New York Times | Provincial Minister in Pakistan Is Killed in Suicide Bombing New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A senior provincial minister in Pakistan who was at the forefront of the country's fight against militants and banned sectarian groups was killed in a suicide bomb attack on Sunday, officials said. At least 10 other people were ... Pakistan Provincial Minister Killed in Bombing Pakistan Suicide Blast Kills 15 Twin Blasts Kill Anti-Taliban Pakistani Minister, 13 More |
Al Jazeera America | Hamid Gul's Pakistan legacy: Taliban blowback Al Jazeera America For many critics of the Pakistani security establishment, Lieut. Gen. Hamid Gul personified many of its flaws. Gul, who died Saturday of a brain hemorrhage, served as head of Pakistan's pre-eminent spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence ... Hamid Gul, Pakistan's Former Spy Chief, Dies at 78 Hamid Gul dies at 78; former Pakistan intelligence chief Pakistan: Ex-ISI chief Hamid Gul dies at 79 |
ABC News | 8 Dead as India, Pakistan Trade Fire and Blame in Kashmir ABC News Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy gunfire and mortar rounds for a seventh straight day Sunday along the highly militarized line of control dividing the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir between the two archrivals, officials said. Indian army ... India and Pakistan exchange fire along border in Kashmir India protests Pakistan firing Pakistan Using Heavy Shells - a First Since Ceasefire Agreement: Sources |
Military Times | Protesters seek an end to U.S. financial support of Pakistan Military Times Roughly 50 demonstrators rallied in front of the Pakistani embassy Friday in Washington, D.C., many demanding that Congress stop U.S. financial support of Pakistan, a country that they and others accuse of supporting the Taliban. “I object to any kind ... China commends Pakistan-brokered Afghan peace process How Pakistan Is Tightening Its Grip on the Taliban |
Times of India | Air strikes kill 40 militants in nortwest Pakistan: Military Economic Times ISLAMABAD: Air strikes on Sunday killed 40 suspected militants in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border as part of a major operation against the Taliban and other insurgents, the military said. The attacks took place in the Shawal area of the North ... Air strikes kill 40 terrorists in Pakistan |
The Guardian | Pakistani minister resigns over allegations of spy agency coup The Guardian A senior Pakistani minister has resigned after claiming that the country's former spy chief wanted to overthrow the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, through violent demonstrations in Islamabad last year. Mushahid Ullah Khan submitted his resignation as ... Pakistan Minister Quits After Making Overthrow Plot Claims Pakistan minister resigns over ISI claims in BBC interview Deadly fire at border, Sharif sends I-day messages |
Pakistan's decades of winning drought The Express Tribune Twenty-one years ago, Pakistan won the hockey World Cup after a nerve-wracking final against the Netherlands in Sydney, Australia. As the year closed out, sport was making the headlines for the right reasons. Pakistan, we were told, ruled the world in ... |
NDTV | Katrina Kaif: Logical That Pakistan Will Have Problems With Phantom NDTV Actress Katrina Kaif, the release of whose Phantom has received opposition from the alleged 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed himself in Pakistan, said that such is the subject of their upcoming film that they expected problems concerning its release in ... Anticipated problems with 'Phantom' release in Pakistan: Katrina Kaif |
Aljazeera.com (blog) | India and Pakistan celebrate Independence Day Aljazeera.com (blog) India and Pakistan have celebrated their 69th Independence Day with much fanfare. The end of the British colonial rule in 1947 marked the creation of two independent states - Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan. Independence Day is ... Customs staff get Pakistani sweets on I-Day, face flak |
CBC.ca | Humans of New York post spurs help for abused Pakistan mom CBC.ca A single mother in Pakistan, who fled an abusive relationship and now lives with Hepatitis C, may find the medical and housing assistance she needs after her story resonated with the followers of a popular photo blog. Brandon Stanton, who runs the blog ... |