it means for the US Los Angeles Times Pakistan's retiring army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, last week passed the baton of his nation's most powerful institution to Gen. Raheel Sharif. A fresh face at the helm of the Pakistani military undoubtedly raises American hopes for a less frustrating ... Gen Sharif Chairs His 1st Corps Commanders Conference COAS Sharif visits troops in FATA |
Pakistan's most powerful man? Aljazeera.com If there is one thing ironic in the appointment of Pakistan's new army chief, it is the timing of his appointment. The appointment of Raheel Sharif, the highly-decorated, four-star general, as the new chief comes at a time when Pakistan is facing a ... |
Business Recorder | Afghanistan braces for historic Pakistan Twenty20 Zee News Sharjah: Afghanistan will get another boost as a fledgling cricketing nation when they play former world champions Pakistan for the first time in a Twenty20 international in Sharjah on Sunday. The Afghans learnt the game in Pakistan as refugees during ... Afghanistan brace for historic Pakistan Twenty20 |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | For Source Of Latest US-Afghan Row, Look To Pakistan RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty That's because Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province has been the scene of a weeklong NATO supply route blockade that has disrupted crucial military supplies heading for Afghanistan. That interruption has helped fuel the latest diplomatic ... US army halts shipments from Afghanistan via Pakistan Pentagon says halts ground shipments out of Afghanistan via Pakistan Washington Halts Military Shipments Through Pakistan |
The Curse Of Government Electricity: Pakistan Forbes While Americans focus on terrorism in Pakistan, Pakistanis are overwhelmingly concerned about their poor electricity supply, thought to be 2/3s of total demand. Estimates are that the country loses 6% of its GDP to inadequate power supply, but this ... |
Gunmen Kill Leader of Sunni Group in Pakistan ABC News Police say gunmen riding on a motorcycle have opened fire on a vehicle carrying a leader of a hard-line Sunni group in eastern Pakistan, killing him and wounding a passer-by before fleeing. Local police official Mohammed Rafique says Shamsur Rehman, ... |
BBC News | Pakistan Idol talent show is broadcast for first time BBC News The first episode of the new music talent show Pakistan Idol has been broadcast to the delight of music lovers. The programme has been described by the media as a watershed in the history of music in Pakistan. The show has been made open to singers ... The wait is over: Pakistan Idol begins Friday Countdown begins for Pakistan Idol Pakistan Idol Goes Live on Geo Entertainment Today |
The Nation | Pakistan survive Egypt scare in Jr World Cup opener DAWN.com NEW DELHI, Dec 6: Pakistan recorded a close 3-2 win against Egypt in the Junior Hockey World Cup which started at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here on Friday. It only took Pakistan four minutes to take the lead against Egypt — the lowest ... Pakistan survive Egyptian scare in Junior Hockey WC Junior Hockey World Cup: Pakistan survive Egypt scare |