BBC News | Musharraf's Request to Leave Pakistan for Treatment Is Rejected New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A special court on Friday rejected a request by the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to leave Pakistan for medical treatment and instead issued arrest warrants in the treason case against him, according to lawyers in the case. Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan issues new arrest warrant Pervez Musharraf told he cannot leave Pakistan as arrest warrant is issued It's a 'do or die' situation for Pakistan |
The Guardian | Spanish cyclist defends round the world trip after Pakistan attack The Guardian A Spanish cyclist who was attacked last week in Pakistan while attempting to bike around the world has disputed the claim that six guards died while escorting him through a violent part of the country. "The only one hurt in the attack was me," Javier ... Spanish cyclist says no bodyguards killed protecting him in Pakistan |
RT | Over 300 US drone strikes in Pakistan since 2006 – leaked official data RT Top-secret documentation collected by Pakistani field officers gives detailed information on 330 US drone strikes that have occurred in Pakistan since 2006. The CIA-run program is estimated to have killed 2,371 people. From solitary individuals riding ... Leaked official document records 330 drone strikes in Pakistan Leaked secret document records 330 US drone strikes in Pakistan Op-Ed: New report gives details of over 300 Pakistan drone strikes |
NBCNews.com (blog) | Learning to detect an IED hidden in a fake Quran at Pakistan's anti-bomb school NBCNews.com (blog) The Pakistani military has sharply ramped up efforts to deal with such devices in recent years as they have emerged as the militants' preferred weapon. So far, 4,042 soldiers from the army and Frontier Corps have been killed and more than 13,000 ... Inside Pakistan army's bomb school |
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. |
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 ... |
The Nation | 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 ... US vows continued support for Pakistan US vows comprehensive partnership with Pakistan |
The New Indian Express | Pakistan's income can double if they accept ICC revamp plans NDTV Pakistan Cricket Board was paid around USD 58 to 60 millions as its share of the International Cricket Council (ICC) events held in the present cycle of eight years, which ends in 2014. Press Trust of India | Last updated on Friday, 31 January 2014 16 ... Pakistan government withdraws petition against Zaka Ashraf Pakistan govt drops against cricket chief Pakistan Government Withdraws Appeal Against IHC Order on Ashraf |
Japanese business growth survey ranks Pakistan second in the world The News International The current survey – which examined records of 9,371 Japanese firms operating across the world – put Pakistan just behind Taiwan in terms of business generated; leaving behind both India and Japan. JETRO has been conducting such surveys since 2013. Business growth survey : Japan ranks Pakistan second in the world |
Experts oppose festival at Pakistani ancient site Charlotte Observer In this Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 photo provided by Bilawal House, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, third from left, son of Pakistan's assassinated Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto visits the site of Sindh Cultural Festival in ruins of Mohenjodaro in Pakistan. A ... |