BBC News | Pakistan's Mohenjo Daro ruins 'threatened by festival' BBC News Conservationists in Pakistan have asked Unesco to stop part of a cultural event being held on a World Heritage site. The group of scholars and archaeologists say the opening ceremony of the Sindh cultural festival could damage the ruins of Mohenjo Daro. The sultans of Pakistan Pakistan's cultural festival threatens ancient ruins, say experts Sindh Festival Could Damage Moenjodaro Ruins, Experts Claim |
US ties with Pakistan mending ahead of Afghan pullout USA TODAY Rifts in the relationship between the United States and Pakistan, aggravated by the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden and other incidents, are gradually mending, just as U.S. troops are planning their departure from neighboring Afghanistan by the ... |
PakistanToday.com.pk | Pakistan Central Bank Governor Resigns Wall Street Journal ISLAMABAD—The head of Pakistan's central bank, Yaseen Anwar, resigned Thursday, the government said, on the eve of a review of the country's performance by the International Monetary Fund. Mr. Anwar had been governor of the State Bank of Pakistan ... Pakistan Central Bank Governor quits as Forex reserves dwindle UPDATE 1-Pakistan central bank chief quits, deputy to stand in -ministry Saeed tipped to head SBP until new governor is chosen |
RT | Over 300 US drone strikes in Pakistan since 2006 – leaked official data RT Last July, TBIJ published the first part of the document, which detailed US drone strikes in the northwest tribal areas of Pakistan between 2006 and late 2009.The information showed that Islamabad was aware of hundreds of civilian casualties - even in ... Leaked official document records 330 drone strikes in Pakistan Leaked secret document records 330 US drone strikes in Pakistan |
BBC News | Six guilty of Pakistan Kohistan 'honour killings' BBC News A court in the remote northern Pakistan region of Kohistan has sentenced a man to death for the murder of three brothers in a so-called honour killing. Five others were sentenced to life imprisonment. The killings took place early last year after a ... |
BBC News | Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif seeks Taliban talks despite attacks BBC News Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he still wants to hold peace talks with the Taliban, despite a wave of deadly attacks in recent months. Mr Sharif named a four-member team to pursue negotiations with the militants. In a rare address to ... Pakistan PM pushes for talks with Taliban Pakistan names team to hold peace talks with Taliban Pakistani PM Pushing for Militant Peace Talks |
Inside Pakistan's school without teachers BBC News It will be more than 70 years before all children have access to primary school, a report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization says. In Pakistan, fewer than a third of children are learning the basics in reading and ... |
Steady increase in business visa application from Pakistan The Hindu The Indian High Commission is keen on promoting the steady increase in business visa applications from Pakistan and has also started a visa helpline to facilitate the process. Trade between India and Pakistan is gaining paramount importance and the ... |
The Guardian | Malala Yousafzai memoir launch scrapped in Pakistan The Guardian An attempt to launch the memoir of the Pakistani schoolgirl who became a global icon after being shot in the head by the Taliban in her home province has been scuppered by opposition from local politicians. Malala Yousafzai's book was due to be ... Pakistani University Cancels Event Promoting Teenager's Memoir I Am Malala: Pakistan Book Launch Blocked By Provincial Government Malala book launch halted amid 'political and police pressure' in Pakistan |
'These Birds Walk' takes an intimate look at the lives of Pakistan's runaway ... PBS NewsHour “These Birds Walk,” a documentary by Omar Mullick and Bassam Tariq, tells the story and the struggles of runaway children and those who look after them at the Edhi Foundation in Karachi, Pakistan. In a busy neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan, there is ... |