ESPNcricinfo.com | Daniel Vettori set for shock Test return ESPNcricinfo.com In a surprise move, New Zealand have announced that left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori has been added to the squad for the third Test against Pakistan in Sharjah. Vettori, 35, hasn't played a Test since July 2012 and, after suffering a series of injuries ... Toss vital as Pakistan, New Zealand play for series Kiwis pin hopes on bowlers to challenge Pakistan Daniel Vettori Returns for New Zealand's Final Test Against Pakistan |
DAWN.com | Pakistan has world's fastest growing nuclear programme: US think tank DAWN.com Pakistan has the world's fastest growing nuclear programme capable of weaponising up to 200 nuclear devices by the year 2020, a US-based think tank says in a recently released report. “Pakistan...is believed to have enough fissile material to produce ... 'Pakistan will have 200 Nuclear Weapons by 2020; Primary Reason to Deter ... Pakistan has fastest growing nuclear weapons programme in the world: report Pakistan to have 200 nuclear weapons by 2020: US think tank |
DAWN.com | Australia to send women, army cricket teams to Pakistan: envoy DAWN.com ISLAMABAD: In a major breakthrough that could help revive international cricket in Pakistan, Australian High Commissioner Peter Heyward on Monday said that his country would send their top women and army cricketers by next year. The development has ... Australia, Kenya cricket teams announce to visit Pakistan |
The Guardian | Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy files appeal The Guardian Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in the majority Muslim country, with even unproven allegations often prompting mob violence. Pakistan has never executed anyone for blasphemy and has had a de facto moratorium on civilian executions since 2008. Christian Woman on Death Row in Pakistan: 'Please Don't Abandon Me' Pakistan brick kiln workers could have been murdered for financial reasons ... Pakistan: Christian Woman on Death Row for Blaspheming Muhammad ... |
Jalopnik | Pakistan Looking To Buy China's J-31 Stealth Fighter Jalopnik As I predicted since the very first blurry images of J-31 hit the internet, China's youngest stealth project was meant for export as much as for PLAAF use. Pakistan is now said to be beyond the initial discussion phase for buying the stealth jet. This ... |
Bloomberg | Putin Woos Pakistan as Cold War Friend India Buys U.S. Arms Bloomberg Sergei Shoigu, making the first visit by a Russian defense minister to Pakistan since the Soviet Union's collapse, last week signed a “milestone” military cooperation agreement. The world community “wants to do business with Pakistan now,” Shoigu said, ... Putin woos Pakistan as old friend India buys US weapons |
Bloomberg | As India and Pakistan Spar, China Gains Influence in South Asia Bloomberg “India and Pakistan need to overcome their problems,” M. Ashraf Haidari, deputy chief of mission at Afghanistan's embassy in New Delhi, said in an interview ahead of this week's meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, or SAARC. Nepal ready to 'mediate' between India, Pakistan at SAARC summit India-Pakistan tensions set to sour regional summit India, Pakistan vie to host merged SAARC centre |
Reuters | China commits $45.6 billion for economic corridor with Pakistan Reuters ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Chinese government and banks will finance Chinese companies to build $45.6 billion worth of energy and infrastructure projects in Pakistan over the next six years, according to new details of the deal seen by Reuters on Friday. China and Pakistan Ink $45 Billion Infrastructure Deal China, Pakistan ink $45 billion infrastructure deal |
Politics|Eavesdropping on Pakistani Official Led to Inquiry Into Former US ... New York Times WASHINGTON — American investigators intercepted a conversation this year in which a Pakistani official suggested that his government was receiving American secrets from a prominent former State Department diplomat, officials said, setting off an ... |
TIME | Published Photographs Lead to Death Threats in Pakistan TIME MATTA THASIL, PAKISTAN- JUNE 2010 Twenty year old Sana is on the run from the Taliban. Three hours drive distant, Sana's home lies in the steep forested hills of the Piochar Valley, a militant stronghold, providing cover for training camps and back bases. |