The Mercury News | US criticizes Pakistan's release of suspected terror leader The Mercury News Pakistan's decision to set free the alleged mastermind of the 2008 attacks in Mumbai drew quick criticism from the United States, where President Donald Trump has demanded that Pakistani leaders take tougher action against terrorists. Hafiz Saeed, who ... Pakistan militant wanted by US freed from house arrest Accused Mumbai attack mastermind freed from house arrest in Pakistan Pakistan releases militant wanted by US |
Aljazeera.com | Social media crackdown stifles dissent in Pakistan Aljazeera.com Islamabad, Pakistan - When Zafar Achakzai, a journalist in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan, heard a loud, insistent knocking on his door just before sunrise on June 25, he did not quite know what to expect. When he answered, he was met by ... |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Suicide Bomber Kills Senior Pakistani Police Official, Guard RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty A suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed a senior regional police official in northwestern Pakistan and one of his guards, police said. Six other police officers were injured in the attack in Peshawar on November 24 that killed deputy provincial ... Suicide attack kills senior police official in Peshawar Suicide bomber kills police officer, his guard in Pakistan Suicide attack kills a top Pakistani police officer: official |
CNN | Pakistan's blasphemy laws threaten the nation's journalists (opinion ... CNN Rafia Zakaria writes that though Pakistan's constitution guarantees freedom of the press, it's a frail freedom circumscribed by laws that protect Islam and the ... |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Pakistan Releases US-Wanted Militant Suspect RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty India accused Pakistan of helping organize the attacks in cooperation with Saeed, who is head of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) charity, which U.S. officials say is a front for the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e Taiba militant group. The United States had ... Pakistan releases US-wanted militant suspect on court order Pakistan's $10m bounty cleric Hafiz Saeed released - BBC News Militant Leader Hafiz Saeed Is Released by Pakistani Court |
The Independent | Pakistan High Court 'to decide if Black Friday goes against Islamic teachings' The Independent The petitioner wrote: "Friday has religious significance for Muslims. Therefore calling it 'black' is a crime. "According to the dictionary, Black Friday means ill-fated or black day. Hence, the court must ban celebration of Black Friday on 24 November ... |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Police Defuse Bomb Attached To Journalists' Car In Pakistan, Detain Occupants RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Police have defused a bomb attached to a car carrying four journalists in northwestern Pakistan, and detained the vehicle's occupants for interrogation. The journalists, including an RFE/RL correspondent, were on their way to cover a vintage car rally ... |
China signs deal to build new nuclear reactor in Pakistan: WNN Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - China has signed a deal to build a third large nuclear reactor in Pakistan, which wants to get a fifth of its electricity from nuclear by 2030. World Nuclear News, supported by industry lobby World Nuclear Association, reported that ... |
The Straits Times | Pakistan attack targeting senior cop kills three The Straits Times A Pakistani security official inspecting the damaged windscreen of a vehicle at the scene of an attack that targeted a senior police officer in Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday. According to reports, at least three were killed, including Additional ... |
The Guardian | Pakistani court orders release of alleged mastermind of Mumbai attacks The Guardian A Pakistani court has ordered the release of Hafiz Saeed, an alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, in a move likely to worsen the country's tattered relationship with the US. The Islamist cleric, who heads Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) – listed ... Pakistan court orders release of Islamist blamed for Mumbai attacks Pakistan releases Hafiz Saeed from house arrest Pakistan Orders Release Of Suspected Mastermind Of Deadly Mumbai Attacks |