Voice of America | Gunman Attacks Police Officer Guarding Polio Workers in Pakistan New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A gunman shot and killed one policeman and wounded another on Wednesday as they provided security for a team of polio eradication health workers in northwestern Pakistan, according to government officials. Pakistan Gunmen Kill Police Officer Guarding Polio Workers Pakistan police officer guarding polio workers killed Gunmen Shoot Policemen Protecting Polio Vaccination Team In Pakistan |
Salon | AP ENTERPRISE: Pakistan army tries to win over local population in war-torn ... Washington Post SARAROGHA, Pakistan — Driving through high mountain passes with mud brick houses perched on cliffs overhead and caves down below where Taliban fighters used to hide, Brig. Hassan Hayat talks excitedly about the Pakistan army's latest operations in ... Policing a fragile peace in South Waziristan Drone strikes linked to "unprecedented" psychological trauma in Pakistan |
Wall Street Journal | Taliban Imperil US Political Ally in Pakistan Wall Street Journal PESHAWAR, Pakistan—In a glass cabinet in the hallway of his house here, Haroon Bilour keeps the possessions that his politician father had in his pockets on the day he was assassinated by the Taliban last year. Mr. Bilour, a lawyer, is running for the ... United for a common 'cause' |
NBCNews.com (blog) | Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable missile that could hit deep within India NBCNews.com (blog) Pakistan, whose foreign ministry has said the country "is mindful of the need to avoid an arms race with India,” said Wednesday that the Shaheen-1 can accurately hit a target up to 560 miles away, compared with 430 miles for the previous version. Pakistan successfully launches nuclear-capable missile Pakistan test fires nuclear missile Pakistan tests nuclear-capable Hatf-IV missile |
Aljazeera.com | Taliban Defend New Perch in Northern Pakistan, Gaining Sway as Election Nears New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — When Taliban fighters swept into the Tirah Valley of northern Pakistan last month, grabbing a remote but strategic area that was previously known for criminal activity, Pakistan's military seized a chance to bloody the insurgents ... Pakistani military battles militants near Afghan border Scored killed in fierce clashes in Pakistan Deadly Fighting Rages in Pakistan's Northwest |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistan lodge appeal after match abandoned Aljazeera.com Pakistan were disqualified from their zonal Davis Cup tie last weekend because the referee showed bias towards their opponents New Zealand, doubles specialist Aisam Qureshi said on Wednesday. Pakistan were on course to take a 2-0 lead in the ... Pakistan tennis player Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi to fight Davis Cup case Pakistan tennis star plans to fight Davis Cup case Davis Cup - Pakistan to appeal to ITF about bizzare disqualification |
the Diplomat | Pakistan Calling: Still hope at the end of the line New Statesman DFID and British Council reports underline the existential crisis Pakistan is facing, but its people are rallying to save the nation. Salman Shaheen looks at Pakistan Calling, a new RSA project seeking to galvanise the British Pakistani community and ... India-Pakistan: Business First Christian in Pakistan will observe Black Day to boycott Elections |
Group tourist visa facility between India and Pakistan to be launched soon Times of India The 'group tourist' visa was to be launched from March 15, but it could not get started as Pakistan failed to send a list of authorized tour operators to India. A senior home ministry official said, "The moment New Delhi gets the list of authorized ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Fewer than 2 percent of drone-strike victims in Pakistan are senior al Qaeda ... Foreign Policy (blog) Despite White House assurances that its lethal drone policy merely targets "senior operational leaders" of al Qaeda and its associates, a new McClatchy report finds that the majority of drone targets in Pakistan include a mix of unidentified ... Pakistan 'a partner' in US drone war Reports Say Pakistani Spy Agency Secretly Collaborated In CIA Drone War Leaked report: Nearly half of US drone strikes in Pakistan not against al-Qaeda |
Plea in Pakistan to prove Bhagat's innocence Times of India LAHORE: Eight decades after Bhagat Singh's execution by the British, a petition has been filed in a Pakistani court seeking the reopening of the freedom fighter's case so that he can be declared innocent. Imtiaz Rasheed Qureshi of the Save The ... |