BBC Sport | Umar Akmal: Pakistan cricketer arrested after traffic warden row BBC Sport The right-handed batsman, who is an occasional wicketkeeper in limited-overs cricket but has never kept in a Test, has made 16 Test, 89 one-day international and 52 Twenty20 international appearances for Pakistan. Akmal's brothers Kamran and Adnan ... Pakistan's Umar Akmal arrested Cricket - Pakistan batsman Umar held over alleged assault Umar Akmal charged for run-in with police |
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 Court rejects Pakistan ex-leader Musharraf's health plea Pervez Musharraf told he cannot leave Pakistan as arrest warrant is issued |
NDTV | Pakistan, Taliban talks gain momentum Los Angeles Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The Pakistani government's efforts to open peace talks with Islamist insurgents gathered steam Saturday when Taliban leaders nominated a five-member committee to represent them at the negotiating table. One of the five, however, ... Pakistan Taliban want Imran Khan in committee for peace talks Delaying the inevitable Pakistan's march to theocracy |
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 |
Washington Post | Culture festival opens in ancient Pakistani ruins Washington Post MOHENJODARO, Pakistan — Folk dancers and singers wearing traditional multicolored dresses took the stage Saturday at one of the world's most ancient archaeological sites in southern Pakistan for a festival that organizers say aspires to promote peace ... |
The Express Tribune | British pensioner facing three years in Pakistan jail after being tricked into ... Daily Mail Masud Ahmad, 72, belongs to the minority Ahmadiyya sect, who under Pakistani law are banned from calling themselves Muslim, with Amnesty International saying he was deliberately tricked into reading the holy book in Lahore by figures linked to a ... Blasphemy law used against religious minorities in Pakistan Terrorism a huge challenge for Pakistan to deal with: UK Education, trade, security: New UK envoy spells out agenda for Pakistan |
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. |
Newsweek Pakistan | Pakistan sentences six for 'honour' killing Ninemsn ... in Pakistan volatile north-west have reportedly been killed for singing and dancing at a wedding. A court in Pakistan has sentenced one man to death and five others to life in jail for the murder of three brothers in a so-called "honour killing ... Six Sentenced for Honor Killing in Kohistan |
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 ... |
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 |