Washington Post | Pakistani general's exit may be good for democracy — but bad for stability Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The most powerful and popular man in Pakistan, Gen. Raheel Sharif, announced Monday that he will step down as army chief when his term expires in November, a positive step for the country's historically unstable democracy but ... Loved or Feared: Pakistan's Retiring General Sharif Pakistan's powerful army chief says to step down when term ends Pakistan's General Raheel Sharif to Retire This Year |
BBC News | Pakistan attack: Bacha Khan University briefly reopens BBC News Pakistan's Bacha Khan University briefly reopened its doors on Monday, days after more than 20 people were killed in an attack by suspected Taliban militants. Students held a condolence gathering on the campus and also staged a peace march to ... Pakistani university briefly reopens after militant attack Pakistan University Demands Weapons After Deadly Attack Pakistan security forces parade Taliban university attack suspects |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Pakistan's Perpetual Militant Feedback Loop Foreign Policy (blog) But Pakistan has typically responded to such allegations with a combination of defensiveness and dismissiveness. Islamabad, for example, failed to arrest Azhar when JeM was accused of attacking a legislative building in Kashmir in October 2001 ... Obama urges 'serious' action against Pakistan extremists Wages of Apathy Costing Pakistan Dearly Pakistan declines joint grilling of JeM chief Masood Azhar with India |
The Guardian | Pakistan's counter-terrorism policy The Guardian We take exception to your editorial (Death on campus, 21 January), which challenges the very essence of successful counter-terrorism policy adopted by the government of Pakistan. Contrary to the assertion in the editorial, the national action plan (NAP ... Pakistan Shifting Blame to Afghanistan for Its Jihadist Blunders Services of Pakistan's blind diplomat at permanent mission to UN laudable: PM Nawaz |
The Guardian | Kiwis hammer Pakistan The Herald WELLINGTON. — A solid 82 by Henry Nicholls followed by a ninth-wicket batting blitz carried New Zealand to a convincing 70-run victory in the opening one-day international cricket match against Pakistan in Wellington yesterday. New Zealand beat Pakistan comfortably on Mohammad Amir's ODI return Mitchell McClenaghan out of Pakistan series with fractured eye socket New Zealand bowlers skittle Pakistan after Nicolls leads revival |
Scroll.in | Why can't we have our own IITs in Pakistan? Quartz But there's a bigger difference: this university's students are largely graduates of Indian madrassas while almost all university students in Pakistan come from secular schools. Thus, MANUU's development of video “bridge courses” in Urdu must be ... A Pakistani's candid report after visiting India's IITs |
BBC News | Viewpoint: The toll of terror in Afghanistan and Pakistan BBC News Among the countries worst affected have been Afghanistan and Pakistan which alone have accounted for a bomb a day - sometimes several bombs a day. The level of suffering, the devastation of families, the loss, trauma and psychological impact of all ... |
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 arrests five over deadly attack on Bacha Khan university Pakistan Says Campus Attack Orchestrated by Militants in Afghanistan Pakistan's Unnecessary Martyrs |
Pakistan and terror The Hindu Pakistan is undisputedly a breeding ground for terrorism (“Pakistan 'must' dismantle terror networks: Obama”, Jan.25). Most terrorist groups operating there do so under the pretext of waging jihad against India and have the blessings of the Pakistan ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Pakistan A spark late collapse to keep series alive ESPNcricinfo.com Pakistan A kept the series against England Lions alive, securing a 17-run victory in Dubai with a late surge in the field after England had appeared on track. Khurram Manzoor's 113 anchored Pakistan A's total of 288 for 5, but with James Vince ... James Vince's hundred in vain as England Lions lose to Pakistan A |