Quartz | China is adding a Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline to its revival of the old Silk Road Quartz The Iran-Pakistan pipeline link has been on the drawing board for some two decades, but was foiled by the prospect of US sanctions against Pakistan if it participated. Iran says that its 560-mile portion is already built to the Pakistani border ... China to Build Pipeline From Iran to Pakistan China to build Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline: report China to build Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline: Pakistan government |
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 Pakistan to Avoid Yemen Intervention for Fear of Sectarian Reprisals Saudi request for help in Yemen sparks political crisis in Pakistan |
Yahoo News | Pakistan hopes to host Zimbabwe for 5 ODIs next month Yahoo News Pakistan's players led by skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, right, walk back after defeating Zimbabwe in the Pool B Cricket World Cup match in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, March 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) ... Zimbabwe to tour Pakistan for one-day series Fingers crossed: Zimbabwe expected to break cricket drought in Pakistan Zimbabwe to tour Pakistan for ODI series |
U-T San Diego | Pakistan court orders release of alleged Mumbai mastermind U-T San Diego FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015 file photo, Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi, the main suspect of the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, raises his fist after his court appearance in Islamabad, Pakistan. A defense lawyer said Thursday, April 9, 2015 that a ... Pakistan reorders release of suspected Mumbai attack mastermind |
CNN | 8 Iranian guards killed in clashes near Pakistan border CNN The news agency cited Ali Asghar Mirshekari, the deputy governor of Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province, who said the militants crossed into the country from Pakistan. Iranian officials have reportedly asked Pakistani authorities to catch the surviving ... Iranian Border Guards Are Killed in Fighting Near Pakistan Iran Says Militants From Pakistan Killed Eight Border Guards Eight Iranian guards shot dead on Pakistan border |
Pakistan Selling Its Stake in Habib Bank Wall Street Journal ISLAMABAD—Pakistan plans to sell its entire stake in the country's largest private-sector bank in a deal expected to raise $1 billion, officials said on Thursday, in what would be the latest and biggest divestiture under the government's economic ... |
Toronto Star | Pakistan must help accused terrorist held in Canadian isolation, lawyer says Toronto Star Pakistan must help accused terrorist held in Canadian isolation, lawyer says. A Pakistani man accused of planning bomb attacks on downtown Toronto needs help from his country given that he is likely to be kept in solitary confinement for the ... |
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 defends $1 billion defence deal with Pakistan Is the US About to Sell 1000 Missiles to Pakistan? |
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 ... |
War on the Rocks | Groundhog Day in US-Pakistan Relations War on the Rocks The United States generally, and the U.S. State Department in particular, seem perennially unwilling to grasp the realities of Pakistan. Refusing to recognize that Pakistan pursues ideological goals through the use of terrorism under its ever-expanding ... |