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 ... Deadly Fighting Rages in Pakistan's Northwest Scored killed in fierce clashes in Pakistan Pakistani military battles militants near Afghan border |
DAWN.com | Insight: Pakistan's booming market no black and white matter Reuters "Pakistan has a lot to offer investors and this is our chance to show it," said Nadeem Naqvi, the KSE chairman. He plans to embark on a series of roadshows for potential foreign partners that will take him to London, Frankfurt and Hong Kong in the ... Pakistani stocks close higher, rupee weakens KSE breaches 18700 pts on hopes for better March results |
New York Times | How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States New York Times The burly American was escorted by Pakistani policemen into a crowded interrogation room. Amid a clatter of ringing mobile phones and cross talk among the cops speaking a mishmash of Urdu, Punjabi and English, the investigator tried to decipher the ... |
NPR (blog) | Purging Candidates Offers Pakistan A Bit Of Comic Relief NPR (blog) The culling of candidates in the run-up to Pakistan's May 11 election is providing the country some badly needed levity. The "Pakistani Inquisition," as it's been dubbed, has election commission officials grilling office-seekers on their Islamic bona ... Uncertainty looms over Pakistan poll No EU poll observers for restive Pakistan regions THE ONGOING POLITICAL PROCESS IN PAKISTAN |
MiamiHerald.com | US secret: CIA collaborated with Pakistan spy agency in drone war MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- Even as its civilian leaders publicly decried U.S. drone attacks as breaches of sovereignty and international law, Pakistan's premier intelligence agency secretly worked for years with the CIA on strikes that killed Pakistani insurgent ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | 'Father' of Pakistan's atomic bomb doubts North Korea will deploy nukes Fox News Dr. Abdul Qadeer (A.Q.) Khan, the so-called “father of the Islamic nuclear bomb," says he doubts North Korea will explode a nuclear device in its current face-off with the United States and South Korea, saying the regime of Kim Jong Un is "not very ... Why Pakistan's nuclear bombs are a threat |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistan postpones Musharraf treason hearing Aljazeera.com Musharraf has been cleared to run in May's general election in the remote area of Chitral [AP]. Pakistan's top court has granted former military leader Pervez Musharraf a breathing space in his battle against treason allegations dating back to his time ... Pakistan Supreme Court adjourns Musharraf treason case Pakistan court adjourns Musharraf treason case Pakistan's former dictator Pervez Musharraf refuses personal appearance in ... |
Pakistan's Campaign Season Is In Full Swing NPR Pakistanis go to the polls next month in parliamentary elections that will likely usher in a new government. The outgoing government is deeply unpopular amid energy shortages and a crippled economy. The likely successor is the Pakistani Muslim League ... |
Times of India | WikiLeaks: Indira had offered to share N-tech with Pakistan in 1974 Times of India NEW DELHI: They are hostile neighbours widely seen by many as competing to have a bigger nuclear arsenal. However, after its first nuclear test in 1974, India offered to share nuclear technology with Pakistan. In her statement to Indian Parliament ... |
NEWS.com.au | Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq says his team's loss in South Africa had nothing to ... NEWS.com.au Misbah had already denied similar reports on the team's return from South Africa where Pakistan were routed 3-0 in Tests and were edged out 3-2 in the one-day series, defeats which local media blamed on differences within the side. But former chairman ... Confusion being created to disrupt team harmony: Misbah |