Aljazeera.com | 5 killed in bomb, gun attack on Pakistan intelligence agency office NBCNews.com (blog) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A bomb and gun attack destroyed a regional office of Pakistan's national intelligence agency Wednesday, military officials said, leaving at least 5 people dead and over 30 injured. An explosive-laden vehicle was rammed into the ... Sources: At least 7 dead in Pakistan attack Gunmen attack Pakistan intelligence agency compound Pakistan bomb blasts hit intelligence agency in Sukkur |
New York Daily News | Pakistan bans condom ad starring controversial actress NBCNews.com (blog) A suggestive condom TV ad starring Pakistan's sultry and equally controversial actress and TV host Mathira Mohammad has spurred the wrath of the country's media watchdog. Pakistan's Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) issued a letter ... Pakistan pulls 'immoral' condom commercial after complaints Pakistan Pulls Controversial Condom Commercial 'Unconstitutional' Condom Ad Raises A Ruckus In Pakistan |
Channel News Asia | Pakistan beat West Indies by four wickets Fox News GROS INLET, Saint Lucia (AFP) – Pakistan defeated West Indies by four wickets in the fifth and final one-day international at Beausejour Stadium on Wednesday. Pakistan won the series 3-1 with one match tied. West Indies made 242-7 off their 50 overs ... Steady Misbah steers 3-1 triumph Cricket: Pakistan scramble to four-wicket triumph Misbah, Shehzad lead Pakistan to series-clinching win |
Voice of America | Pakistan Says it Cannot Verify Drone Strike Casualty Figures Voice of America ISLAMABAD — Pakistani officials say they cannot verify new casualty figures from drone strikes in a Pakistani government report that was leaked to a British media outlet this week. The report says as many as one fifth of those killed in CIA-directed ... Drone strikes in Pakistan killed 3 times more civilians than claimed Get the Data: The Pakistan government's secret document Secret Pakistan Report Documents High Civilian Death Toll from U.S. Drone ... |
ABC News | AP EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan's New Hero Burka Avenger ABC News The Taliban have blown up hundreds of schools and attacked activists in Pakistan's northwest because they oppose girls' education. The militants sparked worldwide condemnation last fall when they shot 15-year-old schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai in ... Burka Avenger Takes Superhero Crown from Wonder Woman The Burka Avenger Educates Children While Fighting For Girls' Education Rights ... |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistan parties name presidential candidates Aljazeera.com Pakistan's main political parties have named their nominees for the upcoming presidential poll as the Supreme Court revised the date for the elections and asked the election commission to hold it on July 30 instead of August 6. The court made the order ... Nawaz Sharif's ally seen as new Pakistan president Pakistan's Lawmakers to Pick New President as Zardari Term Ends State Weakness and Internal Instability in Pakistan |
Voice of America | New Appeal for Peace in War-Weary Baluchistan Voice of America QUETTA — Pakistan's largest province Baluchistan has been gripped by a low-level insurgency that dates back to the country's founding. But the new Baluch nationalist leader is urging armed groups to give up their decades-long fight and accept dialogue ... |
Attack on Pakistan government complex kills five: state TV Fox News KARACHI (AFP) – Gunmen attacked a complex housing Pakistani security agencies in the southern town of Sukkur late Wednesday, killing five people and wounding more than 30 others, an official and state TV said. Four explosions were heard in the area, ... |
The Guardian | How Taliban brought new terror to Pakistan's Killer Mountain The Guardian The sun had long gone down. Sher Khan, a Pakistani climber on his first major expedition, had been dozing in his sleeping bag for an hour. Above the camp, the snowy flanks of Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth highest mountain, were pale in the deepening ... |
Sydney Morning Herald | Pakistan TV show gives away babies Sydney Morning Herald Pakistan's television wars have plumbed new depths in the battle for Ramadan ratings with the country's most controversial presenter giving away abandoned babies on his prime-time show. Aamir Liaquat Hussain has presented two babies to childless ... |