Wall Street Journal | China to Build Pipeline From Iran to Pakistan Wall Street Journal ISLAMABAD—China will build a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran to Pakistan to help address Pakistan's acute energy shortage, under a deal to be signed during the Chinese president's visit to Islamabad this month, Pakistani officials said. The ... Pakistan to Avoid Yemen Intervention for Fear of Sectarian Reprisals Iran, Pakistan Urge Dialogue on Ending Yemen Crisis Iran foreign minister: Pakistan, Iran must work together on Yemen |
Voice of America | Why Pakistan is still undecided about sending troops to fight in Yemen Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — War-weary Pakistani lawmakers are balking at committing troops to the Saudi-led campaign against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, complicating efforts by Saudi Arabia to build a broad coalition for a possible ground ... Pakistan Has Complicated Nuclear Relationship With Saudi Arabia, Iran Saudi request for help in Yemen sparks political crisis in Pakistan Pakistan MPs speak out against intervention in Yemen |
BBC News | Islamic State enters fray in Pakistan BBC News Islamic State drew first blood against Pakistan at the weekend when its regional spokesman claimed their fighters had shot dead three Pakistani soldiers. But how big an advantage does this represent for the group? Few are willing to speculate. Most ... UNSC slaps sanctions on Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah UNSC slaps sanctions on Pak Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah |
New York Post | Pakistan and US close in on $1 billion helicopter, weapons deal Reuters U.S. ally Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation of 180 million people, is fighting a Taliban insurgency in its northwest, a separatist insurgency along its Iranian border in the west, and has a heavily militarized and disputed border with arch rival India ... Pakistan, US close to $1B counterterrorism weapons deal US Considering Major Arms Sales To Egypt, Pakistan US Approves $952M Sale of Helicopters, Missiles to Pakistan |
CNN International | Iranian Border Guards Are Killed in Fighting Near Pakistan New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two episodes in a volatile area of Iran near the country's border with Pakistan have left eight Iranian border guards and three militants dead, news agencies reported on Tuesday. The border guards were killed on Monday in ... 8 Iranian guards killed in clashes near Pakistan border Eight Iranian guards shot dead on Pakistan border Iranian guards killed on Pakistan border |
Voice of America | India Envoy Weighs In on Pakistan's Growing Nuclear Arsenal Voice of America ISLAMABAD—. India's envoy to Pakistan has brushed aside Islamabad's claims that rapid increases in its atomic arsenal, including short-range “tactical” nuclear weapons, are serving as a deterrent to another war between the rival nations. Speaking to ... Terrorism needs to be dealt with: Indian envoy TCA Raghavan to Pakistan Indian envoy to Pakistan: Terrorism needs to be dealt with |
The Hindu | 11 Indians rescued by Pak reach Delhi The Hindu The crisis in Yemen ended up bringing India and Pakistan together in a rare display of goodwill and mutual cooperation. Eleven Indians evacuated from Yemen by Pakistan reached India on Wednesday night in a special aircraft of the Pakistani Air Force. Naseeruddin Shah Right In Saying Pakistan isn't India's Enemy India appreciates Pakistan's gesture of evacuating its nationals from Yemen PM Narendra Modi thanks Pakistan for evacuating Indian nationals from Yemen |
Yahoo Travel | Traveling Through Pakistan With My (Fake) Husband Yahoo Travel I am traveling in Pakistan with a stranger I met on a layover in Hong Kong. Within minutes of meeting each other, we knew we could travel together. We decided to travel to Pakistan together over lukewarm Tiger Beer sitting on Smurf size chairs in Hanoi. |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Talukdar, Abul picked for Pakistan ODIs; Imrul dropped ESPNcricinfo.com Uncapped batsman Rony Talukdar and Abul Hasan have been included in Bangladesh's 14-man squad for the first two ODIs against Pakistan. The selectors dropped Imrul Kayes, Taijul Islam and Shaiful Islam from the World Cup squad. Talukdar is an ... Rony Talukder new face as Bangladesh squad named for first two ODIs against ... Bangladesh call up uncapped Talukdar for Pakistan ODIs Uncapped Rony, Hasan named for Pakistan ODIs |
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 orders charges against ex–CIA officials over drone deaths CIA lawyer, officer ordered charged in Pakistan drone strike Pakistan judge: Charge CIA lawyer, officer for drone strike |