The Guardian | Top Pakistan officers killed 'by Taliban' BBC News Two senior Pakistani military officers and a soldier have been killed in a roadside bomb close to the border with Afghanistan. The Pakistani Taliban have said they were responsible for the deaths. One of the men who died was a major general - a rare ... Killing of Pakistan General May Hamper Peace Talks Plan General among dead in roadside bomb near Pakistan-Afghanistan border Senior army official killed in Pakistan |
BBC News | Pakistan battles growing alcohol addiction BBC News Alcoholism is a growing problem in Pakistan despite it being illegal for the Muslim majority to drink. The BBC's Charles Haviland finds lives ruined and clinics and therapy groups trying to overcome a taboo subject. Late one night, the beat of dance ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Pakistan cricket change urged after Harare defeat Fox News KARACHI (AFP) – Former Pakistan cricket greats and fans demanded a new national team captain and coach on Sunday after an embarrassing defeat against minnows Zimbabwe in the Harare Test. Zimbabwe, who only started playing Tests in 2011 after a ... Former Pakistan cricketers demand changes Misbah stands firm as Pakistan stumble Ex-players want new strategy, faces to save Pakistan cricket |
Taliban bomb kills top Pakistani general, officers CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A roadside bomb killed a top Pakistani general Sunday, just a day after officials announced plans to withdraw troops from a war-ravaged region near the border with Afghanistan. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility ... |
Geo News, Pakistan | Outcry over rape of five years old girl in Pakistan Fox News LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) – Rights campaigners staged protest rallies across Pakistan on Sunday against the rape of a five-years old girl in the eastern city of Lahore whose condition is now relatively stable. Police still have no clue who carried out the ... Pakistan police say girl, 5, brutally raped in Lahore 50 arrests in five-year-old's gangrape case that shook Pakistan Pakistan Court Probes Rape Of Young Girl |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Pakistan's mediocrity raises questions ESPNcricinfo.com I agree that changes are needed, Simply put, bring in Umar Akmal at 5, Nasir Jamshed to open with Azhar Ali and the extremely deserving Fawad Alam at 4 with Younis at number 3, That is a good batting order, All are classy players with bags of talent. |
Times of India | Modi goes after Pakistan, but chooses words carefully Times of India REWARI: If power under Atal Bihari Vajpayee diluted BJP's agenda, as the party at least temporarily seemed to have shunned the Ram temple movement, the prospect of achieving the same power at the Centre seems to be already acting as a tempering ... Fight terror, not India, Modi tells Pakistan Fight poverty, not India, Modi asks Pakistan India needs a patriotic government; Pakistan should fight poverty rather than ... |
Pakistani 'Father of Taliban' keeps watch over loyal disciples Reuters AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan (Reuters) - He is known as the Father of the Taliban, a radical Pakistani cleric who calls the Taliban's one-eyed leader an "angel" and runs a seminary described as the University of Jihad. Bespectacled and soft-spoken, Maulana ... |
Washington Post (blog) | Free YouTube! Pakistan ban, provoked by Islam clips, faces court action over ... Washington Post (blog) ISLAMABAD — ToffeeTV has hit an unexpected snag. The Internet startup depended on YouTube to promote “Hokey-Pokey,” ''The Umm Nyum Nyum Song” and other language-teaching clips it produces for children, but the video-sharing website has been ... |
Press TV | NATO Fuel Tankers Destroyed In Pakistan RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty In Balochistan last week, gunmen fired bullets and rockets at a convoy of 15 NATO oil tankers traveling from Pakistan's main seaport of Karachi to Afghanistan. Local officials said a driver was killed and eight vehicles were set on fire. Pakistan and ... '9 NATO tankers destroyed in Pakistan' NATO fuel tankers destroyed in Pakistan: officials 20 oil tankers burnt in rocket attack |