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Pakistan Suspends License of Leading News Channel - New York Times Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:14:41 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan Suspends License of Leading News Channel New York Times LONDON — The Pakistani government on Friday suspended the broadcasting license of Geo News, a popular television channel, in a major escalation of Geo's dispute with the country's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency. The Pakistan ... Pakistan Pulls Top News Station off Air Amid SpatABC News Leading Pakistani Geo TV channel is ordered off airBBC News Rights Groups Condemn Pakistan's Geo News SuspensionVoice of America Al Jazeera America all 229 news articles »

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Facebook Under Fire for Temporarily Blocking Pages in Pakistan - New York Times Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:00:35 GMT

IBNLive

Facebook Under Fire for Temporarily Blocking Pages in Pakistan New York Times LONDON — Facebook said on Friday that it had blocked users in Pakistan from access to the pages of a popular Pakistani rock band and several left-wing political pages, drawing sharp criticism from free-speech activists who accused the American company ... Facebook blocks rock band page at Pakistan government's requestgulfnews.com Facebook blocks Pakistan rock band at official requestIBNLive all 21 news articles »

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More arrests made in stoning death of pregnant Pakistani woman - CNN Fri, 06 Jun 2014 21:43:21 GMT

Fox News

More arrests made in stoning death of pregnant Pakistani woman CNN (CNN) -- After a series of raids, police made new arrests in the public stoning death of a pregnant Pakistani woman, bringing the total of people in custody to 12. Farzana Parveen, 25, was killed in Lahore last month because she married a man against ... Pakistan's honour killing epidemicAljazeera.com Brothers arrested in stoning death of pregnant sisterFox News Pakistan Arrests Brothers Over Woman's StoningABC News The Star Online all 109 news articles »

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Pakistan Taliban 'master bomber' gunned down amid deadly infighting - CNN Fri, 06 Jun 2014 12:20:39 GMT

CNN

Pakistan Taliban 'master bomber' gunned down amid deadly infighting CNN (CNN) -- A suicide bombing "mastermind" in the Pakistan Taliban has been gunned down and killed in the country's northeastern tribal region, just days after a major faction in the militant group announced it was breaking away over ideological differences. Eight militants killed in Pakistan clashesIndependent Online Pakistan Taliban Leader Killed in Power StruggleArutz Sheva Top militant commander killed in PakistanIndian Express gulfnews.com -NDTV all 67 news articles »

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Pakistan MQM leader Altaf Hussain released - BBC News Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:34:05 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan MQM leader Altaf Hussain released BBC News Altaf Hussain, the exiled leader of Pakistan's powerful MQM party, has been released on bail by police in London after being arrested on suspicion of money laundering. The 60-year-old was questioned for seven hours on Friday evening. He had been ... Altaf Hussain: Pakistan's admired and detested 'leader of the nation'The Guardian Parts of Karachi shut down following party leader's arrest in UKCNN How One Man's Arrest In London Shut Down Pakistan's MegacityNPR (blog) DAWN.com -dunyanews.tv -The Nation all 229 news articles »

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What Did Pakistan Do for Bowe Bergdahl? - New Yorker (blog) Fri, 06 Jun 2014 21:55:48 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

What Did Pakistan Do for Bowe Bergdahl? New Yorker (blog) The official, whom I met in Islamabad, Pakistan, was a leader of the Haqqani network, a branch of the Taliban waging a long war to expel Americans from Afghanistan. The group had captured Bergdahl, an American soldier who had disappeared from a base ... Haqqani Network, Pakistan terror group, grows into worst enemy for USWashington Times Haqqani Network grows into worst enemy for US: WPPakistan Today Freed Taliban Commander Tells Relative He'll Fight Americans AgainNBCNews.com all 11,872 news articles »

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Pakistani woman: My relatives shot me, threw me in canal for marrying neighbor - CNN Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:26:58 GMT

CNN

Pakistani woman: My relatives shot me, threw me in canal for marrying neighbor CNN Such crimes -- which the perpetrators rationalize as necessary because the targeted women have somehow brought dishonor on a family -- are hardly unprecedented in Pakistan, a nation of about 180 million people. The Human Rights Commission of ... Pakistan survivor of honor killing attempt fears for her lifeReuters Pakistan woman survives 'honour killing': Saba Maqsood shot twice and thrown ...The Independent Pakistan woman survives shooting after marriage disputeBBC News Reuters India -NBCNews.com all 107 news articles »

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Malik, Kamran Akmal denied central contracts - ESPNcricinfo.com Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:04:26 GMT

ESPNcricinfo.com

Malik, Kamran Akmal denied central contracts ESPNcricinfo.com The PCB increased the retainership by 25% for the second straight year despite Pakistan's average performance through 2013. They played eight Tests, winning two and losing five; 34 ODIs, winning and losing 16 each, and 12 T20s, winning eight and losing ... Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi Among Five Awarded Top Pakistan Cricket Board ...NDTV Pakistan skipper wants to groom future leaderStuff.co.nz Pakistan cricket captain Misbah wants country to groom captainsTimes of Oman Reuters UK -Daily News & Analysis -SBS all 167 news articles »

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India fuming over Russia lifting its Pakistan arms embargo, what next? - RT (blog) Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:31:46 GMT

RT (blog)

India fuming over Russia lifting its Pakistan arms embargo, what next? RT (blog) India is fuming with anger over Russia's recent baffling decision to lift its embargo on the supply of Mi-35 attack helicopters and defense equipment to Pakistan. Well-informed Indian diplomats told me on Thursday that the Russian decision would ... Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Gifts Sari to Narendra Modi's MotherNDTV India: Recognizing Pakistan's Paradigm Shiftthe Diplomat National Health Insurance Scheme to cover 100 million PakistanisDAWN.com InSerbia News -UPI.com all 177 news articles »

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Taliban Attacks Kill Nine in Pakistan - Wall Street Journal Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:42:32 GMT

The News International

Taliban Attacks Kill Nine in Pakistan Wall Street Journal ISLAMABAD—Two separate Pakistani Taliban attacks killed nine people, including six soldiers, on Wednesday, officials said, in another blow to a troubled peace process between the militant group and the government. A suicide bomber blew himself up next ... Officials: Suicide Attack in Pakistan Kills 5ABC News Suicide attack in Pakistan kills 5The Denver Post 2 Linked to Pakistan nuclear program killed in attackFox News Latino all 214 news articles »