BBC News | Pakistan: Polio Workers Attacked New York Times Gunmen riding a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer protecting polio workers during a United Nations-backed vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, the police said. The attack took place as dozens of polio workers were going ... Pakistan: Policeman Escort for Health Workers Killed Gunmen kill policeman escorting polio workers in Pakistan Pakistan polio vaccination policeman shot dead by gunmen |
BBC News | Pakistan May Pose the Most Difficult Choices New York Times Regardless of the wisdom of that decision, when the United States declared war against the Taliban, it also unwittingly declared a proxy war against Pakistan. The Taliban have been and remain Pakistan's best instrument to ensure that India will be kept ... India and Pakistan resume cross-border trade in Kashmir India-Pakistan trade resumes after 20-day halt Cross-LoC trade resumes between India, Pakistan |
Wall Street Journal (blog) | Pakistan Dominant in Women's Cricket (Controversy) Wall Street Journal (blog) Pakistan's involvement in the tournament, which starts Thursday, has outraged right-wing Hindu groups such as the Shiv Sena at a time when tensions are even more elevated than usual between the two nations. Earlier this month, several cross-border ... Pakistan team lodged in stadium ICC Women's WC: Pakistan's players don't mind staying inside stadium Women's World Cup: Pakistan confined to Barabati Stadium |
WBFS | Live Testimony From Pakistan in Fla. Terror Case ABC News Witnesses will testify live from Pakistan via video beamed to a federal courtroom as part of the defense case in the trial of a Muslim cleric accused of financially supporting the Pakistani Taliban. U.S. District Judge Robert Scola approved the unusual ... Live video testimony from Pakistan planned for defence witnesses in US terror ... |
The Guardian | Pakistan hopes off-road car race will prove Taliban threat is on wane The Guardian In an effort to persuade a sceptical public that it has got the better of the Taliban and that life in one of the country's seven troublesome tribal "agencies" is improving, Pakistan's army is inviting car enthusiasts to hold a motor rally on a 80-mile ... |
Voice of America | Pakistan Women Decry Lack of Safe Public Transport Voice of America ISLAMABAD — Barely one-fifth of Pakistan's women work in paid jobs, according to the International Labor Organization. The group says a lack of safe, secure public transportation is one of the reasons even skilled and educated women are unable to ... |
Viewpoint: Pakistan's Economic Woes Are Being Overlooked The Pew Global Attitudes Project Pakistan is a country beset with political difficulties, but they could be of secondary importance to its economic woes. While much attention has been devoted to the dramatic Supreme Court move to order the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf ... |
Times LIVE | Ignore Pakistan stereotypes Times LIVE That is why you will hear a lot of fictionalised rhetoric about what to expect from Pakistan on their tour of South Africa. The old joke about how much will depend on which Pakistan shows up will be dusted off and told again. It is not funny any more ... |
BBC News | Shah Rukh Khan: India and Pakistan row over Bollywood superstar BBC News A row has broken out between India and Pakistan after Islamabad's suggestion that Delhi provide security to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Home Secretary RK Singh said India was "quite capable" of taking care of the security of its people. Solve your problems first, Shiv Sena tells Pakistan Shah Rukh at centre of dispute between India-Pakistan Shah Rukh Khan rejects Pakistan's 'unsolicited' advice, says, read my article ... |
DAWN.com | Pakistan Security Brief - January 29, 2013 Critical Threats Project Pakistan to train Afghan army; U.S. warns of sanctions over Iran pipeline, commits to fund Bhasha dam; U.S. representative opposes Pakistani fertilizer group's presence in U.S.; Trade resumes across the LoC as political bickering continues; Police ... Pakistan wants sustainable peace in Afghanistan: Qamar Deal in the making: Pakistan Army likely to begin training Afghan forces Afghanistan Seeks to Expand Defence Ties With Pakistan |