New York Times | Shiite Protesters Demand Arrests After Deadly Bombing in Pakistan New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Hundreds of Shiite women staged a sit-in in the western city of Quetta on Sunday evening to mourn the 84 people who were killed in an explosion a day earlier in a crowded market there, and they demanded that the government ... Pakistan faces growing anger over sectarian bombings A year in Pakistan Shiites lash out after Pakistan bombing kills 81 |
DAWN.com | South Africa clinch series after Pakistan collapse DAWN.com CAPE TOWN: South Africa reinforced their status as the world's number one Test team when they beat Pakistan by four wickets on the fourth day of the second Test at Newlands on Sunday. The victory, with a day to spare, gave South Africa a winning 2-0 ... South Africa clinch Test series after abject collapse by Pakistan 2nd Test, South Africa vs Pakistan: Statistical highlights South Africa v Pakistan: Proteas claim win to take 2-0 series lead |
DAWN.com | Pakistan to continue unwavering support to Palestinian brothers: Zardari DAWN.com ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated on Sunday, February 17, that Pakistan would continue to render its unwavering support to the Palestinian people till the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its ... Pakistan voices support for Palestinians Pakistan, Palestine to form joint commission Pakistan, Palestine form commission to expand cooperation |
DAWN.com (blog) | Time for Shias to leave Pakistan DAWN.com (blog) A spike in militancy in Pakistan however is observed at the same time when militancy subsided in Indian-administered Kashmir. See the graph below that documents the number of civilians and security force personnel who became victims of terrorist ... |
DAWN.com | Pakistan port integral to China maritime expansion DAWN.com ISLAMABAD: China's acquisition of a strategic port in Pakistan is the latest addition to its drive to secure energy and maritime routes and gives it a potential naval base in the Arabian Sea, unsettling India. The Pakistani cabinet on January 30 ... |
DAWN.com | US seeks closer relations with Pakistan DAWN.com Former US ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter told a briefing in Washington on Wednesday that Washington's “callousness” over the killing of 24 Pakistani troops in a US air strike on a post in November 2011 had strained ties between the two nations. US needs to drop 'lazy' thinking about Pakistan |
DAWN.com | Quetta blast death toll reaches 84 DAWN.com QUETTA: A suicide-bomb targeting Shia Hazaras in a busy market in Pakistan's restive southwest killed 84 people including women and children and wounded 200 others, officials said Sunday. A shutter down strike was being observed in the provincial ... |
Suicide bomber devastates Shiite enclave in Pakistan, killing 83 CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani police have revised the cause of a blast that killed 83 people on Saturday, saying a suicide bomber was behind the attack that pulverized a busy marketplace. The explosion targeted Shiite Muslims in Hazara, on the ... |
The Guardian | Pakistan market bomb kills scores The Guardian A bomb attack on a crowded grocery market in a Shia-dominated neighbourhood in Pakistan has left at least 65 people dead and more than 180 wounded. Police said an unknown number of casualties were still trapped under rubble after the explosion in the ... |
The Nation | Abu Dhabi lays foundations for mammoth Pakistan property project Reuters ABU DHABI (Reuters) - A member of Abu Dhabi's royal family says he plans to spend $45 billion over up to 15 years on a real estate project in Karachi, touted in Pakistan as the country's biggest ever foreign investment. Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak ... Pakistan tycoon to build world's tallest tower World's tallest tower to be built in Pakistan PEW lauds initiative of Abu Dhabi group, Malik Riaz |