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Pakistan Launches Afghan Airstrikes After Attack - ABC News Sat, 31 May 2014 14:56:50 GMT

Voice of America

Pakistan Launches Afghan Airstrikes After Attack ABC News Taliban fighters attacked several Pakistani military posts along the Afghan border Saturday, sparking an hourslong gun battle that included Pakistan launching airstrikes into Afghanistan, authorities said. Pakistan said soldiers killed 16 militants ... Pakistan-Taliban Clash Spills into AfghanistanVoice of America Pakistan Makes Deadly Air Strikes in Afghanistan in Fight With TalibanWall Street Journal Taliban Attack Military Posts in PakistanNew York Times all 245 news articles »

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Husband Of Woman Beaten, Shot To Death In Pakistan Killed First Wife - NPR (blog) Sat, 31 May 2014 18:38:54 GMT

NPR (blog)

Husband Of Woman Beaten, Shot To Death In Pakistan Killed First Wife NPR (blog) A man whose pregnant wife was stoned to death by angry relatives in Pakistan earlier this week has admitted that he killed his first wife so he could remarry. It's a disturbing twist to the already disturbing story that we reported on Tuesday of 25 ... Pakistan 'honour killing' inquiry exonerates policeThe Guardian One Man, Two Wives and Many Accepted Forms of Violence in PakistanNew York Times I killed my first wife, stoned Pakistani woman's husband saysCNN Al Jazeera America -USA TODAY -Reuters all 1,171 news articles »

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Eyeing Pakistan and China, India's Modi bolsters security team - CBC.ca Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:21:50 GMT

NDTV

Eyeing Pakistan and China, India's Modi bolsters security team CBC.ca India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen a daring former spy with years of experience in dealing with Pakistan as his national security adviser, a move officials say signals a more muscular approach to New Delhi's traditional enemy. The ... Eyeing Pakistan and China, Modi bolsters security teamReuters India Indian Prime Minister Modi bolsters security team with eye on Pakistan and ChinaTimes of Oman all 105 news articles »

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Stoning of Pregnant Pakistani Woman -Killing the Honor in Islam - MuslimMatters Mon, 02 Jun 2014 01:13:38 GMT

ThinkProgress

Stoning of Pregnant Pakistani Woman -Killing the Honor in Islam MuslimMatters By now the news of the pregnant Pakistani woman who was stoned (first shot at and then bricks taken from a construction site were used to bludgeon her to death), in the name of “honor killing”, is front-page news across the world. It is no surprise ... Pakistan clerics issue stoning death decreeYahoo South Africa After International Outrage, Pakistan's Leaders Move To Quell 'Honor Killings'ThinkProgress Fatwa Against Honor Killings Declared By Pakistan Ulema Council Of Muslim ...Huffington Post all 16 news articles »

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Is India following in Pakistan's footsteps? - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 29 May 2014 16:38:40 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Is India following in Pakistan's footsteps? Washington Post (blog) The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) emerged as the largest party, winning just short of a majority of seats with 32 percent of the votes, with the rest of the parliament fragmented between the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan ... Pakistan must act against terror, or talks would get subdued under 'din' of ...Indian Express Sharif-Modi Meeting: 'Hopeful' Response from Indian Media, 'Skeptical' in PakistanBreitbart News Network all 252 news articles »

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Pakistani suspects in stoning death to go to terrorism court - CNN Sun, 01 Jun 2014 02:39:59 GMT

Pakistani suspects in stoning death to go to terrorism court CNN (CNN) -- Five people arrested in the public stoning death of a pregnant Pakistani woman will be taken to an anti-terrorism court, authorities said. Farzana Parveen, 25, was killed in Lahore because she married a man against her family's wishes.

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Gunmen on motorbikes kill American doctor in Pakistan - CNN Wed, 28 May 2014 12:15:19 GMT

Columbus Dispatch

Gunmen on motorbikes kill American doctor in Pakistan CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- An American doctor was killed when gunmen on motorcycles riddled his body with bullets while he was visiting a graveyard in Pakistan, authorities said. Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar was a cardiologist and resident of Fairfield, Ohio. Pickerington doctor killed by gunmen in PakistanColumbus Dispatch US doctor killed in Pakistan in front of familyUSA TODAY US Doctor Is Killed by Gunman in PakistanNew York Times Washington Post -CBC.ca -The Guardian all 219 news articles »

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Prisoner swap: Pakistan weighed in on Gitmo deal - The Express Tribune Sun, 01 Jun 2014 21:42:30 GMT

The Express Tribune

Prisoner swap: Pakistan weighed in on Gitmo deal The Express Tribune A senior security official familiar with the development disclosed that Pakistan helped the two sides establish initial contacts that eventually paved the way for the release of US Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five Afghan detainees from ... After Bergdahl's releasePakistan Today all 2,835 news articles »

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Bizarre new twist in Pakistan "honor killing" case - CBS News Fri, 30 May 2014 09:34:28 GMT

CBS News

Bizarre new twist in Pakistan "honor killing" case CBS News LAHORE, Pakistan -- The husband of a woman stoned to death in Pakistan killed his first wife four years ago, police and relatives said Thursday, a shocking twist both showing how complicated justice can be and how dangerous life is for women in the ...

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Pakistan PM: honor killing of pregnant woman was 'unacceptable' - Reuters Thu, 29 May 2014 19:03:29 GMT

Pakistan PM: honor killing of pregnant woman was 'unacceptable' Reuters In parts of Pakistan, a largely Muslim nation of 180 million people, women are expected to agree to arranged marriages and refusal can mean an "honor killing". Many Pakistani families think it dishonorable for a woman to fall in love and choose her own ...