NPR | Terrorist Violence Escalates Across Afghanistan And Pakistan NPR Deadly attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan are highlighting the escalation of the longest foreign war in U.S. history as American and Afghan forces continue to fight a growing presence of ISIS and Taliban insurgents in the region. The recent violence ... Pakistan Accuses US of Exporting War, Instability to South Asia US presses Pakistan for 'decisive action against militants on its soil' US asks Pakistan to take 'decisive action' against terror groups |
NPR | 'Panic And Confusion' As Pakistan Orders Foreign Aid Groups To Shut Down NPR Citing security concerns, Pakistani authorities ordered over 20 foreign aid groups to cease operations by February. Aid workers said the move could upend services to the country's neediest people. The groups on the list do everything from providing ... |
The Guardian | 'Illegal and primitive': Pakistan expels foreign aid groups in droves The Guardian Pakistan has toughened its stance towards local and foreign aid groups in recent years by announcing a strict registration policy for organisations to operate and raise funds in the country. The move followed numerous allegations linking charitable ... |
Fox News | Pakistan steps up security after IS kills 9 in church attack ABC News Pakistani security forces were on high alert across the country on Monday after an Islamic State suicide attack on a church killed nine people, officials said. The assault on Sunday in Quetta, the capital of southwestern Baluchistan province, also ... Pakistan church suicide attack that killed 9 prompts security increase Suicide Bombers Kill 8 in Attack on Pakistan Church Pre-Christmas suicide bombing at Pakistani church kills at least 9 |
Voice of America | Pakistan's SW Baluchistan Faces Continued Security Challenges Voice of America Quetta, the provincial capital of Pakistan's restive province Baluchistan, was once again in the news worldwide after two suicide bombers stormed a crowded church on Sunday afternoon. Nine Christians were killed in the attack, and scores were injured ... Security raised in Pakistan after militants attack on church After Quetta Church Attack, Pakistan Continues to Blame Foreign Powers for Terrorism Pakistan: ISIS claims attack on church |
Fox News | Ex-Dem IT aide Imran Awan could flee to Pakistan if restrictions lifted, DOJ warns Fox News The Justice Department warned Monday that ex-Capitol Hill IT aide Imran Awan is a “flight risk” and could flee to Pakistan if a judge approves his request to lift “all of the conditions of his release.” U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu filed a motion before ... |
LobeLog | Pakistan: Loud and Ineffectual Fundamentalism LobeLog The religious protesters who blocked the Faizabad Interchange—connecting the twin cities of Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, and the garrison town of Rawalpindi—last month had important things to discuss. For instance, could one have really drunk ... |
Haaretz | Pakistan's new anti-Soros campaign boosts its anti-Semitic ... - Haaretz Haaretz When blaming a Jewish conspiracy is Pakistan's common explanation for every fiasco, there should be no surprise that George Soros is Karachi's latest target. |
Washington Post | Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan, killing 9 Washington Post QUETTA, Pakistan — Two suicide bombers struck a church in Pakistan on Sunday, killing nine people and wounding more than 50 others, authorities said, in the first attack on a church claimed by the country's Islamic State group affiliate. Hundreds of ... |
NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | Violence Rages Across Afghanistan And Pakistan | NPR Illinois NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack in Kabul on Monday, after also saying it carried out a suicide bombing in Pakistan on Sunday. The Taliban also. |