Wall Street Journal | Pakistan's Iran Pipeline to Proceed Wall Street Journal Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he would proceed with a plan to build a gas pipeline from Iran, despite objections from the U.S., and said that he plans to use his speech at the United Nations on Friday to hit out against American drone ... Pakistan pops up in PM's US visit after J&K terrorist attack Obama to meet Pakistan PM India should move forward on composite dialogue: Pakistan |
New York Times | Pakistan quake death toll rises to 356 CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The death toll from the strong earthquake that struck southwestern Pakistan this week has risen to 356 as rescue workers struggle to reach victims, authorities said Thursday. Further complicating relief efforts, two rockets ... Toll in Quake in Pakistan Rises Past 300 Pakistan aid chopper targeted; 355 dead in quake Muddy Island Formed by Quake May Not Last |
ABC News (blog) | New Island Off Pakistan's Coast May Not Stay Afloat ABC News (blog) A team of Pakistani researchers took samples today from a new island that mysteriously appeared off the coast following a massive earthquake this week, but warned area fishermen to avoid it and experts said the island may disappear as quickly as it arose. |
Wall Street Journal | Pakistan Quake Toll Rises to at Least 328 Wall Street Journal ISLAMABAD—Rescue efforts Wednesday continued for a second day following a major earthquake in southwestern Pakistan that killed at least 328 people, damaged thousands of homes and created a new island off the country's coastline. |
BBC News | Pakistan earthquake victims desperate for help BBC News At least 348 people have died in a powerful earthquake that struck in the remote area of Awaran, south-west Pakistan. The earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, created a new island off the coast and has flattened entire villages. Doctors ... |
New York Times (blog) | Ahead of India-Pakistan talks, 12 die in militant attack in Kashmir Los Angeles Times MATHURA, India -- A brazen early-morning attack on the Indian side of disputed Kashmir reportedly killed 12 people, including three teenaged militants, Thursday, just days before the Indian and Pakistani leaders were scheduled to meet in New York. Militants raid forces in India before India-Pakistan talks, 12 dead Will Kashmir attack derail India-Pakistan peace talks? (+video) Ahead of India-Pakistan Talks, Militants Kill as Many as 12 in Indian ... |
Washington Post | Pakistan struggles to reach quake victims; death toll rises to at least 325 Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — One day after a major earthquake struck a remote region of southwestern Pakistan, authorities reported Wednesday that the death toll had risen to at least 325 and confirmed that the temblor's force had created a new, albeit ... |
Pakistan Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 327 Huffington Post Pakistan's army airlifted hundreds of soldiers to help with the aftermath of the worst earthquake in the South Asian country since 2005, when about 75,000 people were killed in the north of the country. (Reporting by Gul Yusufzai; Editing by Clarence ... |
New York Times | Pakistan Christians Issue Call for Protection New York Times LONDON — With its Muslim-style minarets topped by a large black cross, the All Saints Church in Peshawar has for more than a century offered a daring architectural expression of Muslim-Christian harmony and cohabitation. Pakistan church bomb: Christians mourn 85 killed in Peshawar suicide attack Pakistan's Christians Living in Fear Tackling religious intolerance and violence in Pakistan |
Pakistan earthquake creates new island, 'mud volcano' to blame NBCNews.com Seismologists believe the formation is a 'mud volcano.' Mud houses in the mountains crumbled as a 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook western Pakistan early on Tuesday. Meanwhile, on the coast, residents of Gwadar saw a solitary island rise from the sea. |