BBC News | Violence in Pakistan Kills at Least 13 New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A barrage of shootings and bombings shook the Pakistani city of Quetta on Thursday, leaving at least 13 people dead in three separate attacks that each reflected a different facet of the violence afflicting Baluchistan Province. Deadly attacks hit Quetta city in Pakistan Attacks in southwestern Pakistan kill 12 people Pakistan bus attack kills eight in Quetta |
The Crime That Has Shocked Pakistan NPR (blog) The man whom some revere as Pakistan's greatest living philanthropist wears a long white beard, simple robes fashioned from coarse dark-blue cotton, and an air of calm authority that contrasts strikingly with the raucous port city that is his home ... |
Sydney Morning Herald | Mitchell Johnson Australia's danger man as first Test against Pakistan becomes ... Sydney Morning Herald Mitchell Johnson was Australia's most dangerous weapon as the visitors became locked in a grim battle of attrition on Wednesday with a Pakistan batting line-up intent on keeping Michael Clarke's side in the desert heat for as long as possible. The ... Younis Khan hits ton on attritional day Australia v Pakistan Test match played in empty Dubai International Cricket ... LIVE: Mitch ends Younis Khan epic |
Herald Sun | Australia v Pakistan, first Test: David Warner makes 75 not out to guide ... Herald Sun In reply to Pakistan's 9/454, Warner and opening partner Chris Rogers wiped 113 from the run chase in the final session. Warner was starved of the strike early in his innings, but made up for lost time with some typically crisp strokes late in the day ... Pakistan vs. Australia, 1st Test: Day 2 Highlights, Scorecard, Report Australia solid after rapid Sarfraz ton Pak v Aus: Australia fight back after Sarfaraz records ton |
Hindu Sindhis from Pakistan to get elusive Indian citizenship Economic Times LUCKNOW: They are Hindu Sindhis who migrated from Pakistan long after partition. Some of them have been around for more than half a century but Indian citizenship has been a distant dream. Now, it is within grasp as the union home ministry has begun ... |
The Diplomat | China Wants More Military Co-op With Iran (Sorry, US and Pakistan) The Diplomat As The Diplomat has covered, ties between Pakistan and Iran are tense right now after Iranian forces entered Pakistan last week and clashed with Pakistani border guards, killing one. Iran claims it crossed over to Pakistani soil to deal with militants ... |
The Guardian | Isis ascent in Syria and Iraq weakening Pakistani Taliban The Guardian Once the country's largest and most feared militant coalition, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been on the ropes since a US drone strike killed its charismatic leader Hakimullah Mehsud in 2013, a blow followed this summer by the launch of a ... Pakistan Taliban sack spokesman Shahidullah Shahid for IS vow |
The Diplomat | Tensions flare along Iran and Pakistan's dusty border Washington Post (blog) We're accustomed to reports of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan. So too the almost routine exchanges of fire between Indian and Pakistani soldiers stationed across one of the world's militarized borders, where skirmishes have led to more than a dozen ... After Deadly Clashes, Tensions Rise Between Iran and Pakistan Pakistan vows to tighten security along Iran border Cross-border clashes: Pakistan, Iran officials agree to improve border security |
Christian Post | Daughter of Christian woman Asia Bibi on death row in Pakistan reveals her ... Daily Mail Two young daughters of a Pakistani Christian woman on death row for 'blasphemy' today told how they were tortured by a mob of religious fanatics because of their mother's alleged comments. Asia Bibi has been sentenced to hang in Pakistan after she was ... Pakistan Supreme Court Could Overturn Christian Mother Asia Bibi's Death ... Pakistan court upholds blasphemy death sentence |
The Economist | Pakistan's militants The Economist FOR years Pakistan's government and army put off confronting the Pakistani Taliban and their allied fanatics who had set up what was almost a state of their own in North Waziristan, the wildest of several tribal agencies on the country's north-west ... Pakistan Security Brief - October 22, 2014 Pakistan air strikes kill 28 militants: officials |