Reuters | Despite rising economy, Pakistan still hampered by image problem Reuters After a turbulent decade in which Islamist militants staged frequent gun and bomb attacks on cities, some investors still refuse to visit Pakistan and insist on meeting Saigol in Dubai. "Most people have never been to Pakistan. It's a huge problem ... |
Aljazeera.com | The end of Pakistan's double-games in Afghanistan Aljazeera.com If there is any truth to Huxley's remark, the recent bloody border clashes between the Afghan and Pakistani military forces illustrate the common aversion of the Afghans towards their antagonistic eastern neighbours, Pakistan. The incident, which left ... Pakistan must “do more” Pakistani-Afghan Crossing Reopens After Deadly Clashes Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to reopen Torkham border crossing |
KTLA | Pregnant Woman, Husband Tortured and Shot Dead in 'Honor Killing' in Pakistan KTLA Police told CNN Sunday that Aqsa Shakeel, 26, and her husband, Muhammad Shakeel, 30, were visited by a group of relatives on Wednesday at their home in Thikriwala, a village in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province. Police said a heated argument broke ... Pregnant woman and husband 'tortured and shot dead' at Pakistan canal Pakistan: Pregnant woman killed by disapproving family, police say Pregnant woman killed over 'honour' in Pakistan |
NDTV | Pakistan Province Grants 300 Million Rupees To 'University of Jihad' NDTV Peshawar: Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated 300 million rupees in its budget to a madrassa known as the 'University of Jihad' and having top Afghan Taliban leaders among its alumni, including its former chief Mullah Omar. Pakistan To Give Nearly $3 Million To The 'University Of Jihad' |
Reuters | Uber's upstart rival in Pakistan uses rickshaws, low-tech phones Reuters Pakistan has more than 130 million cellphone subscriptions, but only 21 percent subscribe to data packages, and, while the proportion is rising, there are opportunities across emerging economies in Asia to tap a relatively low-tech customer base. In ... |
The Diplomat | Ink and Blood: Extremism in Pakistan The Diplomat Just over six years ago, on May 28, 2010, 86 members of the Ahmaddiya community were brutally massacred when militants affiliated with the Punjabi Taliban (a branch of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) stormed Ahmadi mosques in Lahore, Punjab during ... Pakistan's media regulator bans two religious shows |
Economic Times | Pakistan has not declined NIA team's visit to probe Pathankot attack: Sushma Swaraj Economic Times Asserting that India wants to resolve all vexed issues with Pakistan through talks, Swaraj said the government was pursuing a three-point formula to deal with Islamabad the focus of which is that talks cannot go on if Pakistan does not take action to ... Pakistan hasn't said no to NIA team's visit: Sushma Won't oppose Pakistan's bid for NSG: India India not opposed to Pakistan's membership until it gets seat for own. And once India get it, it will oppose from ... |
The Express Tribune | Pakistan's true ideology The Express Tribune Pakistan's ideology was grounded in the intense feelings of injustices amongst the Muslim minority in undivided India. Majority of Muslims in pre-Partition India wanted to protect their Muslim identity, and political and economic rights. These feelings ... |
The Express Tribune | Pakistan's pursuit: Making FTAs more effective The Express Tribune As FTAs involve reciprocity, which requires Pakistan to offer concessions to the trading partners as well, the balance of trade is tilted towards its trading partners as Pakistan reports higher balance of trade deficits. The unfavourable balance of ... |
Washington Post | Pakistan uses 1.5 million Afghan refugees as pawns in dispute with US Washington Post For decades, Afghans fleeing conflict have found a tenuous haven in next-door Pakistan, which has allowed millions to settle there but periodically threatened to send them back. Now, amid new tensions with Washington over drone strikes and fighter jet ... Tension prevails at Pakistan-Afghanistan border Pakistan's Crippling Strategic Isolation Is Its Own Fault | The National Interest Afghans ready to fight Pakistan as tensions mount |