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Ex-Chicago comptroller arrested in Pakistan, may be extradited to US - Reuters Fri, 02 May 2014 16:12:24 GMT

The Express Tribune

Ex-Chicago comptroller arrested in Pakistan, may be extradited to US Reuters Amer Ahmad was detained on fraud allegations four days ago when he tried to enter Pakistan at the airport in Lahore carrying large amounts of cash, an airport official said. "We recovered $170,000 and 124,000 euros from his person," the airport ... Ex-Chicago Comptroller Amer Ahmad Arrested In Pakistan, May Be Extradited ...Huffington Post Former city comptroller Ahmad arrested in PakistanChicago Tribune Ex-treasurer's aide Amer Ahmad arrested at Pakistani airport after crossing US ...The Plain Dealer The Express Tribune all 70 news articles »

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World Bank approves $12 billion, five-year loan for Pakistan: finance minister - Reuters Fri, 02 May 2014 13:07:41 GMT

DAWN.com

World Bank approves $12 billion, five-year loan for Pakistan: finance minister Reuters "The government of Pakistan deserves appreciation for stabilizing the economy, initiating reforms in the power sector as well as revenue mobilization and drawing in the private sector for spurring growth," said Philippe H. Le Houerou, vice president of ... World Bank Group Approves $1 billion for Supporting Economic Reforms in ...World Bank Group WB approves $12 billion loan for PakistanDAWN.com World Bank approves $1 bn loan to PakistanGlobalPost all 44 news articles »

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Pakistan journalist Hamid Mir at judicial inquiry into shooting - BBC News Fri, 02 May 2014 08:43:44 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan journalist Hamid Mir at judicial inquiry into shooting BBC News Hamid Mir, the Pakistani journalist shot last month, has made his first appearance at a judicial commission set up to investigate his shooting. The three-member panel has been conducting hearings behind closed doors in the city of Karachi this week. AI issues damning report on Pakistan's media situationDeutsche Welle Pakistan: Who's Afraid of the ISI?The New York Review of Books (blog) Pakistan's opposition party boycotts top TV channelwww.worldbulletin.net Indian Express -Deccan Chronicle -JURIST all 74 news articles »

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Journalists in Pakistan 'live under the sword' - Deutsche Welle Fri, 02 May 2014 15:48:25 GMT

Journalists in Pakistan 'live under the sword' Deutsche Welle Amnesty International has said that journalists in Pakistan live under constant threat of killings, harassment and other violence. According to the report, released on April 30, 2014, members of the media face this violence at the hands of the ...

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Pakistan cricketers face fitness, mental tests - Stuff.co.nz Thu, 01 May 2014 19:07:30 GMT

Stuff.co.nz

Pakistan cricketers face fitness, mental tests Stuff.co.nz Pakistan players will be fined and face being dropped from the team if they do not meet required fitness standards in new plans designed by the national selection committee to prepare for the 2015 World Cup. Chief selector Moin Khan said unless players ... Kamran Akmal, Malik omitted from training campESPNcricinfo.com Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib Malik ignored for Pakistan training campNDTV Sethi backs Misbah as Pakistan's World Cup captainDAWN.com Yahoo!7 News -SuperSport (blog) -Times of Oman all 267 news articles »

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Taliban targets schoolgirls in Pakistan - Aljazeera.com Thu, 01 May 2014 12:24:11 GMT

Taliban targets schoolgirls in Pakistan Aljazeera.com Send Feedback. Three primary schools have been blown up in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. No one was in the buildings at the time of the explosions early on Thursday. When the Taliban ruled Pakistan's northern Swat valley it targeted schools.

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Press freedom in Pakistan has deadly consequences - Kansas City Star Thu, 01 May 2014 22:24:15 GMT

Kansas City Star

Press freedom in Pakistan has deadly consequences Kansas City Star The Kansas City Star. Just four months into the new year, six Pakistani journalists have been killed, putting 2014 on track to become one of the most deadly years for reporters in Pakistan. Fareed Khan | AP In this April 26 photo, supporters of the ... World Press Freedom Day: UN focusing on plight of media in PakistanABC Online all 4 news articles »

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Anacapa Students Cover Talk by Former Pakistan Ambassador to Channel City ... - Noozhawk Fri, 02 May 2014 16:56:27 GMT

Noozhawk

Anacapa Students Cover Talk by Former Pakistan Ambassador to Channel City ... Noozhawk Husain Haqqani, center, former Pakistan ambassador to the United States, with Anacapa School students, from left, junior Jae Heun Roe, junior Rufus O'Dea, freshman Elena Alcerro, sophomore Nike Cosmides and senior Genevieve Hatfield. (Anacapa ...

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Waqar Younis Offered Two-Year Contract to Coach Pakistan - NDTV Fri, 02 May 2014 13:44:35 GMT

NDTV

Waqar Younis Offered Two-Year Contract to Coach Pakistan NDTV Waqar, who has coached Pakistan in 2010 and 2011, before resigning for 'personal' reasons during Ijaz Butt's tenure at the helm of the cricket board, had again expressed his willingness for the post after his previous application was rejected in early ... Waqar Younis to Be Pakistan's New Head CoachNDTVSports.com Younis to be Pakistan's new head coachThe Hindu Grant Flower may become Pakistan`s batting coachZee News Cricket365.com -The Asian Age all 42 news articles »

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Pakistan: Journalists under siege from threats, violence and killings - Amnesty International Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:26:50 GMT

Amnesty International

Pakistan: Journalists under siege from threats, violence and killings Amnesty International Journalists in Pakistan live under the constant threat of killings, harassment and other violence from all sides, including intelligence services, political parties and armed groups like the Taliban, Amnesty International said in a new report today. 'A ... 'In Pakistan we shoot journalists' - and torture and kidnap them tooThe Guardian Pakistan failing to protect journalists, says AmnestyBBC News In Pakistan, Signs Praise Spies as Nation ChangesABC News Huffington Post -Fox News -Washington Post all 324 news articles »