UPI.com | Pakistan cracks down on Afghan immigrants, fearing an influx as US leaves ... Washington Post Warakai shields her face from flies as she sleeps outdoors with her husband, Mir. The Afghan refugees woke up on a rainy morning days after the Pakistani government bulldozed their home in a slum in the capital, Islamabad. (Max Becherer/Polaris Images ... Pakistan reduces Afghan immigration Pakistan crackdown on Afghan refugees amid fears of influx: report Pakistan: No More Refugees, Please |
BBC News | Pakistan police charge 68 Pakistani lawyers with blasphemy BBC News Pakistani police have charged 68 lawyers with blasphemy in what is thought to be the biggest ever case of its kind in the country. The charges were brought in Punjab after lawyers protested when police detained one of their colleagues. During the ... Pakistan charges 68 lawyers with blasphemy 68 Pakistan lawyers charged with blasphemy after anti-police protest Pakistan lawyers charged en masse with blasphemy |
BBC News | How to resolve Pakistan's polio crisis Aljazeera.com The government is now left with no other option except to ensure that all people residing in Pakistan and long-term visitors receive a dose of oral polio vaccine (OPV) or inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) between four weeks and 12 months prior to ... WHO rejects Pakistan CIA fake vaccination claim 'Do we need a polio certificate to board a flight?' Did the CIA's Fake Polio Vaccination Program in Pakistan Help Fuel a Global ... |
Teaching Liberation to Pakistan's Girls New York Times KARACHI, Pakistan — You can't go a day on the streets of Pakistan without hearing some spectacularly rude words and colorful insults taken in stride, whether thrown in anger at an errant motorist or in banter among friends at a tea shop. But the words ... |
Fox News | Lawyer for Pakistan doctor who helped US find bin Laden quits after threats Fox News PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The lawyer for the Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. find Osama bin Laden said Sunday he wouldn't represent him any longer after facing threats from militants, even as America pushes for the man to be freed. Lawyer Samiullah ... |
ThinkProgress | Pakistan's First Solar Project Is One Of The World's Largest ThinkProgress Last week Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated Pakistan's first solar power park, which will start generating 100 megawatts of energy by the end of the year and a total of 1,000 megawatts by 2016. The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park project has ... Govt moves to 'overhaul' Pakistan Railways |
BBC News | Disease of Pakistan's Poor Now Worries the Affluent New York Times KARACHI, Pakistan — Until recently, polio was considered a poor man's problem in Pakistan — a crippling virus that festered in the mountainous tribal belt, traversed the country on interprovincial buses, and spread via infected children who played in ... Pakistan's deadly descent into polio contagion Polio and Pakistan Pakistan grapples with polio fight |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Gul expresses interest in T20 captaincy ESPNcricinfo.com Umar Gul, the Pakistan fast bowler, has expressed interest in filling the vacant post of national Twenty20 captain, though he insisted he first wants to return to top form. The PCB has been looking for a Twenty20 captain since the World T20, after ... Pakistan fast bowler Gul hopes to get fully fit before season begins Pakistan seam bowler Umar Gul hoping for fitness boost ahead of Sri Lanka series |
BBC Sport | Mushtaq Ahmed: England spin-bowling coach joins Pakistan BBC Sport England spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed has left to take up the same position with Pakistan. The 43-year-old former leg-spinner, who played 52 Tests for Pakistan, worked with England for six years. His exit is the latest change to the coaching set-up ... Mushtaq Ahmed named Pakistan bowling consultant Pakistan hire Mushtaq as bowling consultant Mushtaq hired as Pakistan bowling consultant |
Voice of America | As Pakistan Expands Nuclear Program, China Seen as Most Reliable Partner Voice of America ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is pressing ahead with expanding its nuclear energy and nuclear weapons programs, despite worries from international observers over their safety. Some argue that Washington should strike a deal to share civilian nuclear ... Nuclear Neighbors: Pakistan Nervous About India's Likely New Leader Tactical arms race between India and Pakistan raises the prospect of a nuclear ... PAKISTAN: Between bread and bullets |