Wall Street Journal | Pakistan Says 307501 Have Fled Tribal Region ABC News The number of Pakistanis who have fled a tribal area bordering Afghanistan where the army is fighting militants has risen to 307,501, officials said Saturday. Since Wednesday when a curfew was relaxed in North Waziristan, 25,242 families have left the ... Pakistan Says Hundreds of Thousands Flee North Waziristan Pakistan condemns drone strike in North Waziristan Pakistan's Offensive, America's Withdrawal |
Express.co.uk | Pakistan woman raped and hanged from tree Times of India LAHORE: A 21-year-old woman was raped and hanged from a tree in Pakistan, police said, in a case bearing a chilling resemblance to a spate of similar attacks that sparked outrage in neighbouring India. The woman's boyfriend of six months, named by ... Pakistan 'Gang Rape': Arrest Over Hanged Woman Pakistan gang rape: Muzammil Bibi murdered and hanged from tree in Punjab Pakistan Woman Gang Raped and Lynched |
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 says Pakistan Suffers First Casualties in Waziristan Operation In Drive Against Militants, Pakistani Airstrikes Hit Strongholds |
The Guardian | Three Braves: Pakistan's empowering first animated feature film The Guardian But though the Pakistani government added their voice to the chorus of praise, there was a feeling among some that Chinoy had found favour overseas by highlighting horrors in her homeland; that her film – despite the sentiments in her speech – was ... |
Daily Mail | Pakistani woman, 20, gang-raped, killed and hanged from a tree, say police Daily Mail Pakistani police said Muzammil Bibi was attacked by three men in a field in the impoverished Layyah area of densely populated Punjab province. Senior officer Sadaqat Ali Chohan said: 'This is the first time in my 22 years of service in the police that ... |
The Express Tribune | In Pakistan, Afghan Refugees Reluctant to Return Voice of America ISLAMABAD — In this informal refugee settlement on the outskirts of the Pakistani capital, more than 450 families from different parts of Afghanistan live under extremely difficult conditions. Having fled decades of conflict and persecution at home ... Going home a hard task for Afghan refugees in Pakistan World Refugee Day: Pakistan is world's largest host of refugees, says UNHCR Pakistan still top host but Afghan refugees exodus imminent |
The News International | Amendment to stop US funding to Pakistan defeated in Congress The News International WASHINGTON: The US house of representatives has defeated an amendment to the Defence Appropriations Bill to stop American funding to Pakistan. The amendment was moved by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, who alleged Islamabad had ... Amendment to stop funding to Pakistan defeated in US Congress US congress rejects amendment to stop funding to Pakistan |
Times of India | Pakistan helicopters pound rebel hideouts, killing 30 Times of India BANNU, Pakistan: Helicopter gunships pounded militant targets in Pakistan's northwest on Saturday, killing up to 30 rebels, as the number of civilians fleeing an expected ground offensive passed 200,000. The military said 30 insurgents were killed in ... |
India, Pakistan and the terror tally Deccan Chronicle Has the decrease in terrorist violence in India come at the cost of an increase in violence in Pakistan? That is what the Inter-Services Intelligence believes. I was in Pakistan last week and a retired ISI general I spoke to said that the sharp spike ... |
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 Cleric Pakistan: Eight die as Lahore police clash with Qadri supporters Deadly clashes rock Pakistan's Lahore |