New York Times | Pakistan Surprised to Be Included in Saudi-Led Alliance It Never Heard Of New York Times Officials in Pakistan said Wednesday that they had not been consulted by anyone in Saudi Arabia before their nation was described as a founding member of a new, 34-country “Islamic military alliance” to fight terrorism announced late Monday night by ... Saudi 'Anti-Terror' Coalition Collapses: Alleged Member Pakistan Surprised To ... @Zak , Yes, Pakistan has the best army and it should lead the 34-nation ... Pakistan grudgingly welcomes Saudi-led anti-terror coalition |
New York Times | Pakistan Military Deals a Blow to Jihadists but Not to Ideology New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — All cellphone coverage was blocked by the government for three hours one recent afternoon in the Pakistani capital, and it did not take people long to discover why: Maulana Abdul Aziz, the radical preacher of the Red Mosque, was ... |
New York Times | The Child Martyrs of Pakistan New York Times LAHORE, Pakistan — A FEW days after the Pakistani Taliban gunned down 14-year-old Muhammad Shaheer Khan, along with at least 144 others, at the Army Public School in Peshawar last year, his mother received the black gloves he had worn to school ... Inside Pakistan's military hospital for injured soldiers Since Peshawar School Massacre, Intolerance Has Increased in Pakistan Pakistan closes all schools on anniversary of Taliban attack that killed 144 ... |
Voice of America | Top US Lawmakers Threaten to Cut Aid to Pakistan Voice of America Top U.S. lawmakers from both major political parties expressed concern Wednesday about Pakistan's growing nuclear arsenal, saying the country remains a haven for terrorists and a source of radical Islamist extremism. The powerful House Foreign Affairs ... No India-type nuclear agreement with Pakistan: US US denies it is negotiating a nuclear deal with Pakistan |
Washington Post | Pakistan is still trying to get a grip on its madrassa problem Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In a country that has more than 20,000 religious schools, Pakistani investigators say the madrassa where Tashfeen Malik studied the Koran doesn't stand out as being especially radical or linked to past violence. But experts here ... |
Voice of America | One Year After Attack, Pakistan Claims Changed Policy Voice of America When militants stormed a school in Pakistan's northern city Peshawar one year ago and killed more than 130 children, the shock and outrage rallied the country against militancy. Politicians who were previously in favor of talking with the Pakistani ... US Lawmakers Lash Out At Pakistan For Terrorist Safe Havens Lawmakers say Pakistan's not doing enough to stop terror Congress Must Question Counterterrorism Policies in Pakistan |
Hindustan Times | Afghanistan is a blessing and a curse for India and Pakistan Quartz Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj's arrival in Islamabad last week to deliberate on Afghanistan at the Heart of Asia Conference was both surreal and spectacular. After all, why would Pakistan want to discuss a taboo subject with India at a time ... Why India should talk with Pakistan but not lower its guard pakistan-and-india-should-also-recognise-the-importance-of-the-role-of-their ... |
DAWN.com | Online hotel booking in Pakistan 'set to grow' DAWN.com Money remained the first criterion when it came to booking hotel rooms, followed by quality. The report notes security problems, lack of infrastructure, negative perception of Pakistan and lack of understanding IT as major challenges in the hospitality ... |
Daily Times | Pakistan confirms participation in Saudi-led anti-terror alliance DAWN.com ISLAMABAD: After initial ambiguity, the Pakistan government confirmed on Wednesday its participation in a Saudi-led military alliance for 'fighting terrorism', but said the scope of its participation would be defined after Riyadh shared the details of ... Pakistan awaits details to decide on participation in 34-nation Saudi alliance Pakistan supports 34-nation Islamic alliance: FO |
ESPNcricinfo.com (blog) | A lament for Pakistan's VCR age ESPNcricinfo.com (blog) For those of us from a certain generation, the seemingly generic title Pakistan Sports will forever be a watermark on the corner of the screen in the thousands of sports videos we watched on tape. I spent almost every summer vacation in my youth saving ... |