Voice of America | Pakistan's Sharif completes long journey back to power CNN International Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- As political comebacks go, Nawaz Sharif's is among the more remarkable. He served two terms as Pakistan's prime minister in the 1990s before he was overthrown in a military coup and banished into the political hinterlands. Pakistan PM: Economy Tops Foreign Policy Agenda Pakistan families of victims demand halt to US drone strikes Pakistan PM Demands End To US Drone Strikes |
DAWN.com | US should remove barriers to trade with Pakistan, India Washington Post Nawaz Sharif has become prime minister of Pakistan for an unprecedented third term, and official Washington is greeting his return to power with cautious optimism. There is an overriding sense that it is in the United States' interest for Sharif to ... India appoints new High Commissioner to Pakistan Pakistan rejects Indian Sikh militancy claims TCA Raghavan is India's new High Commissioner to Pakistan |
3 dead in northwest Pakistan violence CNN International Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Two women and a child were killed when militants blew themselves up in Pakistan's violence-hit Balochistan province Thursday, police said. Militants in Balochistan, a province rich in natural gas, have been fighting ... |
AFP | Roadside Bomb Kills 3 Policemen in Pakistan ABC News Police say a roadside bomb targeting police has killed three officers and wounded another in northwestern Pakistan. Senior police officer Shafiullah Khan says the dead and injured officers were guarding a key road on the outskirts of Peshawar city when ... bomb kills 2 security forces in Pakistan Bomb kills two police in northwest Pakistan |
NBCNews.com (blog) | New Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif calls on US to halt drone strikes NBCNews.com (blog) By Fakhar ur Rehman, Waj S. Khan and John Newland, NBC News. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's newly elected prime minister on Wednesday called on the United States to stop carrying out drone strikes on his country's soil. "We respect the ... |
Can 'young' Pakistan still pose a threat? ESPNcricinfo.com Without U Akmal they don't have a counter attacking batsman, no Hammad Azam/Razzak - Pakistan will be without a genuine seam bowlig allrounder who could've been the 3rd seam bowling option as well as giving them a chance to field another batsman or ... |
DAWN.com | Pakistan have no room for error in tricky encounter DAWN.com Pakistan has gone in with an inexperienced squad but their Captain Misbah-ul-Haq has done a good job to shepherd them in the last couple of years. Their star all-rounder Shahid Afridi is missing while their top ranked batsman Umar Akmal has also been ... Pakistan v West Indies, Champions Trophy, Group B, The Oval Today at Champions Trophy: Pakistan v West Indies - Chris Gayle and Marlon ... Champion's Trophy: Pakistan to take on West Indies |
Pakistan's fortunes: The Oval DAWN.com On Friday at London's Kennington Oval, Pakistan will begin their attempt to win another major trophy on British soil. The stadium, having historically tormented bowlers of all caliber, is well known for its flat batting tracks. Despite the obvious ... |
Global Times | Undue Optimism on Pakistan Commentary Magazine The Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid has become the foremost explainer of Afghanistan and Pakistan to the West. But his latest New York Times op-ed about the prospects of Pakistan's new prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, negotiating a peace deal between ... Can Pakistan Make Peace Next Door? US-Pakistan Relationship and the Future of Afghanistan A Turning Point for Pakistan? |
DAWN.com | Pakistan's return to the Kingdom – of split loyalties and controversies DAWN.com A lot of British-born ethnic Pakistanis have very little affiliation with Pakistan, if any. They are second or third generation children of immigrant parents and have never lived and in some cases even visited the country of their ancestral heritage ... |