CNN | Gunmen target prominent Pakistani news anchor Hamid Mir CNN (CNN) -- Gunmen wounded a prominent Pakistani TV news anchor on Saturday in an attack his brother linked to the nation's government, despite its firm denial. Hamid Mir was shot three times by gunmen in a car and on two motorcycles near Karachi's ... Hamid Mir wounded in Pakistan gun attack Famous television host in Pakistan shot by gunmen Pakistani TV Journalist Hamid Mir Wounded In Attack |
TheBlaze.com | Christian Man in Pakistan Reportedly Killed After Refusing to Convert to Islam TheBlaze.com A Christian man in his twenties was reportedly shot and killed by a Muslim co-worker in Pakistan after refusing to convert to Islam, Pakistani and Christian news sites are reporting. The incident, which occurred last Wednesday, came on the heels of a ... |
Press TV | Pakistan Says It's Test-Fired Short-Range Missile ABC News Pakistan's military says it has successfully test-fired a short-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. A military statement says the Hatf III Ghaznavi missile with a range of 290 kilometers (180 miles) was launched on Tuesday from an ... Pakistan test fires short range ballistic missile Pakistan Tests Short-Range Ballistic Missile Pakistan test-fires nuke-capable missile |
The Guardian | Pakistan Is Asked to Shut Down News Channel New York Times LONDON — The attempted killing of a prominent Pakistani journalist has prompted a bruising public dispute between Pakistan's powerful army spy agency and the largest media group that has exacerbated tense relations between the country's civilian and ... Pakistan army demands TV channel closure over assassination dispute Canada taking right position on Pakistan Pakistan Army Demands Broadcaster's Closure |
BBC News | Pakistan holds first 4G mobile network auction BBC News Pakistan plans to hold its first auction for 3G and 4G mobile phone networks on Wednesday. The government could raise more than $1bn (£595m) from the auction, which is also expected to provide a boost to the economy and create tens of thousands of new ... |
Giant portrait in Pakistan gives face to drone victims USA TODAY Artists are giving a face to drone strike victims in Pakistan with a giant portrait of a young girl. The portrait is part of a project called #NotABugSplat. In military slang, drone operators call their targets bug splats, "since viewing the body ... |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistan mulls tighter controls on madrassas Aljazeera.com Islamabad, Pakistan - Sitting cross-legged on the floor of the seminary library, just a stone's throw away from the Pakistani parliament, cleric Abdul Aziz speaks with the conviction of one who feels vindicated by history. In 2007, Aziz and his brother ... |
Indian Express | Would prefer to go to Pakistan than stop criticising Narendra Modi: Omar Abdullah Indian Express He was reacting to Bihar BJP leader Giriraj Singh's statement that there is “no place” for those who “want to stop” Modi and “their place will be in Pakistan”. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that he would “prefer to go to ... BJP blocks its website access in Pakistan India's BJP blocks its website access in Pakistan Pakistan's interest in India's elections |
Aljazeera.com | Attacks in Pakistan kill 9 after militant cease-fire expires Los Angeles Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A week after Pakistani militants refused to extend a cease-fire with the government, at least nine people, including five police officers, were killed and more than 30 wounded in two attacks in the country's restive northwest ... Gun, Bomb Attacks in Northwest Pakistan Kill 9 Pakistan attacks target two police patrols Militant Attacks in Northwestern Pakistan Kill 8 |
Yahoo News | More Than 40 People Killed in Bus Accident in Pakistan New York Times KARACHI, Pakistan — At least 42 people were killed Sunday morning in southern Pakistan after a bus slammed into a tractor-trailer in one of the worst traffic accidents in this country in recent years, officials and rescue workers said. The crash took ... Pakistan bus crash leaves 42 dead At least 42 dead in Pakistan road accident Dozens dead in Pakistan bus crash |