DAWN.com | Pakistan yet to decide details on freeing former Taliban No. 2 Reuters The United States and Afghanistan have long pressed Pakistan to free Baradar and other senior Taliban figures who could be used to tempt moderate Taliban leaders to the negotiating table and transform the insurgency into a political movement. Pakistan, Turkey agree to intensify cooperation in various fields Ankara rendezvous: PM calls Turkey, Pakistan 'one nation, two states' Turkey pledges help Pakistan fight extremism |
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 ... |
BBC News | Commonwealth Games: Pakistan's men's hockey team miss Glasgow BBC News An internal sporting dispute means Pakistan's men's hockey team will not play at next year's Commonwealth Games. The Pakistan Olympic Association split into two factions earlier this year, one recognised by the International Olympic Committee and the ... Pakistan out of Commonwealth Games Hockey Setback for Pakistan hockey as team denied entry into CWG Abbasi lambasts parallel POA bodies |
Wall Street Journal (blog) | Father of gang-raped 5-year-old demands justice as case sparks protests across ... NBCNews.com (blog) A massive protest was held in Islamabad, Pakistan, calling for the arrest of suspects after a 5-year-old girl was abducted outside her home and brutally raped and mutilated. By Fakhar ur Rehman, Producer, NBC News. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The father of a ... Pakistan Protests Rape of 5-Year-Old Pakistan outcry over child rape Post letters to Letters to the Editor, The Daily Times, 41-N, Industrial Area ... |
Firstpost | Pakistan has low expectations from New York talks The Hindu Pakistan has lowered its expectations on the proposed talks between its Prime Minister and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh later this month in New York and it does not see any major breakthrough coming out of it. Speaking informally to ... Singh, Sharif talks could revive composite dialogue, says Pakistan Pakistan's Sharif Sees Foreign Policy Successes, Domestic Stasis in First 100 ... BSF jawan injured as Pakistan violates ceasefire |
The Express Tribune | Pakistan nominates first film for Oscar in 50 years Times of India ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has put forward a film for the Oscars for the first time in nearly 50 years as its struggling film industry shows signs of revival, officials said Monday. "The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee has selected "Zinda Bhaag"as the ... Zinda Bhaag: Pakistan nominates first film for Oscar in 50 years |
France's Total snaps up Chevron's Pakistan retail network Reuters TOTAL PARCO Pakistan Limited, a joint venture between Total and Pak Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO), will acquire Chevron's fuel marketing, logistics and aviation business in Pakistan. The businesses includes 538 petrol stations, sources said, declining ... |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Questions Arise Quickly About Pakistan's Fresh Effort To Calm Karachi RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty "In Pakistan, the elected government does not solely exercise power," Khan says. "Instead, power is shared by many stakeholders, including the military establishment and the Taliban. This often results in stalling progress towards solving protracted ... * Orders govt to take Interior Ministry and army into confidence so that law ... Altaf Hussain says no power can crush MQM Conspiracies to destroy MQM being hatched at international level: Altaf |
Times of India | Cricket: Pakistan chief backs under-fire Misbah GlobalPost Pakistan cricket's interim chief Tuesday backed Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq after former stars demanded his sacking in the wake of embarrassing Test defeats against Zimbabwe. Pakistan were beaten by 24 runs in the second Test in Harare last ... Pakistan's acting chairman threatens to quit Najam Sethi defends Pakistan's Test loss to Zimbabwe The anatomy of a shocking defeat |
New York Times | Senior Pakistani General Is Killed in Insurgent Attack New York Times Published: September 15, 2013. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A senior Pakistani general was killed in an insurgent bombing in the northwest of the country on Sunday, bringing into sharp focus the government's recent overtures toward the Taliban for peace talks. |