Reuters India | Prominent Pakistan cleric threatens to lead "revolution" Reuters India His sudden ascent to prominence has prompted speculation that the military, which ruled Pakistan for decades, may be using him as a proxy in its efforts to sideline the civilian government. In a Twitter post issued on the eve of his comeback, Qadri ... 'Model Town incident a conspiracy against govt' Qadri says he wants to proceed to Lahore peacefully Pakistan: Gatherings for PAT leader Qaqdri banned |
BBC News | Pakistan army Waziristan offensive: 350000 displaced BBC News Some 350,000 people have been displaced since the start of an army offensive against militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan a week ago, officials say. Long lines of buses and lorries are reported waiting in intense heat for security clearance to ... Pakistan Says Hundreds of Thousands Flee North Waziristan Pakistan condemns drone strike in North Waziristan Pakistan's Offensive, America's Withdrawal |
Ohio Memorial Honors US Doctor Killed in Pakistan ABC News A memorial in central Ohio has honored an American cardiologist shot and killed last month in Pakistan in front of his wife and toddler. Police say two gunmen riding a motorcycle shot Mehdi Ali Qamar (meh-dee ah-LEE' kuh-MER') as his family left a ... Memorial honors Ohio doctor killed in Pakistan |
Wall Street Journal | Pakistan Military Offensive Poses New Perils in Country's Polio Crisis Wall Street Journal ISLAMABAD—Tens of thousands of children who haven't been immunized against polio are pouring out of the Pakistani region of North Waziristan with their families to escape a military offensive there, bringing new perils to a country already struggling ... |
Press TV | Pakistan needs regional, global alliances to fight extremists The News Journal This operation was inevitable given the public outrage at the dastardly attacks on Jinnah International airport in Karachi, which not only killed 26 military personnel and civilians but also underscored the dangerously fragile condition of security in ... The final showdown in Pakistan Thousands flee as Pakistan attacks Sunni extremists Pakistan military tightens security in Islamabad |
New York Daily News | 3 Pakistani men rape, strangle, hang woman from tree: police New York Daily News A 20-year-old woman has been gang-raped, killed and hanged from a tree in Pakistan in a case with a chilling resemblance to a double rape and murder that caused outrage in neighboring India last month. Pakistani police said Muzammil Bibi, 20, was ... |
DAWN.com | Pakistan granted Cern's associate membership DAWN.com “It is an acknowledgement that Pakistan is a responsible nuclear state with strong credentials in using civil nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, including in the areas of power generation, agriculture and medicine,” the ministry of foreign ... |
Geo News, Pakistan | Congress rejects move to stop US funding for Pakistan DAWN.com WASHINGTON: An amendment to stop US funding to Pakistan has been defeated in the House of Representatives, which accepted the Obama administration's argument that doing so would hurt key US interests. But at a separate session, a key ... US Senate panel approves $960 million for Pakistan US senate commission approves $960 million for Pakistan US Senate body okays $960m for Pakistan |
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 |
DAWN.com | Pakistan needs to make hard choices now: Hillary DAWN.com WASHINGTON: Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said that Pakistan's policy of seeking strategic depth in Afghanistan has been proven wrong and the country now needs to focus all its strength on dealing with the militants. “Their idea ... |