Toronto Star | Polio Team Attacked in Pakistan New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying a polio vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing the driver and wounding a health care worker, according to police officials. The attack took place in the restive Khyber ... Polio workers missing in Pakistan after attacks by gunmen Gunmen Kill Driver, Wound Polio Worker in Northwest Pakistan Violence Plagues Polio Vaccination Teams in Pakistan |
Times of India | Bat and ball the weapons as India and Pakistan go to war Al Jazeera America Sports events, wrote George Orwell, can amount to “war minus the shooting.” Few moments exemplify that aphorism more clearly than when India and Pakistan face off on the cricket field. The two countries became independent in 1947, when Britain withdrew ... History favours India in opener against determined Pakistan India v Pakistan: Cricket World Cup – live! Cricket World Cup: Tensions rise as Pakistan and India renew rivalry |
New York Times | Suicide Attackers Kill 19 in Assault on a Shiite Mosque in Pakistan New York Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Heavily armed militants killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 40 after they stormed into a Shiite mosque during Friday Prayer in a suburb of Peshawar, the main city in northwestern Pakistan, doctors and officials said. Pakistani school massacre survivor gets UK care At least 19 killed in attack on Shi'ite mosque in Pakistan Explosions and gunfire at Pakistan prayer hall |
The Diplomat | China, Pakistan Renew 'Iron Brotherhood' The Diplomat Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up a two-day visit to Pakistan on Friday. Wang met with a number of top Pakistani leaders, including President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Sharif's national security and foreign affairs advisor ... In a Shift, Pakistan Pats Afghanistan on the Back China's President Xi to visit Pakistan this year Pakistan still hunting Peshawar school massacre plotters |
New York Times | Starved for Energy, Pakistan Braces for a Water Crisis New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Energy-starved Pakistanis, their economy battered by chronic fuel and electricity shortages, may soon have to contend with a new resource crisis: major water shortages, the Pakistani government warned this week. A combination of ... |
Wall Street Journal | India's Top Diplomat to Visit Pakistan Wall Street Journal India's top foreign ministry official will visit Pakistan, the governments of both countries said Friday, in a thawing of ties between the nuclear-armed neighbors. On Friday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz ... |
IBNLive | Fans gear up for India-Pakistan grudge match IBNLive Big screens are going up, TV sales are booming and even the Taliban are getting their transistor radios ready for the biggest grudge match in cricket: Pakistan against India. From the beaches of Kerala to the snowy Himalayas, from the deserts of ... |
Voice of America | Call Could Ease India-Pakistan Tensions Voice of America ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN—. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move to revive contacts with neighboring Pakistan by phoning his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, is being widely welcomed as a good omen for easing regional tensions. Bilateral ... |
NDTVSports.com | India vs Pakistan World Cup 2003 Clash Best Game of my Life, says Sachin ... NDTVSports.com A veteran of six World Cups, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday said the semifinal against Pakistan in 2011 was the most high-pressure game he has played but his best match remains the clash with the arch-rivals in 2003 edition of the marquee ... |
World Cup: India v Pakistan BBC Sport Pakistan's kit is very lime green, it's almost fluorescent, while India are in their traditional sky blue strip. Finally we have our first boundary when Shikhar Dhawan cuts a rank delivery from Sohail Khan to the boundary. The roof almost comes off the ... |