Wall Street Journal | Despite Crackdown, Some Pakistani Militants Walk the Streets Wall Street Journal BAHAWALPUR, Pakistan—After a suicide bomber killed more than 70 people on Easter Sunday in a park in the eastern province of Punjab, the government vowed to go after Islamist militants in the area. The massacre in the provincial capital of Lahore ... |
New York Times | Afghan President Demands Pakistan Take Military Action Against Taliban New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan — After courting Pakistan for more than a year, President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan changed course on Monday and warned that he would lodge a complaint with the United Nations Security Council if Pakistan refuses to take military ... Ashraf Ghani Attacks Pakistan for Sheltering Terrorist Groups Afghan Taliban Negotiators Arrive in Pakistan for Initial Talks The Pakistan-Haqqani nexus and Kabul's misgivings |
The Guardian | Twenty-three die in Pakistan after eating contaminated sweets The Guardian A woman receives medical treatment at a hospital in Punjab province, Pakistan, after eating contaminated sweets. Photograph: Faisal Kareem/EPA. Agence France-Presse in Lahore. Monday 25 April 2016 08.40 EDT Last modified on Monday 25 April 2016 ... Pakistan contaminated sweets kill 23 24 killed after eating poison sweets in Pakistan, official says 23 Die After Eating Contaminated Desserts in Pakistan |
Pakistan Arrests Prominent Al-Qaida Financier ABC News Pakistani authorities have arrested an al-Qaida financier who has been on a U.N. sanctions list since 2012, police said Monday. Abdur Rehman Sindhi was detained during a raid by intelligence agencies in the southern port city of Karachi last week, said ... |
BBC News | Gogi, the heroine created by Pakistan's first female cartoonist BBC News Although Gogi is beloved by many in Pakistan, Nazar says her strip is not often published in local newspapers because comics about social issues are "not as popular as political cartoons". "I've tried to turn my attention to social media now, and ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Younis apologises for deserting Pakistan Cup ESPNcricinfo.com Younis Khan has called the PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan to apologise for his actions during the Pakistan Cup in Faisalabad. Younis, the captain of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, had been fined 50% of his match fee for breaching level 2 of the PCB domestic code ... Younis Khan faces ban after leaving Pakistan Cup, disputing with officials Younus Khan ready to participate in Pakistan Cup after 'apology' Pakistan's Younis Khan escapes ban after row with umpires |
The Indian Express | In fact: Why Pakistan Army is targeting the 'Robin Hoods' of Indus The Indian Express Now, Pakistan's army is chasing after Paru Chandio's heirs: the bandits of the badlands along the Indus Valley, running from southern Punjab into northern Sindh — a bizarre operation involving helicopter gunships, that can only be likened to using a ... |
Daily Times | Afghan Opportunity: India and Pakistan must leverage the Heart of Asia meet to boost bilateral contact Times of India (blog) For the first time since the Pathankot terror attack in January, the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet today in New Delhi on the margins of the Heart of Asia conference on Afghanistan. In fact, foreign secretary-level talks had been ... Another Heart of Asia conference spotlight on India-Pakistan Pakistan, India likely to hold secretary-level talks in Delhi Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry likely to visit Delhi tomorrow |
The Indian Express | Pakistan arrests six in Sikh leader killing, denies Taliban role Reuters Gunmen shot and killed Soran Singh, a prominent leader of Pakistan's tiny Sikh religious minority and a lawmaker from cricket legend Imran Khan's opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, outside his home in the town of Buner on Friday. "We arrested ... Pakistan police say Sikh lawmaker killed by political rival Pakistan: Sikh politician killed by rival for party ticket, says police Sikh Politician Arrested Over Killing Of Rival In Pakistan |
CBS News | Pakistani grandfather's joy turns into fatal family tragedy CBS News ISLAMABAD -- The celebration of the birth of a grandson quickly turned into a tragedy for Umar Hayat, a resident of Layyah in Pakistan's sprawling Punjab province. Ten people, mostly relatives, died and others were sickened after consuming a baked ... |