U.S. News & World Report | Pakistan says fence on Afghan border will reduce attacks ABC News A Pakistani soldier stands guard at a newly erected fence between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Angore Adda, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017.Pakistan's military says new fencing and guard posts along the border with Afghanistan will help prevent ... Pakistan, Afghanistan in Angry Tangle Over Chicken-Wire Border Fence to Keep Out Militants Pakistan shows off new Afghan border fence |
New York Times | Tillerson Hails Ties With India, but Criticizes China and Pakistan New York Times WASHINGTON — On the eve of his first trip to South Asia as secretary of state, Rex W. Tillerson made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for closer ties with India while casting China as a threat to the world order and saying Pakistan needed to do more ... 'US expects Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorists' |
New York Times | What's Really Keeping Pakistan's Children Out of School? New York Times Pakistan's education crisis is a supply-side problem. Enrollment rates are used as the measure for progress because Pakistan has the second-largest population of out-of-school children in the world. But the proportion of 5- to 9-year-olds in school is ... |
Aljazeera.com | Roadside blast kills elite police in Pakistan's Quetta Aljazeera.com Islamabad, Pakistan - A suicide bomber has killed at least seven police officers and wounded 22 others in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta. The attack targeted a truck carrying police personnel on the city's main Saryab road on Wednesday ... Car bomb kills 5 police, 2 civilians in southwest Pakistan Bombing Targets Pakistani Security Forces, Killing At Least Seven Taliban suicide bomber kills 7 in Pakistan |
National Post | US Navy SEALs first spotted Boyle family in captivity and pressured Pakistan to make a move or they would National Post WASHINGTON — A CIA drone was circling a remote valley in northwest Pakistan last month when it picked up an unusual sight: a young woman and children in a militant camp. To intelligence analysts, she appeared to be an American abducted five years ... Caitlan Coleman, American woman released with her family in Pakistan: Who is she? TRUMP PRAISES PAKISTAN BUT THERE ARE DOUBTS OVER BILATERAL TIES Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 31 on Pakistan-Afghanistan Frontier |
cricket.com.au | Imam, Hasan guide historic Pakistan cricket.com.au Young opener Imam-ul-Haq, nephew of Pakistan great Inzamam-ul-Haq, smashed a century on debut to guide his side to a seven-wicket win in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Seamer Hasan Ali became the quickest bowler to ... Imam-ul-Haq: Pakistan great Inzamam's nephew hits debut 100 against Sri Lanka SL opt to bat; Imam-ul-Haq debuts for Pakistan Imam's debut 100, Hasan's five propel Pakistan to series-clinching win |
Voice of America | Pakistan's Tehreek-i-Taliban Confirms Death of Its Top Leader Voice of America Pakistan's Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) on Wednesday confirmed the death of Umar Mansoor, one of the group's top leaders and who allegedly was responsible for carrying out several deadly attacks in Pakistan. Mansoor was reportedly the mastermind behind ... Militant behind Pakistan school attack killed: Taliban Drone strike kills Pakistan school carnage 'mastermind' US returns the favour, 'kills' dreaded TTP Ahraar chief Umar Khorasani |
Pakistan: Election to UN Rights Body Spotlights Failings Human Rights Watch (Geneva, October 17, 2017) – The International Commission of Jurists, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch are urging Pakistan to take immediate steps towards meeting “the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights,” ... |
Human Rights Watch | Pakistan's Deportation of Turkish Family Shows Many at Risk Human Rights Watch On Sunday, the Pakistani government deported a Turkish educator and his family living in Pakistan back to Turkey, despite their being registered as asylum seekers by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), according to media reports ... Turkish family 'illegally deported' from Pakistan |
Reuters | Tillerson to visit Pakistan as well as India: senior US official Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will Pakistan next week during an Asian trip that will also take him to the country's rival India, a senior official at the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State ... |