The New Yorker | Pakistan's Monster The New Yorker The tale of Frankenstein is the proper lens through which to view the attack by Taliban gunmen this week on a school in Pakistan. The assault, at Bacha Khan University in the city of Charsadda, killed at least twenty-two people and wounded at least ... Pakistan's Unnecessary Martyrs Why You Need To Be Worried About This Week's Terror Attack In Pakistan Pakistan university attackers warn of more assaults on schools |
Wall Street Journal | Pakistan Says Campus Attack Orchestrated by Militants in Afghanistan Wall Street Journal KARACHI, Pakistan—Pakistan said Thursday that a deadly assault on a university this week was orchestrated by militants in Afghanistan, part of a pattern of cross-border terrorism that is undermining peace efforts in the region. At least 21 people died ... Pakistan, Afghanistan need to work together to tackle Taliban: US White House: Attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan underscore threat to region |
Huffington Post | How A Filmmaker Is Using Movies To End Pakistan's Honor Killings Huffington Post At least 1,000 women are killed each year in Pakistan -- often by stoning to death -- as punishment for actions that bring shame to her family or community, according to the Pakistani human rights group Aurat Foundation. That number may be much higher ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Pakistan's Juggling Act Foreign Policy (blog) On Jan. 6, Pakistan's media regulatory authority warned television channels to be “cautious” while covering the diplomatic standoff between Saudi Arabia and Iran, sparked by the kingdom's decision to execute Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr on Jan. 2 ... |
Times of India | Pakistan trashed over bogus claims of Indian terrorism Times of India WASHINGTON: A concerted chorus in Pakistan orchestrated by its jihadi-military establishment that India is behind its homegrown terrorist attacks is being trashed in the western media, with reputed commentators instead calling out Islamabad for its own ... India, Pakistan 'to hold high-level talks' Shady war, shadow peace India sets agenda for Foreign Secretary talks with Pakistan |
BBC News | Pakistan court lifts Houbara bustard hunting ban BBC News Pakistan's supreme court has lifted a ban on the hunting of a rare bird, the Houbara bustard. The bird is prized by hunters in the Middle East, who consider the bird's meat an aphrodisiac. The Houbara, which is about the size of a chicken, once ... Pakistan Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Hunting Rare Bird Pakistan Lifts Ban On Hunting Rare Bird After Government Protests |
Stuff.co.nz | Ross Taylor out of Pakistan, Australia ODI series with side strain Stuff.co.nz Young Canterbury batsman Henry Nicholls earned a reprieve for the three-match one-day international series against Pakistan, starting in Wellington on Monday, after Taylor was ruled out for the Pakistan and Australia ODIs with an oblique side strain. Ross Taylor ruled out of Pakistan and Australia series with injury |
The Diplomat | Why Is Pakistan Interested in Brokering Peace Between Iran and Saudi Arabia? The Diplomat It's been a particularly interesting week for Pakistani diplomacy. In a rare display, both Nawaz Sharif, the country's prime minister, and General Raheel Sharif (no relation), the chief of army staff, jointly traveled to Saudi Arabia and Iran, in what ... Saudi Arabia Minister Avoids Questions On Acquiring Nukes From Pakistan |
ESPNcricinfo.com | New Zealand v Pakistan, 3rd T20I, Wellington January 21, 2016 ESPNcricinfo.com Just the way the two teams sit together - with 114 rating points each - in the ICC T20I rankings, Pakistan and New Zealand have kept the series alive and hard-fought. Pakistan will get some more T20 practice in the Asia Cup before heading to India for ... Anderson on song as NZ thrash Pakistan Live Cricket Score of New Zealand vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I at Wellington Video highlights: Black Caps rout Pakistan by 95 runs - 3rd T20 |
Think like the neighbour The Hindu It is not surprising that terrorists struck Bacha Khan University on the death anniversary of the Gandhian it is named after. Though Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a devout Muslim who had declared his allegiance to Pakistan despite initial opposition to ... |