The Guardian | Pakistan court says former CIA station chief will face charges over drone strike The Guardian The former head of the CIA in Pakistan should be tried for murder and waging war against the country, a high court judge ruled on Tuesday. Criminal charges against Jonathan Banks, the former CIA station chief in Islamabad, were ordered in relation to a ... Pakistan judge: Charge CIA lawyer, officer for drone strike Pakistan judge orders charges against ex–CIA officials over drone deaths Pakistan judge: Charge CIA lawyer, agent for drone strike |
DefenseNews.com | State Dept. OKs $952M Pakistan Helo Deal DefenseNews.com The sale is intended to support Pakistan's counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations with a precision-strike, enhanced-survivability aircraft that can operate at high-altitudes, according to DSCA's Monday announcement. Pakistan would use the ... Is the US About to Sell 1000 Missiles to Pakistan? US Approves $952M Sale of Helicopters, Missiles to Pakistan State Department Approves Pakistan Arms Request |
Wall Street Journal | Iran Says Militants From Pakistan Killed Eight Border Guards Wall Street Journal ISLAMABAD—Iran said Tuesday that militants had crossed over from Pakistan and killed eight border guards, a day before the Iranian foreign minister is due in Islamabad to press Pakistan to stay out of the Yemen conflict. Militants from Jaish ul-Adl, a ... Report: 8 Iranian guards killed in clashes near Pakistan border 2 Clashes Near Iran's Border With Pakistan Kill Guards and Militants Eight Iranian guards shot dead on Pakistan border |
New York Times | Saudis Ask Pakistan to Join the Fight in Yemen New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's defense minister told Parliament on Monday that Saudi Arabia had asked Pakistan for aircraft, warships and soldiers to join its offensive against the Houthis in Yemen, possibly signaling Saudi plans to expand its war ... Analysis: Several Factors Motivate Saudi Outreach to Pakistan Dangerous Liaisons: A Pakistan-Saudi Alliance And Pakistan enters war in Yemen? |
Voice of America | Pakistan Has Complicated Nuclear Relationship With Saudi Arabia, Iran Voice of America ISLAMABAD—. Iran's foreign minister is due to arrive in Pakistan Wednesday to discuss the conflict in Yemen, which many see as a fight for influence between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia. Iran also has recently reached a framework nuclear ... |
Sydney Morning Herald | How Pakistan's top supermodel ended up in jail Washington Post Ayyan Ali was used to being watched. As Pakistan's top supermodel, she was one of the country's most photographed figures. Her pale skin and startling gray eyes had launched countless marketing campaigns. Her every action was fodder for gossip ... Pakistan model Ayyan Ali in prison after being caught with $US500,000 in her ... Ayyan Ali: Supermodel in a Pakistani jail Why Ayyan Ali, Pakistan's Super-Model, is in Jail |
NDTV | Government Accepts Pakistan's Offer to Fly Home 11 Indians Evacuated From ... NDTV New Delhi: India today accepted Pakistan's offer to fly home 11 Indians evacuated from war-torn Yemen by a Pakistani naval ship. The Indians, who were rescued along with a group of Pakistanis, reached Karachi by ship today. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... Pakistan and Turkey in Yemen diplomatic bid Pakistan and Turkey call on Muslim world to work for peace in Yemen Pakistan PM says 'no hurry' to decide on joining Yemen coalition |
CNN | Family of 10 killed after dad refuses to let daughter marry, Pakistani police say CNN Gul Ahmed Said is accused of shooting and killing the family of 10 in the Charsadda district of northern Pakistan on Sunday, district police Officer Shafiullah Khan said. The quarrel stemmed from an argument over the amount of gold that would be ... Gul Ahmad Saeed Accused of Killing 14 in Pakistan Over Marriage Wrangle Pakistani Man Killed 10 Relatives, Police Say Pakistani man kills family of 10 over marriage dispute: police |
Economic Times (blog) | Pakistan does a North Korea, openly brandishes its nuclear weapons Economic Times (blog) At the recent Carnegie Conference on Nuclear Policy, Pakistan openly brandished its nuclear weapons, advertised its bellicose intentions and generally sounded more like North Korea than a maturing nuclear power. The full-throated cry of frustration had ... Pakistan biggest concern to stability in South Asia: NYT Nuclear Fears in South Asia |
NDTV | 11 Indians rescued from Yemen in Pakistan; Nawaz Sharif offers special plane Economic Times "Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif offers Indian High Commission Islamabad a special aircraft to take 11 Indians (evacuated from Yemen) from Pakistan to India," the Pakistan High Commissioner to India said in New Delhi. However, the Indian High Commission ... Evacuating Indians from Yemen Less Exciting Than Visiting Pakistan Embassy ... Evacuating Indians from Yemen less exciting than visiting Pakistan embassy: VK ... Yemen: India accepts Pak's special plane offer; to end air evacuation ops today |