Aljazeera.com | Pakistan Releasing Taliban Detainees As Part Of Peace Process Ahead Of 2014 ... Huffington Post ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan plans to release more Afghan militant detainees in an attempt to boost the peace process in neighboring Afghanistan ahead of the departure of international troops next year, a top Pakistani official said. Foreign Secretary Jalil ... Pakistan to Release More Afghan Taliban Detainees Pakistan suffers unprecedented winter of attacks as militants seek 'piece of ... Pakistan says it will release all Afghan Taliban prisoners |
BBC News | Calls for inquiry into Pakistan PM corruption official's death BBC News The family of an official investigating a corruption case in Pakistan linked to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has called for an inquiry into his death. Kamran Faisal was found hanged in the government hostel in Islamabad where he lived on Friday ... Family of dead Pakistan officer seeks probe Pakistan: Graft Investigator Found Dead Pakistan PM's corruption official found dead |
Pakistan health workers return to fight polio Aljazeera.com Health workers are back on the streets of Peshawar in Pakistan, defying death threats so they can vaccinate children against polio. Nine of their colleagues were killed last month, and now they have been given extra security. Despite the risks, many ... |
US nuclear component reaches Pakistan via China The Hindu Pakistan is circumventing matters of legality and geopolitical complexities in the procurement process for nuclear components. This may well be the conclusion reached in the case of Qiang Hu, a Chinese national who has been charged in Massachusetts ... |
The Economist | Resilient Pakistan? Project Syndicate ISLAMABAD β Since mid-December, Pakistan has experienced political and economic volatility that is extraordinary even by Pakistani standards. The fragile political structure that began to be erected following the resumption of civilian government in ... The soldiers' dangerous itch Pakistan's political cliff Apart from border tension, infiltration and terrorism, know Pakistan in a nutshell |
The Express Tribune | No funding for you: ADB admonishes Pakistan for not treating its own people fairly The Express Tribune βThe absence of a national or provincial policy on resettlement in Pakistan is resulting in displacement and compensation issues being addressed in an ad hoc manner with a high risk of impoverishment to those affected,β the Manila-based lending agency ... |
Local Shia mourn victims of bombings in Pakistan Chicago Daily Herald "It has been going on for a while," said the 42-year-old anesthesiologist from Skokie whose cousin was injured and has shrapnel lodged in his brain from a recent attack against Shiites in Quetta, Pakistan. "He is still in the hospital and a few of my ... |
Daily Mail | Don't go to Pakistan, England stars warned amid security concerns Daily Mail ... not take part in the PSL and I'm certain England will not issue No Objection Certificates to their centrally contracted players.' No international cricket has been played in Pakistan since the Sri Lankan team bus was attacked by gunmen in Lahore in ... |
Official: Pakistan To Free More Afghan Detainees NPR Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani said Pakistan has initiated the process of releasing those Afghan detainees in its custody who they think will help facilitate the reconciliation process. His comments were made during a press conference Friday in ... |
The Nation | India extremists now threaten Pakistan women team The Nation NEW DELHI β Even as the BCCI has heaved a sigh of relief after the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) promptly accepted its proposal to host the matches of Women's World Cup featuring Pakistan in Cuttack, fears of widespread violence and protests in the ... Pakistan Women's matches shifted to Cuttack Pakistan women's World Cup matches moved from Mumbai Pakistan women's cricket team to arrive in India, play in Cuttack: Sources |