The Guardian | Pakistan 'unprepared' for refugees fleeing operation against Taliban The Guardian That Pakistan's army was likely to unleash a military onslaught against Taliban safe havens near the Afghan border has been an open secret for months. But authorities have been condemned for a lack of preparedness for the inevitable exodus of refugees, ... As Pakistan Advances Against Taliban, Fleeing Civilians Pour Into Northern Towns As Pakistan wages an offensive against militants, tensions with Afghanistan rise Fleeing Pakistanis crowd border towns, asking 'why weren't we warned?' |
New York Times | Airlines Halt Flights to Pakistan City After Attack on Plane New York Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two major airlines suspended their service to Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, after a gun attack on a crowded airliner here that killed a passenger and raised fears of a concerted militant campaign against the ... Pakistan jet attack: Airlines halt flights to Peshawar Pakistan, where pilots turn the lights off before landing Emirates airline cuts service to Peshawar, Pakistan, after deadly airport attack |
BBC News | Why India-Pakistan friendship still looks a long way off BBC News Even before India's new prime minister took office, some said his staunchly nationalist Hindu support base would make it easier for him to deliver a deal with Pakistan. But a month since Mr Sharif accepted Mr Modi's invitation to Delhi for his ... India-Pakistan back-channel talks make sense: Pakistani daily Men of Letters India and Pakistan have revived "back channel" talks: Jalil Abbas Jilani |
Wall Street Journal | Opposition figure returns to Pakistan, vowing 'revolution' and sparking chaos ... Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A leading opposition figure returned to Pakistan on Monday, resulting in chaos at two major Pakistani airports and posing a new challenge to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's efforts to keep his grip on power. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri ... Returning Cleric Targets Pakistan Government Preacher Challenges Pakistani Leaders Pakistan: Islamabad police clash with Qadri supporters |
The Guardian | Passenger killed in gun attack on Pakistani plane The Guardian A long-range attack on a commercial aircraft in Pakistan's troubled north-west has left one passenger dead and two flight attendants injured after gunmen opened fire just as the jet was landing. The attack in the city of Peshawar on Tuesday night is ... Pakistan plane fired on during Peshawar landing Pakistan Detains 200 After Woman Killed by Shots at Plane Gunmen planned to blow up plane in Pakistan by hitting fuel tank |
DAWN.com | Pakistan now part of cricket's 'Big Four': PCB DAWN.com KARACHI: Pakistan now have the opportunity to have a major say in the affairs of international cricket after securing considerable concessions from the 'Big Three' India, Australia and England in the backdrop of the ICC's Annual Conference in Melbourne ... India to play six bilateral series against Pakistan Cricket - Pakistan and India agree future tours programme Pakistan receives major share of 'Big Three' spoils |
Woman who fled marriage in Pakistan testifies against cabbie dad at NY murder ... Fox News NEW YORK – The daughter of a New York City cab driver from Pakistan testified on Thursday that he threatened to kill her if she left an arranged marriage, but believed he was bluffing. The father, Mohammad Ajmal Choudhry, is charged with arranging the ... |
Risks, opportunities of Pakistan exodus KESQ Due to the strategic calculations of the Pakistani state, North Waziristan has steadily fallen into the hands of motley militant networks, and has become a mountainous zone for the Pakistani Taliban to recruit, regroup and launch attacks against the ... |
Bloomberg | Dung-Free Milk Sees Demand in Pakistan Bloomberg Engro Foods Ltd., Pakistan's second-largest dairy company, expects sales to increase 20 percent this year as an expanding middle class boosts demand for processed milk products in a nation where most people still buy the liquid raw and boil it. Engro ... REFILE-Pakistan's K-electric plans to raise up to 22 bln rupees via sukuk |
Aljazeera.com | US blacklists Pakistan's Jamaat-ud-Dawa Aljazeera.com Jamaat-ud-Dawa calls itself a humanitarian charity but is also seen as a front organisation for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based group that fights Indian soldiers in India-administered Kashmir and accused of 2008 Mumbai attacks that ... Pakistan 'charity' JuD front for banned militants: US Will Pakistan hand over JuD chief and wanted terrorist Hafiz Saeed to India? JuD blacklisted: US rethinking on Pakistan, says Praful Bakshi |