Fox News | Pakistan Executes Militants and Bombards Tribal Areas New York Times ISLAMABAD — Pakistan hanged two convicted militants Friday in the country's first executions in years, while warplanes and ground forces pounded insurgent hideouts in a northwest region bordering Afghanistan — part of a stepped-up response to the ... 77 militants killed in Pakistan after school massacre Pakistan's ties to militant groups complicate its terrorism fight Pakistan hangs 2 militants in 1st executions in years |
Wall Street Journal | Pakistan's military kills at least 119 suspected militants Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A series of airstrikes and ground offensives killed at least 119 suspected militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal areas, officials said Friday, in a sign of intensified military action after this week's school massacre by ... Pakistan Moves to End Policy on 'Good Taliban' Pakistan's Old Curse Pakistan resumes executions after Peshawar school attack |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistan resumes hangings after school attack Aljazeera.com Pakistan has hanged two convicted men in the first executions since 2008, officials said, after the government ended a moratorium on the death penalty in the wake of a Taliban school massacre that killed 149 people. "Yes, two militants Aqil alias ... Pakistan massacre: Two convicted militants hanged in first execution since ... Pakistan hangs two terrorists in response to Peshawar attack Pakistan executes two terrorists, presses military offensive |
The Guardian | Pakistani military chief signs death warrants for six 'hard-core' terrorists Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Just two days after a school massacre that stunned the nation, Pakistani leaders on Thursday moved to expedite the executions of prisoners convicted of taking part in major terrorist attacks. Gen. Raheel Sharif, head of the ... Pakistan to appeal bail for 'Mumbai plotter' Pakistan to challenge bail granted to alleged leader of 2008 Mumbai attacks Pakistan to challenge bail for Mumbai attack 'mastermind' |
The Guardian | Peshawar school massacre: 'This is Pakistan's 9/11 – now is the time to act' The Guardian Every Pakistani is angry enough to forget their fear of the Taliban. Everyone is demanding action against them,” said Sidra Khan from Islamabad. The massacre comes after a string of high-profile attacks. And even as many of the school victims were ... |
New York Times | Hope Against Horror New York Times Pakistan and the world were stunned by the depravity of the Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar that killed 148, including 132 children. Many wondered if there was any way the government could end the scourge of the militant group, and stop flirting ... |
National Post | Pakistan kills 77 militants over Taliban school massacre, military plans to ... National Post Pakistani warplanes and ground forces killed at least 77 militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said Friday, days after Taliban fighters killed 148 people — many of them children — in a school massacre. |
The Atlantic | America's $28-Billion Failure in Pakistan The Atlantic Since 2001, the United States has tried virtually every strategy available to persuade Pakistan's army to take the threat of militancy more seriously, but 12 years and $28 billion in aid later, all the American approaches are widely viewed as having ... |
TIME | Pakistan Begins 3 Days of Mourning After Peshawar Massacre TIME Islamabad announced the commencement of a three-day mourning period. Vigils were held across the country as the nation struggled to come to terms with the brutality exhibited in one of the deadliest single-day attacks in the country since the Pakistani ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Pakistan Army strikes back hard after school massacre by Taliban Christian Science Monitor Among the militants killed in Pakistan's retaliatory strikes early Friday was a group of 32 fighters. They were ambushed in the Khyber tribal region's Tirah valley as they headed toward the Afghan border, the Associated Press quoted the Pakistani ... |