The Guardian | US said to curtail drone strikes in Pakistan as officials there seek peace ... Washington Post The Obama administration has sharply curtailed drone strikes in Pakistan after a request from the government there for restraint as it pursues peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban, according to U.S. officials. “That's what they asked for, and we didn ... US to Curb Pakistan Drone Program Pakistan's future is tied to the Taliban Analysts: Pakistan's Sharif now favors military move against Taliban; peace ... |
BBC News | Ex-UKIP spokesman Mujeeb Bhutto 'was Pakistan gang leader' BBC News A man who served as UKIP's Commonwealth spokesman for a year is the former leader of a kidnapping gang in Pakistan, BBC Newsnight can reveal. Mujeeb ur Rehman Bhutto's gang were behind a high-profile kidnapping in Karachi in 2004 and he then ... Ex-Ukip spokesman led Pakistan kidnap gang Former Ukip Commonwealth spokesman 'used to be the boss of a Pakistan ... Former UKIP spokesperson admits to being 'boss' of kidnapping gang in Pakistan |
NPR (blog) | In Pakistan, Another Bhutto Joins The Risky Family Business NPR (blog) So it's reasonable to wonder why the 25-year-old son of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto wants to step aboard that roller coaster, by venturing into the perilous, hair-raising world of politics in Pakistan. Yet that is what Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ... |
The Guardian | First meeting in Pakistani talks with Taliban cancelled The Guardian Pakistan's last-ditch effort to hold peace talks with the Taliban experienced a setback when the first meeting in an already bizarre process was cancelled over concerns that Imran Khan had turned down an invitation to represent the militant group. A ... |
Pakistan and the Big Three ESPNcricinfo.com (blog) We all love a last stand, and Pakistan cricket has enjoyed a few. Inzamam-ul Haq and Mushtaq Ahmed nudged and scampered a final-wicket partnership of 57 to defeat Australia and win a Test series in 1994. Two years earlier, Wasim Akram and Waqar ... |
My Turn: Jim Langley – our man in Pakistan Concord Monitor The new president of Pakistan, Mohammed Ayub Khan, who also holds office as defense minister and martial law administrator, is shown Nov. 1, 1958, with recently sworn in members of the Presidential Cabinet in Karachi. From right to left: President Khan ... |
Pakistan to Curb Populace Gain of a New Zealand a Year: Economy Bloomberg About a third of Pakistan's population is under the age of 15. 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. |
White House denies formal deal with Pakistan on drones CBS News The Obama administration is facing criticism over a report that the United States has decided to sharply cut back on drone attacks in Pakistan. U.S. officials tell the Washington Post that the reduction in drone strikes comes at the request of Pakistan ... |
The Nation | US freezes assets of Pakistan-based Haqqani militants Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration, under pressure from Congress to act against Pakistan-based militants blamed for fueling violence in Afghanistan, moved on Wednesday to freeze the assets of three suspected militants linked to the ... US Freezes Assets of Pakistan-based Militant Leaders Pakistan Security Brief - February 5, 2014 |
White House Says US Has Not Curbed Drone Policy in Pakistan NBCNews.com White House officials are pushing back on a new report that asserts the US has sharply curtailed drone strikes in Pakistan at the request of the government there as it pursues peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban. The senior administration official ... |