BBC News | Pakistan, Ending Its Observance of Cease-Fire, Launches Airstrikes Against ... New York Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Putting an abrupt end to the Pakistani government's adherence to a cease-fire with the Taliban on Thursday, military jets launched heavy airstrikes against militants in the Khyber tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said. Pakistan fighter jets target 'militant hideouts' 16 killed in Pakistani military strikes on suspected militant hideouts Ceasefire Ends In Pakistan |
Aljazeera.com | Bomb Kills 4, Wounds 25 in Southern Pakistan ABC News A powerful bomb exploded Friday in an upscale residential area of southern Pakistan, killing at least four people and wounding 25, authorities said. The attack took place in the neighborhood of Clifton in Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province ... Four killed in Pakistan by bomb aimed at Shi'ites, say police Deadly mosque bombing in Pakistan city |
US Ran Social Media Programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan New York Times Continue reading the main story. WASHINGTON — The United States built Twitter-like social media programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, like one in Cuba, that were aimed at encouraging open political discussion, Obama administration officials said Friday. |
BBC News | Pakistan journalist Hamid Mir issues defiant statement BBC News The Pakistani journalist shot last week has issued his first statement, once again blaming the country's intelligence agency for the attack. Hamid Mir, a popular and sometimes controversial anchor for the country's leading news channel Geo TV, was shot ... Journalism in Pakistan Pakistan Journalist Says Nation's Spy Agency Threat to His Life Why Pakistan's largest private broadcaster may soon go dark (+video) |
BBC News | Airline cuts Leeds Bradford Airport to Pakistan route BBC News Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is to close its service from Leeds Bradford Airport to Islamabad following claims the route is uneconomic. The twice weekly flights will end in May with the airline adding an extra flight from Manchester Airport ... Pakistan International Airlines axes Islamabad-Leeds flight Airline ends direct flights from Leeds to Pakistan |
Media, policy, and conflict in Pakistan Columbia Journalism Review Pakistan's raucous and increasingly lethal media sector is exerting a powerful effect on decision-making in the country, even though journalists themselves are divided on whether their influence is positive or negative. That's the key finding of a ... |
The government raises a bit of money and gets a long-awaited industry started The Economist IN PAKISTAN, as in other poor parts of the world, mobile telecoms are vital to the country's development, bypassing obstructive bureaucrats and bringing services directly to the masses—from banking to voter registration. Yet it is the only country in ... |
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 ... The Hamid Mir case: 'In Pakistan, they used to censor journalists – now they ... Pakistan: Bomb Kills Police Officer, 2 Others Pakistan Seeks to Take GEO TV Off Air Over Spy Allegation |
Army: Airstrikes in Pakistan Tribal Region Kill 37 ABC News Pakistani warplanes attacked insurgent hideouts in the tribal region near the Afghan border, killing 37 suspected militants and wounding 18, army officials said Thursday, as authorities hold peace negotiations with the Taliban. The airstrikes pounded ... |
Yahoo News | Saudi prince's rare bird hunt stirs outrage in Pakistan after massive loan Yahoo News LAHORE, Pakistan - Gulf Arab sheiks have long enjoyed close ties with Pakistan, but a Saudi prince's recent shooting spree, which culled more than 2,000 rare birds from preserves, has stirred outrage in the country, just as Saudi Arabia propped up its ... Saudi prince allegedly poached 2100 protected birds during hunting safari in ... THE LAHORE LOG: Pakistan bows to the Saudis again Saudi Prince Kills 2100 Endangered Birds in Pakistan |