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Pakistan family slits throats of young couple over love marriage - CBC.ca Sat, 28 Jun 2014 20:38:18 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Pakistan family slits throats of young couple over love marriage CBC.ca A young couple in Pakistan were tied up and had their throats slit with scythes after they married for love, police said Saturday. The 17-year-old girl and 31-year-old man married on June 18 without the consent of their families in eastern Pakistan's ... Pakistan family kills couple for marryingAljazeera.com Young couple tied up by family before their throats are slit after marrying ...Mirror.co.uk all 21 news articles »

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Pakistan at war - The Economist Sat, 28 Jun 2014 13:18:16 GMT

CNN

Pakistan at war The Economist FOR almost a decade American officials have moaned about the presence on Pakistani soil of an important safe haven for global terrorists, and the government's stubborn refusal to do anything about it. A succession of American generals and diplomats ... At least 19 militants killed in Pakistan offensiveCNN As Pakistan wages an offensive against militants, tensions with Afghanistan riseWashington Post Pakistan refugee crisis creates polio challengeMiamiHerald.com New York Times -The Guardian all 313 news articles »

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Sri Lanka shuts terror door on Pakistan - Times of India Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:16:03 GMT

Times of India

Sri Lanka shuts terror door on Pakistan Times of India NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has banned visas on arrival for Pakistanis after investigations showed that jihadist groups targeting India were using Sri Lanka as a transit point. Lanka is also one of the few countries that extended such a facility to Pakistani ... On-arrival visa for Pakistan cancelledColombo Gazette Sri Lanka withdraws on-arrival visa facility for PakistanSAMAA TV Pakistan pressured Sri Lanka to revoke entry on arrival to stop Christian ...Pakistan Christian Post all 21 news articles »

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Pakistan's refugee crisis creates challenge around polio - CTV News Sat, 28 Jun 2014 18:24:29 GMT

CTV News

Pakistan's refugee crisis creates challenge around polio CTV News BANNU, Pakistan -- The rugged Pakistani region of North Waziristan emerged as a hotbed of polio infections after Taliban militants in the isolated area banned immunizations. Now the Pakistani government's offensive against the militants has sent a ...

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Pakistan Cricket Board seeks early domestic return for Mohammad Amir - The Guardian Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:55:07 GMT

The Guardian

Pakistan Cricket Board seeks early domestic return for Mohammad Amir The Guardian Amir, a prodigiously talented swing bowler who became the youngest in Test history to 50 wickets earlier that summer, is due to complete his ban in September 2015 but the Pakistan Cricket Board is confident of having him back in action locally before then. Pakistan, India agree on 6 series from next yearHindustan Times Was Pakistan rewarded for supporting Srinivasan?DAWN.com Sethi gets Pakistan Big 4 status in ICCThe News International gulfnews.com -Deccan Chronicle -Cricket Country all 336 news articles »

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Pakistan Anti-Taliban Offensive Sparks Mass-Displacement - Voice of America Sat, 28 Jun 2014 21:22:59 GMT

Pakistan Anti-Taliban Offensive Sparks Mass-Displacement Voice of America As Pakistani forces target Islamist militants in the country's volatile northwest, the government is attempting to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the military operation. The number of internally displaced people is now about ...

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Footprints: Freed from Bagram, 'Lost' in Pakistan - DAWN.com Sun, 29 Jun 2014 02:06:02 GMT

Footprints: Freed from Bagram, 'Lost' in Pakistan DAWN.com All the former Bagram detainees are being kept in jails near their homes, according to the information provided to the court in response to a petition by the Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), a non-profit organisation fighting since 2010 for the ...

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UAE sets up 76 water projects in Pakistan - gulfnews.com Sat, 28 Jun 2014 13:27:39 GMT

UAE sets up 76 water projects in Pakistan gulfnews.com Abu Dhabi: In line with the directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme, UAE PAP, has so far implemented more than 70 projects at a cost of more than $6.9 million (Dh25.34 million) to ...

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Opposition figure returns to Pakistan, vowing 'revolution' and sparking chaos ... - Washington Post Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:27:41 GMT

New York Times

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 ... Preacher Challenges Pakistani LeadersNew York Times Returning Cleric Targets Pakistan GovernmentWall Street Journal Pakistan: Islamabad police clash with Qadri supportersBBC News Reuters India -ABC News -Reuters UK all 734 news articles »

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Ad sparks debate over Pakistan's 'obsession' with fair skin - BBC News Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:23:54 GMT

BBC News

Ad sparks debate over Pakistan's 'obsession' with fair skin BBC News An advert for skin-whitening soap has sparked a debate in Pakistani society about what many are calling the country's 'obsession' with attaining fairer skin. Campaigners say that the idea of having fair skin is unfairly linked to personal and ...