Newsweek | US Citizen Brought From Pakistan to NYC Faces Terror Charges ABC News A U.S. citizen who authorities say traveled from Canada to Pakistan to train with al-Qaida in order to carry out jihad has been arrested and charged with conspiring to kill American soldiers, according to court papers unsealed Thursday. A bearded ... Muhanad Mahmoud al-Farekh, Deported From Pakistan, Faces Terrorism Charges Texas-Born Man, Flown Back From Pakistan, Is Held on Terror Charge |
Wall Street Journal | Pakistan PM approves deal to buy eight Chinese submarines: official Reuters China and Pakistan call each other "all-weather friends" and their close ties have been underpinned by long-standing wariness of their common neighbor and rival, India, and a desire to hedge against U.S. influence across the region. "The prime minister ... Pakistan to Buy Eight Chinese Submarines Watch Out, India: China to Sell Pakistan 8 Submarines Pakistan close to buying eight Chinese submarines - FT |
NPR | In Bhutto's 'Crescent Moon,' Pakistan 'Demands A Sacrifice From Its People' NPR Fatima Bhutto is a member of one of the most famous families in Pakistan — a family that produced two prime ministers, her aunt Benazir Bhutto and her grandfather Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. And yet her latest book explores the lives of people who feel ... |
Business Insider | Chinese attack helicopters could soon replace American Cobras in Pakistan Business Insider Pakistan recently took delivery of three Z-10 attack helicopters, stored at this hangar in the Qasim Army base near Rawalphindi. The helicopters' state of disassembly suggests that Pakistani technicians are working to quickly familiarize themselves ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Our best chance to beat Pakistan in ODIs - Shakib ESPNcricinfo.com Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan believes his side should start as favourites in the ODI series against Pakistan later this month, and said it was their best chance to beat the side on home soil. Shakib, who left for Kolkata on Thursday, will be ... |
Voice of America | Pakistan Walks Tightrope Over Yemen Crisis Voice of America ISLAMABAD—. When Saudi Arabia calls Pakistan for help in its hour of need, the bell rings loudly, especially in the office of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who owes his freedom, and some say his life, to the Saudi royal family. They intervened to get ... The Dangerous, Delicate Saudi-Pakistan Alliance Pakistan Steers Clear of Yemen Campaign Why Pakistan Will Fight Saudi's Wars but Not Its Own |
BBC News | Pakistan army courts 'sentence six militants to death' BBC News Military courts in Pakistan have sentenced six men to death in their first verdicts since being announced after the Peshawar school massacre. Pakistan's army chief said the six men to be hanged were hardcore terrorists involved in heinous acts of ... Pakistan Army Sentences 6 Islamic Militants to Death New Pakistani military courts sentence six to death |
The Guardian | 14 routes to better education in Pakistan The Guardian We need to advocate more for parents to get involved with community schools – whether they are on the management committee, or helping with the building, financing or security at their child's school. Roohi Abdullah, lead and initiator, Girl Rising ... |
New York Times | A New Language for Pakistan's Deaf New York Times KARACHI, Pakistan — With one national language, Urdu, four provincial tongues (Sindhi, Punjabi, Pashto and Balochi), and nearly 300 regional dialects, Pakistan's linguistic diversity is like a beautiful carpet, interwoven with threads ancient and young. |
Huffington Post | Securing Afghanistan Means Relying On Difficult US Partner -- Pakistan's Army Huffington Post Afghanistan's future also relies on a third player, a volatile actor that has interchangeably assisted and undermined Washington's efforts in the region: Pakistan's army. The U.S. and Afghanistan have known for years that peace will not be possible ... Afghanistan's Ghani walks tightrope over US, Pakistan ties |