New York Times | In Lahore, Pakistan, Smog Has Become a 'Fifth Season' New York Times LAHORE, Pakistan — For nearly two weeks, Lahore, Pakistan's second-largest city, has been like one huge airport smokers' lounge. But Abid Omar's jaw still dropped on Wednesday, when he checked the air-quality monitor he had installed to track the city ... |
Scout | Pakistan Could Have as Many As 130 Nuclear Weapons Scout Sandwiched between Iran, China, India and Afghanistan, Pakistan lives in a complicated neighborhood with a variety of security issues. One of the nine known states known to have nuclear weapons, Pakistan's nuclear arsenal and doctrine are continually ... |
Voice of America | Pakistan Offers to Arrange Meeting Between Convicted Indian Spy, Wife Voice of America Pakistan says it has decided to allow a convicted Indian death row prisoner to meet his wife "on purely humanitarian grounds." Former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav was arrested in March 2016 in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan. Pakistan Allows Kulbhushan Jadhav to Meet His Wife Pakistan to allow wife to meet Kulbhushan Jadhav Pakistan to allow Kulbhushan Jadhav a visit from his wife |
Rabwah Times | Pakistan's capital Islamabad shutdown by Islamists Rabwah Times Several thousand Islamists in Pakistan have effectively blocked a main crossing near the national capital, Islamabad, crippling the daily life of millions of people and underscoring challenges facing the country's counter extremism efforts. The rally ... Islamists demand removal of Pakistani minister for Prophet omission |
WIRED | The Iranian Smugglers Trafficking Fuel Into Pakistan WIRED In Pakistan, a gallon of diesel costs more than $3. In Iran, it's just 34 cents. The math is simple, and it sends droves of poor, Iranian smugglers speeding to the border in beat-up Toyota pickups loaded down with fuel. Sadegh Souri tried his best to ... |
Geo News, Pakistan | Pakistan Awami Ittehad formed under Musharraf's leadership Geo News, Pakistan Speaking in regards to Nawaz Sharif, Musharraf said the political future of the ousted premier is over and added that a new political force should come to the forefront in Pakistan. Referring to the MQM-P, he expressed concern at the state of affairs ... Musharraf forms 'Pakistan Awami Itehad' of 23 political parties |
Business Insider | South Asia smog disrupts travel, sickens thousands in Pakistan Business Insider LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two weeks of thick toxic smog has disrupted normal life in parts of Pakistan, with flights canceled, road accidents surging and nearly 15,000 people being hospitalized in and around Lahore, officials said on Friday. The ... Smog disrupts GCC-Pakistan flights |
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International | Pakistan: Closure of MSF project in northwest will leave thousands without healthcare Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been told by the Pakistani authorities to close its medical activities in Bajaur Agency in north-western Pakistan. The closure will leave thousands of people in Bajaur Agency without vital healthcare, and comes just ... Pakistan asks MSF to shut tribal operation: aid group |
Pakistan blocks off roads into capital as blasphemy law supporters stage sit-in Channel NewsAsia RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Pakistan on Friday blocked off roads into Islamabad, the capital, as an Islamist party that backs strict blasphemy laws staged a sit-in on a key highway, demanding the resignation of a minister it blames for changes to an ... |
Daily Times | Foreign delegates keen to invest in Pakistan: KCCI president Daily Times KARACHI: Foreign delegates from China, Hong Kong, Germany, Tunisia and Indonesia have expressed seriousness towards undertaking joint ventures and exploring investment opportunities in Pakistan, said Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry ... |