New York Times | Bomber on Motorcycle Kills 9 During Rush Hour in Pakistan New York Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed 9 people and wounded 29 on a busy road here early on Monday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence as Pakistan moves nervously toward elections scheduled for May 11. Will pre-election violence impact Pakistan's elections? Pakistan: Suicide Bomber Targeting Police Kills 10 Pre-election violence continues in Pakistan |
Globe and Mail | Militants Target Pakistan's Candidates in Run-up to Elections - Voice of America Voice of America KARACHI, PAKISTAN — Militants trying to influence Pakistan's upcoming national elections have killed dozens of party faithful in the run-up to the May 11 balloting. The attacks in the volatile south and northwest have forced many candidates off the ... Pakistan Taliban using violence as election strategy, killing 46 since ... At Least 8 Killed in Taliban Attacks on Candidates in Pakistan 12 killed in Pakistan campaign violence |
BBC News | On Pakistan's campaign trail with Imran Khan BBC News Pakistan is preparing to go to the polls for a landmark election on 11 May and the party led by the former cricket captain, Imran Khan, has been gaining ground. If a week is a long time in politics, then 17 years is a punishing eternity. That is how ... Next PML-N govt to build new Pakistan, says Nawaz PTI's 'passion' to overwhelm PML-N's 'profusion': Imran Khan EDITORIAL : The silence of the lambs |
Aljazeera.com | Family visits Indian spy in Pakistan prison Aljazeera.com Also, the Pakistan foreign ministry said late on Sunday that Indian diplomats in Lahore had been given access to Singh for a second time, following an earlier meeting late on Friday. Consular access. Earlier, Indian government officials said Pakistan ... Sarabjit Singh attacked: Release him on humanitarian ground, Government ... Upset sister says Sarabjit will never be safe in Pakistan India to Pakistan: Release Sarbajit Singh, punish attackers |
Several killed in Pakistan suicide blast Aljazeera.com At least eight people, including the son of an influential Afghan cleric, have been killed and 45 others wounded after a suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a bus in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, police say. Qari Hilal, the son of ... |
Suicide bomber kills 6 in northwest Pakistan - USA Today USA TODAY PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber targeting policemen killed six people in northwestern Pakistan on Monday in the latest attack ahead of next month's parliamentary election, police said. The bomber, who was riding a motorcycle, detonated his ... |
Daily Beast | Is Israel Really Pakistan's Enemy? Daily Beast A brave Pakistani columnist questions the hatred for Israel inculcated by his state's institutions and proposes that Pakistan move to normal relations with Israel. We, as a nation, are already suffering from the setbacks of hate-filled curriculum and ... |
Sydney Morning Herald | Pakistan bowlers coached on hairstyles - Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Morning Herald The tough-guy fast bowlers of yesteryear might not approve, but Pakistan's budding young quicks were coached on their appearance at a training camp this week - by a hair stylist. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) organised the 10-day camp led by ... Jamal wins Pakistan's 'King of Speed' competition by bowling at 143 kph Pakistan's new 'King of Speed' Ahmed Jamal wins nationwide pace competition |
The Hindu | No plan to shift Sarabjit: Pakistan The Hindu Hours before New Delhi formally appealed to Pakistan to transfer the Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh to India for treatment, Islamabad said there were no plans to shift him and that he was getting the “best possible care'' in Lahore's Jinnah ... India formally asks Pakistan to release Sarabjit Singh India wants Sarabjit freed on humanitarian grounds India wants Sarabjit home, Pakistan turns down appeal |
Pakistan's late Bhutto still leads her party in campaign The Japan Times Yet Benazir Bhutto, assassinated more than five years ago, is still the standard bearer of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). In its TV commercials and banners, she has been pushed to the forefront of the party's uphill campaign to return to power in ... |