The Economist | The hard choice for Pakistan The Economist The attack happened to come just a few weeks after the execution of Mumtaz Qadri, a police bodyguard who in 2011 murdered Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab, for his criticism of Pakistan's blasphemy laws. Over 100,000 people attended Qadri's ... Pakistan is winning the war against terrorism Lahore bombing: Police arrest 17 during raids Pakistan's War Against Christians |
The New York Review of Books | Pakistan: The Army Steps In The New York Review of Books The suicide bomber who killed seventy-two people on Easter Sunday in a park in Lahore, Pakistan has drawn condemnation from around the world. Among the killed were twenty-nine children, and another 370 people were wounded, many of them members ... How Pakistan's Religious Right Uses 'Blasphemy' to Usurp Political Power EDITORIAL: Growing terrorism in Pakistan How many tiny coffins will it take to shake Pakistan out of its slumber? |
Times of India | Pakistan launches international offensive over arrest of Indian 'spy' Times of India Speaking at his weekly news briefing, foreign office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said major world capitals and EU have been informed about the arrest of a serving Indian Navy officer for planning "subversive activities" in Pakistan, Radio Pakistan ... Pakistan Releases Video of Indian Officer, Saying He's a Spy Pakistan seeks another RAW agent's handover, more information Pakistan-India secretary-level talks may not be affected by RAW agent's capture |
The New Yorker | A Crisis for Minorities in Pakistan The New Yorker Jamaat ul-Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistan Taliban that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, took credit for the attack, claiming that it targeted Christians (in fact, more Muslims than Christians were killed). For nearly two decades, as ... Pakistan Militant Group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Threatens Fresh Wave of Violence Young lives lost in Lahore blast Another Bombing, This Time in Pakistan |
Hindustan Times | Pakistan accepts involvement of its nationals in Pathankot attack Hindustan Times Indian activists carry photographs of the chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad, Maulana Masood Azhar (L) and chief of Pakistan's outlawed Islamic hardline Jamaat ud Dawa (JD), Hafiz Mohammad Saeed (R) during a protest against the attack on the air force base in ... 'Probe team agrees Pathankot terrorists came from Pakistan' Hosting Probe Team Amounts To 'Clean Chit' To Pakistan, Says Congress Pakistan JIT Examines Former Gurdaspur SP, 12 Others |
DunyaNews Pakistan | Afghanistan calls off Pakistan tour DunyaNews Pakistan LAHORE (Web Desk) – Afghanistan have refused to visit Pakistan next month due to security reasons, Dunya News reported on Thursday. Afghanistan were scheduled to play a three-match series against Pakistan in the second week of April. On the other ... Proposed Afghanistan tour of Pakistan on hold after Lahore blast Called off! Pakistan drop plans to host Afghanistan in a bilateral series due to security concerns Wasim fears for future of Pakistan cricket |
ESPNcricinfo.com (blog) | Pakistan are built to fail in T20 ESPNcricinfo.com (blog) But the facts are simple: when Waqar took over in 2010, Pakistan hadn't won a Test series for more than three years; when he took over in 2014, Pakistan hadn't won one in over two years. Within six months of him taking charge, these two streaks began. Shahid Afridi apologises for Pakistan's dismal World Twenty20 show Waqar Younis offers to depart after Pakistan's early World Twenty20 exit World Twenty20: Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis 'begs forgiveness' |
The Express Tribune | Pakistan, China: Interconnecting power grid to be built The Express Tribune Dagha said Pakistan was very much positioned to become an energy corridor for the region and facilitate the exchange of clean energy in South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East and China. Speaking about the Central Asia-South Asia (Casa) 1,000 power ... |
Voice of America | Pakistan, Afghanistan Return to War of Words Voice of America Pakistan has rejected Afghan allegations its intelligence agency is behind the Taliban's resurgence and that Islamabad is not helping in efforts to end the war in Afghanistan. In a speech to the Afghan parliament this week, acting spy chief, Massoud ... |
U.S. News & World Report | Will Turkey Be Obama's Pakistan? U.S. News & World Report Michael Rubin, fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, calls Turkey “Pakistan 2.0” for the U.S., referring to the situation in which that country was accused of publicly claiming to fight terrorist groups like the Taliban and al Qaeda while ... |