Voice of America | Pakistan Sends Envoy to Afghanistan, Pledging a Push for Regional Peace New York Times (blog) The diplomat, Sartaj Aziz, the foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan, visited Kabul at a particularly difficult time. Since the failure last month of an American-orchestrated attempt to open peace talks with the Taliban ... Pakistan Envoy Seeks to Ease Tensions with Afghanistan Pakistan says seeks to reset frayed Afghan ties Pakistan diplomat in Afghan charm offensive |
New York Times (blog) | Pakistan Battles Polio, and Its People's Mistrust New York Times (blog) KARACHI, Pakistan — Usman, who limps on a leg bowed by the polio he caught as a child, made sure that his first three children were protected from the disease, but he turned away vaccinators when his youngest was born. Polio virus from Pakistan detected in Israel |
The Guardian | Labor's new asylum seeker policy 'inhuman', say Pakistan's Hazaras The Guardian Community leaders, campaigners and students from the Hazara community in Pakistan have reacted angrily to the announcement from the prime minister, Kevin Rudd, that all asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat will be sent to Papua New Guinea ... |
Times of India | West Indies v Pakistan, 4th ODI, St Lucia ESPNcricinfo.com When the rain finally subsided to revise Pakistan's target to 189 in 31 overs, leaving them 121 to get in 14 remaining overs, West Indies' captain Dwayne Bravo was clearly not happy. He looked at the sheet of paper given by the umpire in disgust, and ... Cricket: Pakistan beats West Indies on Duckworth/Lewis despite Marlon ... W Indies Misbah stars as Pakistan beats Windies in 4th ODI |
Pakistan power company seeks divine help to stop theft Fox News PESHAWAR (AFP) – A Pakistani power company is appealing to its customers' religious consciences in a desperate bid to get them to stop stealing electricity -- a major hurdle in efforts to stem crippling blackouts. The Peshawar Electric Supply Company ... |
Official: Pakistan calls off search for 3 Iranian mountaineers missing in ... Fox News Manzoor Hussain, president of Pakistan's Alpine Club, said Sunday his outfit was coordinating the expedition, and that the three Iranians successfully ascended the 8,051-meter (26,414-foot) summit of Broad Peak. He says the men sent a call for help ... |
The Express Tribune | 3 Iranian Mountaineers Missing in Pakistan ABC News The head of a mountaineering club says rescuers have called off their search for three Iranian mountain climbers who went missing in northern Pakistan. Manzoor Hussain, president of Pakistan's Alpine Club, said Sunday his outfit was coordinating the ... Three Iranian mountaineers missing in Northern Pakistan |
Pakistan seeks to reset frayed Afghan ties TVNZ Pakistan's new foreign policy chief has denied backing Afghanistan's breakup or planning to end the Afghan war with a power-sharing role for the Taliban during a fence-mending visit to Kabul aimed at lowering cross-border tension. Sartaj Aziz ... |
Pakistan forces clear militant areas near Afghan border CNN Peshawar, Pakistan (CNN) -- Fifteen militants and four soldiers were killed in an operation to clear militant areas near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, Pakistan's military said Saturday. Since the operation began Friday, soldiers cleared "scores ... |
Rain halts fourth Windies-Pakistan one-dayer Fox News GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia (AFP) – Rain has delayed the start of play in the fourth One-Day International of the five-match series between the West Indies and Pakistan at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia on Sunday. With the series poised at 1-1 ... |