Fox News | US Drone Hits Pakistan for 2nd Time in 12 Hours New York Times LONDON — An American drone struck a militant compound in Pakistan's tribal belt for the second time in 12 hours on Thursday, killing at least 10 suspected members of the Haqqani network in a suddenly intense resurgence of the C.I.A. offensive in Pakistan. US drone strike kills 10 in Pakistan, Islamabad intelligence officials say Drones hit Taliban hideouts in 'joint Pakistan-US' raid, say officials Second drone strike in hours hits Pakistani militant hideout |
Wall Street Journal | Drone strike in Pakistan days after airport attack, sources say CNN Karachi, Pakistan (CNN) -- A U.S. drone Wednesday fired on an area in northwestern Pakistan, according to two Pakistani intelligence sources and a witness. Details about what the drone hit and whether there were any casualties weren't immediately ... After Lull, US Drone Strikes Kill 13 in Pakistan Pakistan airport attacks: Cathay Pacific cancels Karachi flights Pakistan airport attack shows strength of Taliban |
NPR (blog) | Pakistan May Not Have Made The World Cup Cut, But The Ball Is Another Story NPR (blog) The 200 million or so people of Pakistan are far more celebrated for their wizardry at cricket than at soccer, but that doesn't deter this violence-battered country from taking great pride in the fact that it manufactured the official ball for this ... 'Visa waiver for Pakistani fans travelling to the World Cup' |
Wall Street Journal | US Resumes Drone Attacks In Pakistan Wall Street Journal ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—At least two U.S. drone strikes hit Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region, a stronghold for militants, Pakistani officials said, marking a resumption of the drone program Washington had effectively suspended late last year. |
BBC News | US drones 'hit militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan' BBC News The US has resumed its drones programme in Pakistan, with two strikes on militant strongholds in the North Waziristan tribal region overnight. Reports say at least 16 suspected militants were killed in the strikes. They come days after a militant ... |
Straits Times | Cannibal Brothers in Pakistan Sentenced to 12 years in Prison TIME Two Pakistani brothers have been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment after the skull of a young boy they exhumed and devoured was discovered in their home. An antiterrorism court in the state of Punjab found Mohammad Farman Ali, 30, and Mohammad ... Pakistan cannibal brothers jailed Pakistan cannibal brothers get 11-year jail term for eating dead baby Pakistan cannibal brothers jailed for eating dead baby |
BBC News | Court backs Musharraf's bid to leave Pakistan Washington Post In this Monday, April 15, 2013 photo, Pakistan's former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf addresses his party supporters at his house in Islamabad, Pakistan. A Pakistani court on Thursday struck down a government order barring the former ... Pakistan court backs Musharraf request to leave country Pakistan condemns strikes by US drones Pakistan court orders Musharraf travel ban lifted |
Irish Independent | Ireland, Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan uncertain Go cricket Karachi: Uncertainty looms over the planned tours by Ireland and Sri Lankan cricket teams to Pakistan this year following the terrorist attacks at the Karachi airport here. "We were going to sign an agreement with the Ireland cricket body on the ... Pakistan news Ireland talks over Pakistan tour on hold In Brief: Ireland scrap tour to Pakistan after attack Cricket Ireland put talks of possible Pakistan tour on hold |
Another US drone strike hits NW Pakistan, kills 10 AOL News (blog) It was the second such strike since Wednesday night, when three militants died in a drone attack in the same area in North Waziristan, marking the resumption of the CIA-led program in Pakistan after a nearly six-month hiatus. Pakistan's northwest ... |
the Diplomat | India-Pakistan: Medicine for Spring, and Other Seasons the Diplomat Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made history when he attended Narendra Modi's swearing in as the head of India's new government. Sharif was so inspired by the moment that he recited an Urdu couplet that translates into English as, “cling to the ... Pakistan's Prime Minister Sharif Eyes Improved India Ties US supportive of dialogue between India, Pakistan |