The Guardian | Wounded Tiger: The History of Cricket in Pakistan review – heroes and villains The Guardian In the area that became Pakistan, the game remained almost wholly European until the end of the century and, even at independence in 1947, it was still relatively weak, with just two turf wickets in the whole country. As Peter Oborne observes in this ... 'Wounded Tiger: A History of Cricket in Pakistan', by Peter Oborne |
The Daily Star | 19 Swimmers Drown off Pakistan Beaches ABC News Shoaib Sadiqui, the administrator of Pakistan's largest city Karachi, said the victims ignored safety warnings and drowned Wednesday. He said a large number of people had gathered on the beaches to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of ... Pakistan offensive disrupting militant attacks, US says Afghan militants storm Pakistan check posts, kill 6 The Haqqani Threat to the US-Pakistan Détente |
Times of India | Grenade attack during Salman Khan's 'Kick' screening in Pakistan Times of India In the past, militants have attacked cinemas in other parts of Pakistan. Few years back, protest rallies against a anti-Islam film turned violent and protesters tried to burn down two other cinema halls on the Jinnah road. In another incident, four ... Winning over neighbours: Kick highest holiday grosser in Pakistan Kick highest holiday grosser in Pakistan Box office 'kicked': Rs57.8m in three days |
War on the Rocks | India-Pakistan through the Israel-Palestine Mirror War on the Rocks If you think reconciling the Israelis and Palestinians is hard, try the Indians and Pakistanis. The latest war in Gaza has laid bare India's and Pakistan's different views about the Middle East, revealing a great deal about how these countries view ... Book Review | Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army's Way of War |
Wall Street Journal | Splintering of Taliban Fuels Spate of Kidnapping in Pakistan Wall Street Journal An officer from the Federal Investigation Agency who works specifically on kidnapping cases said the splintering of the Pakistani Taliban, formally known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, has led to more such crime in the past two years. "The ... |
Peter Oborne's long-awaited opus has finally arrived The Economist The title refers to a team talk given by the then Pakistani cricket captain, Imran Khan, halfway through the 1992 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Pakistanis were playing abysmally and on the verge of elimination. To survive, they must fight ... |
Khaleej Times | UAE's vaccination campaign in Pakistan nears its target The National ISLAMABAD // The number of children in Pakistan vaccinated against polio in a UAE campaign has passed three million. The UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme, which began in June, aims to vaccinate more than 3.6 million Pakistani children against five ... UAE helps polio campaign in Pakistan |
Economic Times | Pakistan used US anti-terror military aid to fight India: Former US diplomat Economic Times WASHINGTON: Most of the American military aid to Islamabad for counterinsurgency has gone into buying equipment to fight India, a former US diplomat has told lawmakers as he described Pakistan as a country which is "on the edge in many ways of being a ... Russia's Strategic Pakistan Play Pakistan Security Brief - August 1, 2014 India, US Ask Pakistan to Bring 28/11 Attack Perpetrators to Justice |
Times of India | United States could do more to intercept militants, Pakistan says Washington Post U.S. forces in Afghanistan and their Afghan allies, have failed to intercept Taliban and other militants fleeing across the border from an ongoing Pakistani military offensive, a senior Pakistani official said Thursday. “Please do not permit these ... Pakistan army hits back Gauging the Success of Pakistan's North Waziristan Operation For Pakistan, defeat is that moment when it can no longer resist India |
DAWN.com | Misbah targets top spot in Tests for Pakistan DAWN.com KARACHI: Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq on Saturday said he was aiming for Pakistan to claim the top Test spot as the national squad left for a Test and ODI series against Sri Lanka. Pakistan, currently third in the Test rankings, briefly attained world number ... Captain Misbah-ul Haq says Pakistan hopeful of claiming Test No.1 ranking Pakistan determined to make mark in Sri Lanka Cricket: Pakistan aiming to claim top Test spot |