San Francisco Chronicle | US Debates Drone Strike on American Terror Suspect in Pakistan New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is debating whether to authorize a lethal strike against an American citizen living in Pakistan who some believe is actively plotting terrorist attacks, according to current and former government officials. It is ... Obama administration mulls lethal strike on American in Pakistan |
The Guardian | Suicide Attacker Kills 4 in NW Pakistan ABC News A suicide bomber's explosive vest went off in the house of a pro-government tribal elder in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday, killing four women, police said. It was not clear if the attacker set the vest off deliberately. He had ... US Consulate employee killed by gunmen in Pakistan, officials say Suicide bombings in Pakistan raise questions about peace talks US consulate employee killed in Pakistan |
CNN | Anti-drone activist goes missing in Pakistan CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- An anti-drone activist and journalist from Pakistan is missing after being abducted from his home, his lawyer said Monday. Kareem Khan was seized from his home in Rawalpindi on the night of February 5th, according to ... Pakistan anti-drone campaigner missing Pakistan anti-drone campaigner kidnapped: lawyer Anti-drone campaigner kidnapped in Pakistan |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistan Taliban sets tough terms for peace Aljazeera.com The Taliban have demanded the release of all jailed fighters and the withdrawal of troops from tribal areas as conditions for talks with the Pakistani government, officials said. Negotiating teams held a first meeting on Thursday, but the dozen ... Pakistan Taliban Has 500 Suicide Bombers, Cleric Says The man who sold Pakistan Taliban Takes 'Positive' Approach to Pakistan Peace Talks |
BBC News | Pakistan Punjab gas supply hit as pipelines bombed BBC News Militants in south-west Pakistan have blown up three pipelines, cutting gas supplies to the country's most populous province Punjab, officials say. Separatist rebels in the south-western province of Balochistan said they carried out the attack. Most of ... Pakistan Separatists Blow Up Three Gas Pipelines 16 killed, gas pipelines blown as violence surges in Pakistan Rebels blow up key Pakistan gas pipelines |
The Guardian | Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif sacks cricket chairman Zaka Ashraf The Guardian Pakistan abstained from the voting in the International Cricket Council board meeting last week in which the big three cricket nations – India, Australia and England – got a majority of the powers in the sport's governing body, securing the required ... Zaka Ashraf out, Najam Sethi returns as PCB chairman Pakistan Cricket Board chief removed PM removes Pakistan cricket boss Ashraf |
AFP | Pakistan: Karachi gunmen kill eight at faith healer's home BBC News Gunmen on motorbikes have shot dead eight people, including an eight-year-old girl and her father, at a faith healer's house in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi. At least 12 other people were wounded in the shooting as dozens of people ... Gunmen kill 8 at religious gathering in Pakistan Pakistan gunmen open fire on religious gathering |
Vancouver Sun | Pakistan looks to slow explosive population growth with education Vancouver Sun ISLAMABAD — Pakistan plans to slow South Asia's fastest population growth rate through enhanced education for women to ensure sustainable economic expansion for the world's sixth-most populous country. The country will try to reduce its population ... |
PBS NewsHour | IMF: Pakistan Economy Improving, Reform on Track ABC News The International Monetary Fund said Sunday that Pakistan has met nearly all of its quantitative performance markers, that its economy is showing signs of improvement and that its reform program remains broadly on track. The nuclear-armed nation of 180 ... Signs of economic improvement materialize in Pakistan IMF: Pakistan economy improving Pakistan on track for $550m loan tranche |
GlobalPost | Pakistan: Where conspiracy theories can cost a child's life GlobalPost KARACHI, Pakistan — When health workers approached Zulfikar Quaid about inoculating his three children against polio, Quaid picked up an old cricket bat inside his home and waved it at them. "Get out of my house," he yelled. "My children are Muslim ... |