Daily Beast | Pakistan's Malala Problem: Teen Activist's Global Celebrity Not Matched at Home TIME Back home in Pakistan, however, the reaction was depressingly mixed. Yousafzai's supporters were thrilled to see her defy the Taliban militants who tried to silence her. They were impressed by her message of forgiveness, saying that she did not “even ... Malala's Pakistan By The Numbers Shot Pakistan schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai addresses UN VIEW : A proud moment for Pakistan — Ishrat Saleem |
Press TV | Gunmen kill 7 in Pakistan's restive Quetta CNN International (CNN) -- Motorcyle-riding gunmen killed seven people in the restive Pakistani city of Quetta on Monday, with four members of the country's Hazara religious minority among the victims, police said. The Hazaras -- members of a Shiite Muslim community ... Gunmen kill 4 Shia Muslims in Pakistan 4 Die in sectarian attack in Pakistan Firing in SW Pakistan kills 4 |
BBC News | Pakistan grapples with rising tide of sectarian violence BBC News All over Pakistan... there are bomb blasts, targeted killings and suicide attacks”. End Quote Syed Hussain Hussaini. On the ceiling, walls and even on a building opposite, are pockmarks from hundreds of ball-bearings which had been packed inside the ... |
The Express Tribune | Pakistan sack hockey coach after league flop Fox News LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) – Pakistan sacked their hockey coach Monday over the national team's poor finish in the World Hockey League, which raised fears they will not qualify for next year's World Cup. Hanif Khan, a gold medallist from the 1984 Olympics, ... Pakistan hockey: Hanif Khan removed as coach Pakistan hockey coach, team consultant at loggerheads PHF buries the hatchet |
Gunmen kill four Shiite Muslims in SW Pakistan: police Fox News QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) – Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle in southwest Pakistan on Monday, killing four people from the minority Shiite community, police said. The incident took place in the Masjid Road area of Quetta city, the main town of insurgency ... |
The New York Review of Books (blog) | Afghanistan: What Pakistan Wants The New York Review of Books (blog) To understand Pakistan's position in the conundrum of Afghanistan's future, it is necessary to understand that in certain respects, Pakistan and Afghanistan have long blended into each other, via the population of around 35 million Pashtuns that ... Pakistan attempts to infiltrate among Afghan security forces |
The Japan Times | Pakistan Taliban set up camps in Syria, join anti-Assad war Al-Arabiya On Sunday, Taliban commanders in Pakistan said they had also decided to join the cause, saying hundreds of fighters had gone to Syria to fight alongside their “Mujahedeen friends.” “When our brothers needed our help, we sent hundreds of fighters along ... Pakistan militants enter Syria conflict Sharif govt mulls peace talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Pakistan's religious extremists leave for 'greener pastures' |
Pakistani Taliban: 'We sent hundreds of fighters' to Syria NBCNews.com (blog) PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Leaders of the Pakistani Taliban claim to have sent “hundreds of fighters” to Syria to support local mujahideen forces in their struggle against President Bashar Assad. Senior commanders in the militant Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, ... |
West Indies v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Providence ESPNcricinfo.com With Pakistan axing a whole host of experienced players in recent months - including Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik and Kamran Akmal - there had been murmurs over whether Afridi's ODI career should have been given yet another lifeline. He's someone who ... |
West Indies v Pakistan: Shahid Afridi star of the show in first ODI SkySports Shahid Afridi produced a sensational all-round performance as Pakistan beat West Indies by 126 runs in the first one-day international in Guyana. The former captain, who was dropped for the ICC Champions Trophy, smashed 76 off 55 balls before taking ... |