Forbes | Pakistan Beats India, Again Forbes America needed Pakistan as an ally in its war against Afghanistan. And Pakistan's leadership offered to do just that in exchange for the US brokering debt relief for their large external debt – 60 percent of the country's GDP, with debt serving ... What the Marshall Plan Can Teach India About the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Pakistan beats India at geopolitics The Geopolitics of South Central Asia and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) |
CNN | South Asia's nuclear one-upmanship ramps up with Pakistan missile test CNN ISPR called the test "a manifestation of the strategy of measured response to nuclear strategies and postures being adopted in Pakistan's neighborhood," which could be read as a veiled reference to India. Retired Pakistani army officer, Lt. General ... Pakistan tests submarine-launched cruise missile Pakistan Claims To Test Fire First Submarine-Launched Nuclear Capable Missile Pakistan just tested a submarine-based nuke |
STRATFOR | In Pakistan, a Region Struggles to Resist Its History STRATFOR The government in Pakistan has approved a plan to bring stability to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, a historically restive region along the country's border with Afghanistan. But the path toward progress will be long and no doubt tortuous ... |
CBC.ca | Toronto activist faces death threat from religious hardliners in Pakistan CBC.ca Now, hardline religious groups in Pakistan have issued a similar fatwa against his son. The reason: a video the activist made echoing his father's message. Shaan Taseer lives in Toronto but often travels back to Pakistan. He spoke to As It Happens ... |
NBCNews.com | Pakistan pressed over 'abducted' activists BBC News Hundreds of people have held protests across Pakistan to demand the authorities trace four activists who have gone missing in the past week. No group has said it is holding them. All four aired views critical of the military or militancy on social media. Disappearances spark fears of crackdown on leftwing dissent in Pakistan Activists Who Criticized Government Vanish in Pakistan Rights groups urge Pakistan to probe disappearances of bloggers |
A spy-eye view of Pakistan Business Standard Pakistan: Courting the Abyss By Tilak Devasher HarperCollins India, 2016 450 Pages; Rs 599 In our country, where practically everyone who reads a newspaper regards herself as an expert on Pakistan, and library bookshelves groan under the weight of ... |
Anadolu Agency | The elaborate ceremony that says everything you need to know about India-Pakistan tensions Los Angeles Times With hostilities between the rival nations flaring in the disputed territory of Kashmir, ostentatious nationalism is finding its moment in South Asia. India has made standing for the national anthem mandatory in its movie theaters, and Pakistan banned ... Rising tensions take toll on Pakistan-India trade ties |
NDTV | US Calls For India, Afghanistan And Pakistan Partnership On Counter-Terrorism NDTV "The realisation that Afghanistan's security, Pakistan's security, indeed India's security - they're all interconnected. So as much as they can work in tandem or work in a partnership on counterterrorism operations, I think it's for the betterment of ... Afghans push for Taliban 'safe zone' to outflank Pakistan |
cricket.com.au | Pakistan beats Cricket Australia XI in one-day series warm-up encounter in Brisbane ABC Online Pakistan batsman Babar Azam bounced back to form, as the tourists completed a 196-run defeat of a youthful Cricket Australia XI on Tuesday in Brisbane. In the team's only warm-up fixture ahead of the five-match one-day international series against ... Pakistan thrash inexperienced CA XI After Mohammad Irfan, Sarfraz Ahmed also returns to Pakistan after mother falls ill Irfan heads back to Pakistan following mother's demise |
The Wire | In a First, Pakistan to Include Transgender People in National Census The Wire Lahore: Pakistan will count transgender people in its national census for the first time when it surveys its population in March this year following a top court ruling on Monday. The Lahore high court issued the order to the government, National ... Pakistan will finally start counting transgender people in its census this year |