abc13.com | Army: Avalanche Kills 4 Soldiers in North Pakistan ABC News Pakistan's military says an avalanche in the northern mountains has killed four soldiers while 22 others have been rescued after "heroic efforts" by the army. Wednesday's military statement says the 26 troops came under a huge flow of snow late on ... Avalanche kills 4 soldiers in north Pakistan Avalanche kills four army soldiers in north Pakistan |
The Guardian | Pakistan drought: government accused over child deaths in Sindh province The Guardian NGOs in Pakistan say the death of at least 132 children in a drought in Sindh province might have been avoided had the government responded sooner. As government aid begins to arrive in the area, local activists have linked the crisis to long-term ... Misery mounts in drought-hit Pakistan Misery mounts in drought 'hit' southeast Pakistan Pakistan PM grants Rs 1 billion package for drought-hit Tharparkar in Sindh |
DAWN.com | Fit Afridi vital to Pakistan's World T20 chances, says Hafeez DAWN.com Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez hopes Shahid Afridi will be fit in time for the World Twenty20 after the hard-hitting allrounder delayed his departure to Bangladesh. Afridi played in the Asia Cup final on Saturday with painkillers after he hurt his ... Pakistan need a brave captain for 2015 World Cup: Wasim Akram Pakistan's T20 World Cup kit revealed Pakistan sweating on Afridi |
Irish Independent | 14 killed during gang clashes in Pakistan RTE.ie Fourteen people have been killed in a violent clash between two gangs in the Pakistan city of Karachi. Senior police official Faisal Bashir said: "The clash erupted this morning when two gangs exchanged heavy gunfire. "Later, they fired RPGs and lobbed ... Gang members kill 15 people in attack in Pakistan, police say Gun and grenade feud kills 14, mostly women and children, in Pakistan's Karachi Gunmen kill 15 people in attack in Pakistan |
The New York Review of Books (blog) | A Different Pakistan The New York Review of Books (blog) Rarely has an event framed around books and ideas felt so urgent. A few weekends ago, a group of writers, artists, and editors gathered in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab heartland, to defend the written word. People turned up from every part ... |
NDTV | I don't want to coach Pakistan, says Younis Khan NDTV Younis, however, didn't rule out the possibility of captaining Pakistan again even though he insisted that he had never run after the captaincy. "It is all about your fate and luck. If God has willed that I will captain Pakistan again then there is no ... I don`t want to take Pakistan`s coaching job: Younis Khan I don't want to take Pakistan's coaching job: Younis I don't want to take Pakistan's coaching job: Younis Khan |
CNN | Taliban Move Brings Halt to Airstrikes in Pakistan New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani government on Sunday suspended its airstrike campaign against militants in the country's northwestern tribal regions in response to a Taliban cease-fire, raising the prospect that peace talks between the two sides ... At least 11 killed in suicide attack on Pakistani court Pakistan police say criminal gang kills 15 people in attack in port city of ... Pakistan to halt targeted air strikes against Taliban |
Al-Arabiya | Saudis banned from Harrods? Pakistan paper falls for it Al-Arabiya The News International, one of the most established English newspapers in Pakistan, today ran a report in which it was claimed that Qatar had banned Saudis, Bahrainis and Emiratis from entering its upmarket London department store, Harrods. “Banning ... |
Times of India | Air India plane in near miss as Pakistan ATC gives incorrect information Times of India HYDERABAD: In a mid-air scare, "incorrect" input by Pakistan's air traffic control to a Mumbai-bound Air India Dreamliner plane from London led it to come close to another aircraft, prompting a sharp reaction from India. The Mumbai-bound Air India ... |
Washington Post | UN: Drone use down in Pakistan, up in Afghanistan Washington Post GENEVA — The number of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan plunged last year amid growing care to avoid civilian deaths, but the death toll in neighboring Afghanistan continues to rise, the United Nations' special investigator on counterterrorism said ... US Drone Strikes, Civilian Casualties Drop in Pakistan Last Year UN expert says drone use, deadly attacks down in Pakistan, on the rise in ... |