BBC News | Pakistan Library Named 'Bin Laden' as Memory Fades ABC News Most didn't notice the new library at this Islamic seminary for girls near Pakistan's capital, until locals saw the paper sign in Urdu posted on its wooden door: "Library of Osama bin Laden, the Martyr." Cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, a radical preacher ... Pakistan library named 'Bin Laden' Osama Bin Laden Honored With Library at Pakistan School |
CNN | Pakistan Taliban say cease-fire with government is over CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistan Taliban said Wednesday it will not extend a cease-fire with the Pakistani government, six days after a weeks-long pause in hostilities officially ended. In a statement released to the news media, the Tehrik-e ... Taliban End a Cease-Fire With Pakistan Pakistan Taliban announce end to ceasefire Pakistan to hold fresh talks with Taliban negotiators |
NPR | Man Reaches For The Sun For A Solution To Pakistan's Gas Crisis NPR Spring has crept up to the foothills of the Himalayas and, in Islamabad, Pakistan's purpose-built capital, the air is full of the scent of roses and the yelling of birds. Yet, even in this most stately of South Asian cities, it is impossible to escape ... |
Pakistan Today | Pakistan's government pushes back against the long-powerful military Los Angeles Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — For most of Pakistan's history, the powerful military has held sway over elected officials or simply dumped them from power. Just ask Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted as prime minister in the last military coup, 15 years ago. Lately ... Pakistan government to continue talks with TTP Democracy and peace in Pakistan Pakistan government gives nod to continue Taliban talks |
NPR | In Pakistan, Literary Spring Is Both Renaissance And Resistance NPR On one of the first weekends of the Pakistani spring, more than 45,000 people gathered in the city of Lahore for three days of lectures, performances and old-fashioned people watching. The second annual Lahore Literary Festival brought artists from all ... |
CNN | Two brothers re-arrested in Pakistan for cannibalism CNN (CNN) -- Two brothers previously jailed for cannibalism and then released, have been arrested again after police discovered a child's severed head at their home in a remote village in northwest Pakistan. Mohammed Arif Ali was arrested early Monday ... |
CTV News | Pakistan school for girls names new library after Osama bin Laden CTV News ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Most didn't notice the new library at this Islamic seminary for girls near Pakistan's capital, until locals saw the paper sign in Urdu posted on its wooden door: "Library of Osama bin Laden, the Martyr." Cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz ... |
the Diplomat | Iran hangs 16 in reprisal for Pakistan border killings New Straits Times Iran said it executed 16 "rebels" Saturday in reprisal after gunmen killed at least 14 border guards near the border with Pakistan, in a rugged area often rocked by violence. The ambush happened overnight in the mountains of Sistan-Baluchestan, a ... Pakistan and the Sunni Gulf |
NDTV | Pakistan seek new coach SPORT24 Karachi - Pakistan cricket leaders have ended Moin Khan's two-month stay as head coach after the team's disastrous exit from the ICC World Twenty20 tournament. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) placed newspaper adverts on Friday for coaches as it ... Pakistan seek new cricket coaches again Pakistan looking for new coaches again Pakistan launches new hunt for coach |
The Guardian | Pakistani cleric names Islamabad school library after Osama bin Laden The Guardian A Pakistani cleric who runs an Islamic seminary for girls in the capital of Islamabad has named the school's newly built library in honour of Osama bin Laden, his spokesman and a school administrator have said . The tribute is an unusual move, though ... |