Latin Post | US Drone Kills 15 Militants in Pakistan New York Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Fifteen militants were killed early Saturday morning when an American drone struck a compound in the Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan, according to local residents and a security official. It was the fourth known drone ... US Drone Strike Kills Eight in Pakistan US drone stike on Pakistan compound kills 11 Drone Strike in Pakistan Kills Militants Near Afghan Border |
The Guardian | US drone strike kills 11 militants in Pakistan, officials say Fox News PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A U.S. drone fired several missiles at a sprawling compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, killing eleven militants, two Pakistani intelligence officials said. The officials said the ... US drone strike kills several militants in Pakistan Drone strike kills 11 militants in northwest Pakistan |
Wall Street Journal | Militants Slip Away Before Pakistan Offensive Wall Street Journal Both leaders and foot soldiers of the Haqqanis, an affiliate of the Afghan Taliban that has been based in Pakistan's North Waziristan for decades, left the area just as the operation began on June 15, said locals and militants. Many Haqqani members ... |
In Pakistan, a master bomb tech fights a new kind of war Washington Post PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In a country awash in bombs, Shafqat Malik races against time. He has discovered some of the world's biggest bombs — 8,000-pound bundles of explosives hidden in trucks — and some of the tiniest, slipped into Coke cans. He has ... |
Local 10 | 2 killed by blast in southwest Pakistan Local 10 Two people were killed when an explosive was detonated in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Saturday, police said. A police official told CNN that militants planted an IED in the Seerat Chowk area of Balochistan's Khuzdar district. There was ... Bomb attack leaves three dead in SW Pakistan: Officials Explosions kill 3 people wounds 30 others in SW Pakistan Three killed in blast in Pakistan |
Shahid Afridi worried about the future of Pakistan cricket Firstpost Karachi: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is concerned about cricket's future in the country and believes the upcoming talent pool is not convincing enough for long-term survival in the national team. The outspoken Afridi made these observations on a ... |
New York Times | Extremists Make Inroads in Pakistan's Diverse South New York Times MIRPURKHAS, Pakistan — In a country roiled by violent strife, the southern province of Sindh, celebrated as the “land of Sufis,” has long prized its reputation as a Pakistani bastion of tolerance and diversity. Glittering Sufi shrines dot the banks of ... |
Pakistan's displaced men Khaleej Times This is inevitably an issue for international humanitarian aid agencies, and Pakistan's crisis is no less important than those unravelling in the Middle East and elsewhere. The fact is that Pakistan's tribal areas and Afghanistan's southern belt had ... |
Stuff.co.nz | Pakistan batting coach a 'big challenge' Stuff.co.nz Pakistan's new batting coach Grant Flower has termed his new assignment as the biggest challenge of his coaching career and is hopeful of making the batsmen more consistent. The former Zimbabwe batsman told reporters in Lahore that he took up the ... Flower aims to optimise Pakistan's batting talent Pakistan: 'New role most exciting of my coaching life' says Grant Flower Grant Flower praises Pakistan's 'flair' |
Doug Bandow: Pakistan's persecution OCRegister The U.S. State Department recently reported on Pakistan that, “The constitution and other laws and policies officially restrict religious freedom and, in practice, the government enforced many of these restrictions. The government's respect for and ... |