BBC News | US returns stolen ancient Buddhist sculpture to Pakistan BBC News The US has returned an ancient Buddhist stone sculpture to Pakistan, from where it was stolen in the 1980s. The 2nd Century piece, depicting Buddha's footprints alongside religious symbols, was taken from the Swat Valley and eventually smuggled into ... NYC Returns $1.1 Million Buddhist Sculpture Stolen From Pakistan In The '80s Buddhist sculpture returned to Pakistan Sculpture stolen from Pakistan recovered in Manhattan, will be returned |
New York Times | India-Pakistan Meeting Raises Hopes for Improved Relations New York Times NEW DELHI — The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan on Tuesday held a brief bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a regional gathering here, a noteworthy development in its own right, and later put out separate statements saying they had ... India Pushes Pakistan to Clamp Down on Terrorism India-Pakistan meet fruitful, but not a breakthrough, says Pakistan's Foreign Secy India Asks Pakistan to Curb Terror Groups Targeting India |
Reuters | Pakistan says has taken steps to root out militants in Waziristan Reuters ISLAMABAD Pakistan has done its best to root out militants from the Waziristan region, its foreign secretary said on Wednesday, after Afghanistan called for its neighbor to act against the Taliban and other groups aligned to the militants. Afghan ... Afghanistan and Pakistan Return to the Blame Game After the Kabul Attacks Afghan Taliban delegation denies being in Pakistan for peace talks Afghan Taliban Confirms Delegation Visiting Pakistan |
Reuters Blogs (blog) | What to read into a growing alliance between China and Pakistan Reuters Blogs (blog) China has agreed to spend an extraordinary $46 billion in investment throughout Pakistan, far more than the annual U.S. aid budget for the entire world. This is now Beijing's biggest commitment to any one country. Pakistan is also the largest recipient ... India must wake up to double threat of China-Pakistan India, Pakistan and the new Great Game China urges India, Pak. to hold talks |
Pakistan Has A China Connection To Nuclear Trouble NDTV While China and Pakistan have cooperated on military technology for decades, and China's government announced in 2013 it would be assisting with the construction of nuclear power plants in Karachi, the extent of China's cooperation with Pakistan's ... |
Firstpost | F-16 fighter jets sold to Pakistan could be used against India: US lawmakers Firstpost Additionally, Indo-Pak tensions remain elevated and some question whether the F-16s could ultimately be used against India or other regional powers, rather than the terrorists as Pakistan as asserted," Congressman Matt Salmon said during a ... Obama administration asks Congress to approve $2 bn for Pakistan, Afghanistan |
The Diplomat | (Ab)normal Nuclear Pakistan The Diplomat Security threats from India and Pakistan-U.S. mistrust on nuclear non-proliferation are both important drivers of Pakistan's nuclear policy and factors contributing to Pakistan's dependence on nuclear weapons for defense and diplomacy. A recalibration ... |
The Diplomat | Good News for Pakistan? Turkey's New Tank Is Ready for Mass Production The Diplomat The head of Turkey's defense procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, Ismail Demir announced in January that Pakistan's military is interested in procuring the Altay MBT, although there is no official confirmation from the ... |
CNN | 26 killed after eating poison sweets in Pakistan, official says CNN The pesticide detected in the sweets is banned in Pakistan, and shops are not permitted to sell it, he said, but Muhammad Ali, who lives in the area, told CNN it's widely available and is used to make poison for crops. The shop has been closed down ... Pakistan contaminated sweets kill 23 Twenty-three die in Pakistan after eating contaminated sweets 23 Die After Eating Contaminated Desserts in Pakistan |
Pakistan charity accused of running unauthorized sharia courts Reuters JuD operates openly in Pakistan and its leader Hafiz Saeed, who also founded LeT, holds public rallies and gives interviews despite a $10 million bounty placed on him by the United States. JuD officials last year told Reuters the group had 30,000 ... |