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Can Pakistan finally give up the 'good Taliban'? - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 23 Dec 2014 14:06:53 GMT

TIME

Can Pakistan finally give up the 'good Taliban'? Washington Post (blog) In the aftermath of last week's brutal terrorist attack by the Taliban on a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, which left 148 dead, the country's authorities responded with a firm, if heavy, hand. Pakistani officials dubbed the massacre a "mini ... Pakistan's New Strategy to Beat the TalibanTIME Pakistan's Baffling Response to ExtremismNew York Times Pakistan school attack: Blazers flecked with bloodBBC News Aljazeera.com -Reason (blog) all 1,028 news articles »

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Pakistan Arrests Several Suspects for Deadly Peshawar School Attack - TIME Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:47:41 GMT

TIME

Pakistan Arrests Several Suspects for Deadly Peshawar School Attack TIME All seven assailants were reportedly killed in the attack, which was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban as a revenge for an army offensive in the Waziristan region, but officials believe the outfit is planning another hit, reports the BBC. “We are ...

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Pakistan school attack arrests made, officials say - CBC.ca Tue, 23 Dec 2014 14:04:27 GMT

CBC.ca

Pakistan school attack arrests made, officials say CBC.ca All six belonged to local Pakistani militant groups who had turned against the state, and were convicted for involvement in two attempts to assassinate former President Pervez Musharraf. One was also convicted of leading a militant siege of Pakistani ... Pakistan Makes Arrests in Taliban School CarnageABC News America's $28-Billion Failure in PakistanThe Atlantic Pakistan school attack: Several suspects arrestedBBC News The Guardian -Fox News -Mashable all 2,612 news articles »

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Pakistan Fast Tracks Execution of Militants - New York Times Tue, 23 Dec 2014 03:03:30 GMT

Pakistan Fast Tracks Execution of Militants New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed his top legal officer on Monday to fast-track the execution of militants on Pakistan's death row, amid a continuing public clamor for a tough response to last week's Taliban attack on a school ...

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Pakistan and Afghanistan vow anti-Taliban co-ordination - BBC News Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:32:34 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan and Afghanistan vow anti-Taliban co-ordination BBC News The military chiefs of Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to co-ordinate military operations along their border. The move comes a week after Taliban fighters attacked a school in Peshawar, killing more than 150 people. Afghan army chief Gen Sher ... Taliban sanctuaries in Afghanistan to be eliminated, Pakistan assuredDAWN.com Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif (R) with ISAF commander Gen John Campbell (L ...The Express Tribune Afghan, ISAF and Pakistan army chief discuss strategy against TTPEconomic Times The News International -Pakistan Today -Business Standard all 40 news articles »

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Pakistan airport cleared after red alert - CNN Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:17:09 GMT

International Business Times

Pakistan airport cleared after red alert CNN (CNN) -- The Benazir Bhutto International Airport was cleared and resumed operations early Tuesday, after a red alert, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority posted on Twitter. Earlier, all exits and entrances were sealed and flight operations were ... 'Intruders' At Pakistan's Islamabad Airport Force Emergency Shut Down For ...International Business Times all 21 news articles »

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Afghan commander orders attacks on insurgents in Pakistan - Stars and Stripes Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:28:27 GMT

Stars and Stripes

Afghan commander orders attacks on insurgents in Pakistan Stars and Stripes KABUL, Afghanistan — The police chief in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar has ordered his forces to attack Pakistani-based Tehrik-i-Taliban insurgents inside Pakistan, adding fuel to rising tensions along the countries' shared border ... Afghan forces launch operation in areas bordering PakistanThe Express Tribune all 148 news articles »

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The tough female police commandos in Pakistan who fight terrorism - New York Post Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:03:58 GMT

The tough female police commandos in Pakistan who fight terrorism New York Post Meet Pakistan's fearless female police commandos — a tough-as-nails group of gals who are armed and ready to take on terrorism. The Pakistani army has been waging war against longstanding Taliban forces and other militants along the Afghan border for ... and more »

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How Pakistan's Unregulated Madrassa System Sows Division, Religious Strife - Huffington Post Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:07:58 GMT

How Pakistan's Unregulated Madrassa System Sows Division, Religious Strife Huffington Post ISLAMABAD (RNS) The gruesome killing of 134 children in a Peshawar school has renewed concerns about Pakistan's unfinished agenda of uprooting militancy and intolerance. On Sunday (Dec. 21) authorities arrested several suspected facilitators, but the ... and more »

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Pakistan: Halt Execution of Alleged Child Offender - Human Rights Watch Tue, 23 Dec 2014 06:48:16 GMT

Eurasia Review

Pakistan: Halt Execution of Alleged Child Offender Human Rights Watch News reports suggest that Shafqat Hussain, who was 14 or 15 when sentenced in 2004 for kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old boy, is among the several hundred prisoners facing imminent execution in Pakistan. The United Kingdom-based human rights ... Don't execute alleged child offender, Pakistan toldBusiness Standard all 11 news articles »