New York Times | Militant Attack Plunges Pakistan Into Darkness Sky News The power failure, one of the worst Pakistan has experienced, caused electricity to be cut in major cities, including the capital Islamabad. The outage started after midnight when a transmission line connected to the national grid was damaged in an ... Rebels Tied to Blackout Across Most of Pakistan Pakistan works on power blackout after 'rebel attack' Massive Pakistan Power Blackout Leaves 80 Percent in Darkness |
BBC News | Peshawar massacre: Pakistan replies with 'weaponised' teaching BBC News Following last month's Taliban school massacre, Pakistan is allowing teachers to carry weapons. The BBC's Shahzeb Jillani visits a school in Peshawar where staff are now serving as armed guards. On a cloudy morning in January, Mohammed Iqbal is ... |
The Diplomat | With Obama in India, China Hosts Pakistan's Army Chief The Diplomat While U.S. President Barack Obama watched India's Republic Day parade as the chief guest, China welcomed Pakistan's army chief, General Raheel Sharif, to Beijing for talks. While in the Chinese capital, Sharif met with General Qi Jianguo, deputy chief ... Pakistan is our irreplaceable all weather friend: China China And Pakistan Are Geopolitical Friends China vows to back Pakistan's anti-terrorism efforts |
Sydney Morning Herald | Pakistan cricket player Haris Sohail 'traumatised' by supernatural presence in ... New Zealand Herald A touring Pakistan cricket player is reportedly "traumatised" and unable to train after complaining of a supernatural presence at his Christchurch hotel room. The Pakistan team have been staying at Rydges Latimer Christchurch in the earthquake ... Pakistan cricketer Haris Sohail stumped by ghost in hotel room Pakistan cricketer Haris Sohail sees ghost in hotel Ghost 'freaked out' Pakistan batsman |
Sky News Australia | Pakistan fuel crisis affects credit rating Sky News Australia 'Fuel shortages also reflect the strained finances of state-owned distribution companies and the fuel importer, Pakistan State Oil corporation, and are a setback to the sector's progress on reforms made so far under Pakistan's financial support program ... Pakistan fuel crisis weighing on credit worthiness: Moody's |
Wall Street Journal | Head of Group Linked to 2008 Mumbai Attacks Speaks at Pakistan Rally Wall Street Journal KARACHI, Pakistan—The head of an internationally blacklisted organization that U.S. and Indian authorities link to the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai urged a crowd of several thousand here on Sunday “to take action” with sharply worded criticism of ... JuD: The snakes in Pakistan's backyard Snub to Fight Terror in Pakistan Pakistan's ban-ter with snakes in the backyard |
Foreign Policy (blog) | India, US Reach Nuclear Deal; Rebels Plunge Pakistan Into … Foreign Policy (blog) U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced a landmark nuclear deal amid Obama's historic three-day visit to New Delhi, where expectations have been high for a revival of bilateral relations between the ... How Pakistan and China are covering Obama's India visit Fix the Link to Pakistan, Bond With India As India celebrates Republic Day, #RapePublicDay trends in Pakistan |
Daily Beast | Whats the Matter with Pakistan?: A Novelist Examines His Home Country Daily Beast ISIS has made other demands for freeing prisoners, including a Pakistani woman known in counterterrorism circles as “Lady al Qaeda” who is held in the United States. Aafia Siddiqui, who was convicted in 2010 of attempting to kill Americans in ... |
Mashable | Cross-dressers break the mold of traditional Pakistan Mashable Across conservative Pakistan, where extremists launch frequent attacks and many locals follow a strict interpretation of Islam, male cross-dressers face the challenge of balancing two identities. Some leave their villages for the anonymity of a big ... |
BBC News | Shahid Afridi: Pakistan star joins Northants for T20 Blast BBC News Northants have signed Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi for the first six T20 Blast games of this summer. The big-hitting 34-year-old holds the record of 342 for the most sixes in the history of one-day internationals. And he has a strike-rate of 116 ... County cricket: Northants sign Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi Pakistan all-rounder Afridi set for English T20 stint |