Scout | Pakistan Says It's Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons Scout Pakistan is ready to use nuclear weapons against India, a senior Pakistani official confirmed on Monday. Appearing on the Pakistani television channel “Geo,” Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that [3] Islamabad is willing to use nuclear ... |
BBC News | Girl, 16, paraded naked in Pakistan after 'honour' row BBC News Villagers in a remote area of north-west Pakistan are in shock after armed men forced a 16-year-old girl to walk half-naked through the village, claiming it was to redeem their family honour. Local residents say the woman was targeted because of her ... |
NPR | Pakistani Bride Charged With Poisoning Husband's Milk, Inadvertently Killing 17 NPR A 21-year-old Pakistani woman, unhappy in her new arranged marriage, is charged with murder after poisoning her husband's milk that some two dozen members of his extended family later drank, resulting in 17 deaths, according to police. The alleged ... Pakistani bride kills 17 people with poison milk in effort to escape arranged marriage, police say Pakistani bride kills 17 in botched plot to kill husband |
Quartz | Dina Wadia: Jinnah's daughter, and a symbol of India and Pakistan's tumultuous history Quartz Not the least because she chose not to move to Pakistan, which her father had carved out in 1947. Instead, she stayed in India and married a Parsi and had two children. One of them went on to become the 25th richest Indian and the patriarch of one of ... Jinnah House, Pakistan Founder's Daughter Dina Wadia And The Long Legal Battle Memorable pictures of Quaid-e-Azam's daughter Dina Wadia's Pakistan visit Pakistan mourns the death of Jinnah's only child Dina Wadia |
BBC News | Pakistani ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's corruption trial adjourned BBC News Pakistan's court has adjourned the hearing of two cases of alleged corruption against former PM Nawaz Sharif until 7 November. He and some of his family members are facing charges relating to their ownership of properties in London. They deny any ... Pakistan's ex-PM appears in court for trial over finances Pakistan's former PM appears in court on corruption charges Pakistan anti-graft body challenges release of Sharif's son-in-law |
Washington Post | Pakistani protesters see a dark conspiracy afoot in a 'clerical error' about the Muslim prophet Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Their cause seemed arcane and their slogans were far from pithy. But to several hundred protesters who rallied here for 11 days, the “finality of the prophet-hood” was an unassailable tenet of Islam, the faith followed by 95 ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Saad Altaf sets Pakistan record with 16 for 141 ESPNcricinfo.com Saad Altaf, the 33-year old Rawalpindi fast bowler, has broken the record for the best bowling figures in first-class cricket in Pakistan. He took eight wickets in each innings against Federally Administered Tribal Areas in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy to ... Rawalpindi's Saad Altaf creates new Pakistan first-class record |
Pakistan Braces For Another Winter Of Energy Shortages OilPrice.com Exxon Mobil will not be part of a major project to boost liquid natural gas imports (LNG) to Pakistan as the country prepares for yet another winter of energy shortages, according to a report by Reuters. The project includes a floating storage and ... |
New York Times | Pakistani Newlywed Accused of Poisoning Her Husband and 16 Others New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani newlywed has been arrested and charged with murder in the poisoning of 17 people, including several of her in-laws, in what officials described as an attempt to escape from a forced marriage. The woman, Aasia Bibi, 21 ... |
The Diplomat | The Danger of Trump's Pakistan Approach The Diplomat While the China challenge is a long term one, the “Pakistan problem” is the focus of Washington's immediate attention. Everyone knew that all had not been well with this troubled relationship for some time, but in the short span of a few weeks it has ... Pakistan: US should refrain from making unfounded assertions ... US shares names of 20 terror groups with Pakistan: report New American Strategy in South Asia Targets Pakistan |