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Pakistan's new lawmakers sworn in, face many tests - USA TODAY Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:15:13 GMT

Press TV

Pakistan's new lawmakers sworn in, face many tests USA TODAY Newly elected members of Pakistan's National Assembly were sworn in Saturday, officially marking the first transition of power between democratically elected civilian governments in the nearly 66 years. New Pakistan parliament to be sworn in, faces challenges including militancy ...Fox News Fierce fighting claims 25 lives in northwest PakistanPress TV Pakistan army battles militants in NW, kills 19 and captures mountain peaks; 3 ...Washington Post all 57 news articles »

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Bombs, boredom threaten Pakistan's "Pashto" song-and-dance cinema - Reuters Sun, 02 Jun 2013 01:41:25 GMT

Bombs, boredom threaten Pakistan's "Pashto" song-and-dance cinema Reuters PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A projectionist lies asleep in the sweltering Pakistani heat, his face covered by a cloth. A colleague rewinds a reel manually while on screen, through the hashish smoke, a woman bounces on a bed singing "hello, hello, ... and more »

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Pakistan Marks First Peaceful Democratic Transition - Voice of America Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:06:22 GMT

Voice of America

Pakistan Marks First Peaceful Democratic Transition Voice of America ISLAMABAD — Newly elected members of Pakistan's National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, were sworn in Saturday marking the first transition of power from one democratically elected government to another in the 66-year history of the country. Pakistan lawmakers take oath, face many testsTimes of India Pakistan's new parliament set to be sworn inYahoo! News Pakistan lawmakers in historic swearing-inThe Hindu Press TV -gulfnews.com -CTV News all 284 news articles »

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Child victims of Pakistan's 'begging mafia' - BBC News Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:46:55 GMT

BBC News

Child victims of Pakistan's 'begging mafia' BBC News For many Pakistani Muslims, visiting a shrine and donating money to beggars go hand in hand. But their generosity has encouraged the creation of a "begging mafia" which forces thousands of children into a life of slavery. Shrines dedicated to holy men ...

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NATO strengthens military-to-military cooperation with Pakistan - NATO HQ (press release) Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:28:19 GMT

NATO strengthens military-to-military cooperation with Pakistan NATO HQ (press release) The aim of the visit was to build on the military-to-military relationship between NATO and Pakistan both in recognition of Pakistan's important role in the region and as enabler to NATO's Mission in Afghanistan. “It is important for NATO to understand ...

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Pakistan Taliban rejects peace talks after No. 2 killed - USA TODAY Fri, 31 May 2013 17:55:28 GMT

Daily Beast

Pakistan Taliban rejects peace talks after No. 2 killed USA TODAY PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban withdrew its offer of peace talks Thursday, following the death of the group's deputy leader in an American drone attack, a spokesman for the group said, a blow to the incoming government of Nawaz Sharif ... Pakistan's Sharif condemns US drone strike on TalibanBBC News Pakistan's Drone DilemmaDaily Beast Confusing Cause and Effect in PakistanCommentary Magazine New York Times -Press TV -Washington Post all 573 news articles »

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A nuclear arsenal but trouble turning on the lights? Pakistan struggles with ... - NBCNews.com (blog) Sat, 01 Jun 2013 23:42:06 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

A nuclear arsenal but trouble turning on the lights? Pakistan struggles with ... NBCNews.com (blog) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Even though Pakistan is the planet's sixth most populous country and has the world's seventh largest military and its fourth largest nuclear arsenal, most of the country can't reliably watch the evening news, read at bedtime or ... and more »

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Big hopes as Pakistan's new lawmakers sworn in - Arab News Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:35:32 GMT

Big hopes as Pakistan's new lawmakers sworn in Arab News ISLAMABAD: Newly elected members of Pakistan's National Assembly were sworn in yesterday, officially marking the first transition of power between democratically elected civilian governments. Among the steep challenges the legislators will face ...

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Pakistan's movie-makers dig deep to revive film industry - The Guardian Fri, 31 May 2013 05:23:11 GMT

The Guardian

Pakistan's movie-makers dig deep to revive film industry The Guardian Pakistan's crumbling infrastructure of classic cinema houses, many of which are now dives showing seedy B-movies, is unfit to compete. One film distributor estimates that there are just 150 cinemas in a country of 180 million people, and 130 of those ...

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Tamanna: Pakistan's first noir film - DAWN.com Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:43:28 GMT

Tamanna: Pakistan's first noir film DAWN.com Tamanna is a Pakistani film produced by Concordia Productions (PVT) Limited. Pakistan's first noir film, Tamanna, is an intense thriller with elements of dark humour, which explores, amongst various themes, a young man's reluctance to accept feudal ...