New York Times | India and Pakistan Strain as Flooding Kills Hundreds New York Times On the Pakistan side of the border, Ahmed Kamal, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority, said more than 190 people had been killed — more than 60 in the Pakistani-administered part of Kashmir and about 130 in Punjab Province. Flooding death toll jumps as India offers help to Pakistan India-Pakistan floods: Jammu bridge 'snapped' In Pictures: Kashmir and Pakistan floods |
Wall Street Journal | Pakistan Protest Leader Imran Khan Vows to Keep Fighting Wall Street Journal It was only in the 2013 election that his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party became a significant political force, garnering garnered 7.7 million votes in 2013 elections from voters disillusioned with the two largest parties, Mr. Sharif's PML-N and the ... Chinese president postpones Pakistan trip China's Pakistan visit 'postponed over ongoing protests' Politics in Pakistan |
BBC News | Pakistan Qadri protesters 'paid' BBC News Protesters in Pakistan have told the BBC they were paid to join rallies for "three or four days" but are now being denied permission to return home. Thousands, led by former cricketer Imran Khan and cleric Tahirul Qadri, occupied parts of Islamabad, in ... |
Pakistan's Dueling Military Cultures Foreign Policy (blog) Two new books published in quick succession have expanded the debate and provide new insights into the workings of the Pakistani military. The first is a provocative assessment by Dr. C. Christine Fair entitled Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army's ... |
BBC News | India and Pakistan battle to rescue flood marooned BBC News Rescue teams are battling to retrieve hundreds of thousands of people stranded by damaging floods in India and Pakistan. The province of Punjab, where rivers are bursting their banks, is the worst-hit area in Pakistan. In Indian-administered Kashmir ... |
On GPS Sunday: Analysis on Ukraine, ISIS and the unrest in Pakistan CNN (blog) On GPS this Sunday: A special live start to the show, examining the two major crises that dominated the NATO summit this week: Russia in Ukraine and ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Then, Fareed looks at whether another crisis is brewing – in Pakistan. Another ... |
BBC News | Pakistan rescue teams search flood-hit Punjab province BBC News Rescue workers in Pakistan are still searching for people trapped after a week of damaging floods. In Punjab province - the worst hit area in the country - rivers are bursting their banks and there are fears of a new flood caused by a surge of water ... |
CBC.ca | Death toll rises to over 320 in Pakistan, Kashmir flooding CBC.ca In neighbouring Pakistan, more than 205 people have died and thousands of homes have collapsed. In Islamabad, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority spokesman Ahmad Kamal said the death toll had risen to 205 people with at least 383 ... |
The Independent | Thousands trapped and hundreds killed by floods in India and Pakistan The Independent As it is, thousands of Pakistani troops are already involved in an emergency operation to try to reach people in the areas worst affected by the flooding, including Jhelum, Sarai Alamgir and Sialkot. The troops are said to have reached more than 3,000 ... |
Toronto Star | Monsoon rains, flooding kill hundreds in India, Pakistan Toronto Star SRINAGAR, INDIA—Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed nearly 300 people in large swaths of northern India and Pakistan, officials said Sunday. Five days of incessant rains in Indian-controlled Kashmir have left at ... |