BBC News | Pakistan Taliban name Imran Khan for talks BBC News Pakistan's Taliban have named politician and ex-cricketer Imran Khan as a member of a five-man team to enter into peace talks with the government. Mr Khan's party strongly favours negotiations, but a statement said that he would probably prefer to ... Pakistan, Taliban talks gain momentum Pakistan Taliban Wants Imran Khan For Peace Talks Pakistan Taliban want Imran Khan as talks representative |
Telegraph.co.uk | Bilawal Bhutto's plea for Pakistan: 'we are not the Taliban' Telegraph.co.uk “I am my mother's son,” he says, when posed the inevitable questions about such an iconic figure in Pakistan. He plans to overhaul his Pakistan People's Party (PPP) which suffered a humiliating defeat last year, learning his trade from the grassroots up. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari breaking the rules of how Pakistani politics is done Hundreds swarm ancient Pakistan ruins for grand cultural gala Culture festival opens in ancient Pakistani ruins |
Pakistan's privatization tsar embarks on quest to revive economy Reuters But Pakistan's new privatization tsar is determined to find buyers for 68 public companies, most of them loss-making, including two gas companies, an oil company, about 10 banks, the national airline and power distribution companies - all within the ... |
Aljazeera.com | Deadly blasts hit Pakistan cinema Aljazeera.com A cinema in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar has been struck by two blasts, killing at least five people and injuring at least 20 others. The explosions took place on Sunday in the Picture House, as it is known locally, in Qissa Khawani Bazaar. Pakistan Cinema Bombing Kills Five Deadly grenade attack on Pakistan cinema Grenade attack on cinema kills four in northwest Pakistan |
BBC News | Pakistan Lowari: Frozen travellers trapped by an unfinished tunnel BBC News Water dripping from the top of the crumbling, cave-like opening of an unfinished tunnel in northern Pakistan forms into icicles, accentuating the bite of a freezing January morning. About a kilometre down the valley behind, a large huddle of passenger ... |
The dangers in Pakistan, Afghanistan Chicago Tribune •Last November, a U.S. drone strike killed Hakimullah Mehsud, the brutal Pakistani Taliban leader who led a network blamed for the deaths of thousands of Pakistani civilians in suicide bombings. That devastating blow offered Pakistan's leaders a prime ... |
The Guardian | 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 told he cannot leave Pakistan as arrest warrant is issued Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan issues new arrest warrant Pakistan Court Dismisses Musharraf Medical Request |
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 gets bail over traffic offence Pakistan's Umar Akmal arrested Cricket - Pakistan batsman Umar held over alleged assault |
Economic Times | Arvind Kejriwal 'most unimpressive' politician: Pakistan daily Economic Times ISLAMABAD: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has received a mixed reaction from the media here after his interaction with Pakistani journalists, with one daily today calling him the "most unimpressive" Indian politician while another praised him for ... Pakistan Media All Praise for Kejriwal |
The Guardian | No more excuses for Taliban violence, Bhutto heir tells Pakistan's leaders The Guardian He does not sit in parliament, but wields significant influence over the Pakistan People's party (PPP), of which he is "patron in chief". The party has been led in the past by his grandfather, his mother – who was killed while campaigning in 2007 – and ... |