BBC News | Pakistan and Iran exchange mortar fire on border BBC News Pakistani officials said Iran fired six mortar shells, which landed near the border town of Mashkail. Pakistan is then thought to have fired back. The two countries share a long desert border which straddles Balochistan province in south-west Pakistan ... Iran, Pakistan Exchange Mortar Fire Tensions flare along Iran and Pakistan's dusty border Iranian border personnel fire mortar shells inside Pakistan |
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 |
Sydney Morning Herald | Pakistan on top despite Warner ton ESPNcricinfo.com Same predicament, different country. Pakistan encircled Australia on the third day in Dubai, preying on batting weaknesses glimpsed on countless previous occasions, whenever Michael Clarke's men have been confronted by a dry surface and diligent ... David Warner reaches century but Australia in trouble against Pakistan Pakistan v Australia: David Warner scores third straight ton Pakistan vs. Australia, 1st Test: Day 3 Highlights, Scorecard, Report |
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 Gunmen Attack Minority Shia Muslims in Pakistan |
Channel News Asia | Pakistan won't let India build bunkers Zee News Islamabad: Pakistan has said it won`t allow India to build bunkers along the Jammu and Kashmir border in violation of a bilateral pact. The foreign office also accused the Indian armed forces of targeting the civilian population in Pakistan-held ... Residents pay price of India-Pakistan border skirmishes India warns Pakistan of more pain in Kashmir fighting Pakistan will highlight human rights violations at international level |
BBC News | Pakistan's bewildering array of militants BBC News The sacking of Pakistani Taliban (TTP) spokesman Shahidullah Shahid for supporting Islamic State is the latest sign of divisions in an already fragmented militant movement. Over the years Pakistan's insurgents have spawned a bewildering array of ... Islamic State Defections Fracture Pakistan Taliban Fresh Fighting In Pakistan's Khyber Tribal Region |
Daily Mail | Pakistan to bring in anti-cannibalism law after brothers dug up corpses for curry Daily Mail Pakistan is set to outlaw cannibalism following a gruesome case of two brothers who robbed graves to make 'human curry'. Despite several incidents, cannibalism is still legal under Pakistani law, but lawmakers have now filed a bill banning the exhuming ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Australia solid after rapid Sarfraz ton ESPNcricinfo.com Australia haven't been this confounded by a Sarfraz since the feisty Nawaz introduced them to reverse swing at the MCG in 1979. Sarfraz Ahmed's 80-ball century hurtled Pakistan to a first innings of 454, chastening Australia's bowlers and ensuring the ... |
The Express Tribune | Pakistan parliament's anti-India resolution an 'act of desperation': BJP Economic Times The said resolution, which was passed unanimously by Pakistan parliament, alleges "unprovoked and indiscriminate" ceasefire violations by India and asks the government to seek UN's intervention to resolve the Kashmir issue. The resolution, moved by ... India asks Pakistan to keep UN out of Kashmir Pakistan parliament's anti-India resolution an 'act of desperation', says BJP Rajnath Rebukes Pakistan; Gives China a 'Peace' of His Mind |
BBC News | Security for polio health workers in Pakistan BBC News The number of cases of polio in Pakistan has topped 200 for the first time in nearly 15 years. Pakistan is the only country where the virus is spreading fast - showing up in sewage samples all over Karachi. The Taliban imposed a ban on the vaccine in ... Polio cases in Pakistan increase to 220, WHO reports Pakistan is rapidly becoming a polio hub |