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Pakistan condemns drone strike in North Waziristan - CNN Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:35:46 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

Pakistan condemns drone strike in North Waziristan CNN (CNN) -- Six suspected militants were killed in a drone strike in Miranshah Tehsil in North Waziristan, Pakistan, local tribesmen and Pakistani intelligence sources not authorized to speak to media told CNN on Wednesday. The drone struck a house and a ... Pakistan's Offensive, America's WithdrawalNew Yorker (blog) Pakistan regaining control in Fata, US Senate toldDAWN.com 6000 Flee Pakistan Anti-Taliban OffensiveVoice of America Reuters UK -New York Times -BBC News all 736 news articles »

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Why Pakistan's offensive on the Taliban is a very big deal - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 19 Jun 2014 11:21:49 GMT

CNN

Why Pakistan's offensive on the Taliban is a very big deal Washington Post (blog) After months of inaction, Pakistan's government authorized a significant military offensive against Taliban militants in North Waziristan, a tribal agency along the Afghan border. It may be the largest such campaign in 2009, when the military targeted ... Pakistan airstrikes kill 25 militants, army saysCNN In Drive Against Militants, Pakistani Airstrikes Hit StrongholdsNew York Times US Drone Strike Kills Five Militants in Pakistan's North WaziristanWall Street Journal USA TODAY -ABC News -The Guardian all 1,538 news articles »

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Amendment to stop funding to Pakistan defeated in US Congress - Times of India Sat, 21 Jun 2014 01:23:56 GMT

Times of India

Amendment to stop funding to Pakistan defeated in US Congress Times of India Claiming that the abysmal human rights record of the Pakistani government is shameful, Rohrabacher said it was even worse because American money contributed to strengthening the security forces that kill and persecute minority groups who are denied ... and more »

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Pakistan military chief quietly meets with Pentagon brass to smooth relations - Washington Times Fri, 20 Jun 2014 22:13:49 GMT

Pakistan military chief quietly meets with Pentagon brass to smooth relations Washington Times With the world's attention diverted to the hot spots of Iraq, Ukraine and Syria, top Pakistani military commanders slipped into the Pentagon this week as part of a quiet effort to smooth military relations between the two countries. A senior U.S ...

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Politician leads Pakistan party from GTA home - The Globe and Mail Sat, 21 Jun 2014 00:41:07 GMT

Newsweek Pakistan

Politician leads Pakistan party from GTA home The Globe and Mail Renowned for his 400-page fatwa against terrorism and a semi-successful sit-in last year against endemic corruption, Dr. Qadri is a mercurial contradiction, a Pakistan-style William Lyon Mackenzie. While this renowned Sufi scholar with a network of ... Marching orders for Sanaullah not enough, says QadriPakistan Today Punjab Police File Terror Charges Against Qadri's FollowersNewsweek Pakistan PAT's only revenge is 'revolution:' Tahirul Qadridunyanews.tv GlobalPost all 21 news articles »

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7 Killed as Pakistan Police Clash With Preacher's Followers - New York Times Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:03:51 GMT

New York Times

7 Killed as Pakistan Police Clash With Preacher's Followers New York Times LAHORE, Pakistan — At least seven people have been killed and about 100 wounded in Lahore in violent clashes between the police and followers of Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a fiery preacher turned political activist who has called for a mass movement ... Pakistan Police Clash With Supporters of Canada-Based ClericWall Street Journal 8 killed as police, protesters clash in PakistanKansas.com Pakistan: Eight die as Lahore police clash with Qadri supportersBBC News Human Rights Watch -NBCNews.com -dunyanews.tv all 419 news articles »

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'Pakistan, Indian armies should maintain distance from borders to avoid clashes' - DAWN.com Fri, 20 Jun 2014 04:56:19 GMT

DAWN.com

'Pakistan, Indian armies should maintain distance from borders to avoid clashes' DAWN.com ISLAMABAD: If Pakistan and India want to avoid clashes, their armies should maintain a certain distance from their respective borders. This was stated in a report titled 'India and Pakistan: The Opportunity Cost of Conflict' launched at the Centre for ... and more »

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Three Troubling Lessons from the Latest U.S. Drone Strikes - RollingStone.com Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:49:48 GMT

RollingStone.com

Three Troubling Lessons from the Latest U.S. Drone Strikes RollingStone.com The two strikes in Pakistan were the first of 2014, breaking a nearly six-month pause in the CIA's drone campaign there. As Micah Zenko of the Council on Foreign Relations noted in a recent blog post, June 17th, 2014 marks 10 years of U.S. drone ... Ten years on: Eyewitnesses describe the aftermath of the first Pakistan drone ...Bureau of Investigative Journalism all 4 news articles »

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Pakistan Fights Back - Foreign Affairs Fri, 20 Jun 2014 03:37:49 GMT

Foreign Affairs

Pakistan Fights Back Foreign Affairs The Pakistani military has finally marched into North Waziristan with its guns blazing. The second-largest of Pakistan's seven Federally Administered Tribal Agencies (FATA), North Waziristan has served as a sanctuary of choice for the Taliban and ...

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Pakistan: Offensive Sets Off an Exodus - New York Times Fri, 20 Jun 2014 02:07:16 GMT

Pakistan: Offensive Sets Off an Exodus New York Times Nearly 80,000 people have fled a tribal region in northwest Pakistan over the past two days, an official said Thursday, as the military continues its offensive in the rugged area near the border with Afghanistan. The Pakistani military launched the ...