A Cop-Turned-Crime-Writer's Unique Portrait Of Pakistan NPR Omar Shahid Hamid started off as a cop, and his decision to become one was deeply personal: When he was still in his teens, his father, a senior civil servant in Pakistan, was assassinated. "In the subsequent police investigation," he tells me via ... |
The Guardian | Pakistan says 80 militants killed in Khyber clashes The Guardian A security official said those killed last week belonged to the outlawed militant group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and an allied group, Lashkar-e-Islam. “In Khyber, terrorists being dislodged from bases, fleeing to border. So far 80 terrorists killed ... Afghanistan and Pakistan: The False Promise of Rapprochement Pakistan says 80 militants killed in heavy clashes in country's lawless north-west Clashes in Pakistan Kill Dozens of Militants |
Financial Times | Xi snub belies growing China-Pakistan ties Financial Times Shortly after Barack Obama's trip to India in January for the annual Republic Day ceremony, Pakistani officials invited Mr Xi to the March 23 event in Islamabad, held to commemorate the 1940 resolution that led to Pakistan's creation in 1947. China preparing for Xi Jinping's Pakistan visit |
TechCrunch | WordPress Blocked In Pakistan TechCrunch According to multiple local outlets, WordPress blogs are currently not accessible in Pakistan and pointing the blockage at the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). TechCrunch has not been able to confirm that yet. As it stands right now, ... WordPress temporarily blocked in Pakistan WordPress banned in Pakistan over security issues Wordpress banned in Pakistan due to security threats |
Stuff.co.nz | Shane Watson steers hosts Australia past Pakistan at Cricket World Cup The Guardian Pakistan lack the ammunition of these sides. Misbah-ul-Haq took the brave and obvious choice of batting first even though there was more grass and therefore more pace on this pitch than in the old days. But despite reaching the relative serenity of 97 ... Pakistan fans hold mock funeral after side's Cricket World Cup exit Upset Pakistan fans stage mock funeral Australia thrash Pakistan to book India semi-final |
Daily Times | Military parade after gap of 7 years as nation marks Pakistan Day today Daily Times The National Assembly of Pakistan will be hosting 1st International Conference of Parliamentarians of Pakistan Origin being held today in Parliament House, Islamabad. The theme of the conference would be “Celebrating the Common Heritage: Democracy”. 1st conference of Pak's parliamentarians kicks off today Lawmakers of Pakistani origin meet today |
Church Times | The dam of self-restraint bursts for Pakistan's Christians Washington Post The smell of burned cloth, wood and plastic lingered in the silent ruins eight months after a mob torched the row of modest homes. Nothing had been removed. Leaders of the small Christian community in Gojra, a district near Lahore, Pakistan, had ... Welby addresses mourners after Pakistan murders Pakistan's Cold Heart Toward Christian Minorities: No Gov't Minister Honored ... |
Sydney Morning Herald | Cricket World Cup: Pakistan's butter fingers spare Australia blushes in ... Sydney Morning Herald Darren Lehmann hit the winning runs at Lords in the final, but his team could have been eliminated on Friday night at the Adelaide Oval if not for Pakistan's makhan fingers ... yep, that's urdu for 'butter'. The effigies of Rahat Ali earlier prepared ... Angry Inzamam blasts 'painful' Pakistan bats Relive how Australia beat Pakistan World Cup 2015: Rameez Raja Wants Wahab Riaz to be Made Pakistan Skipper |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Pakistan exposed for a lack of senior players ESPNcricinfo.com There is a huge cricketing infrastructure in Pakistan. It is the world's second-largest cricket playing nation with no dearth of potential cricketers in the country with an annual budget of at least Rs. 4 billion (US$40 million) but at the world level ... First batch of Pakistan cricketers return home from World Cup 2015 World Cup 2015: Pakistan to head home in batches |
Daily News & Analysis | Rare show of trust as Pakistan returns 57 Indian boats Daily News & Analysis In a healthy sign of mending fences diplomatically amid a long period of an estranged relationship bordering on hostility, the governments of India and Pakistan finally seem to have come together. This has resulted in the safe return of 57 boats ... Pakistan has returned 57 seized Indian fishing boats, says Rajnath Pakistan Has Returned 57 Indian Fishing Boats: Rajnath Singh 57 Indian fishing boats released from Pakistan arrive at international ... |