The Hindu | WB gets in touch with Pakistan over water dispute with India The Hindu World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has held a telephonic conversation with Pakistan's Finance Minster Senator Ishaq Dar and discussed with him Indo—Pak water dispute, days after the country asked the global lender to “fulfil its obligations” on the issue. |
dailytelegraph.com.au | Australia v Pakistan, third Test, day two at the SCG: live dailytelegraph.com.au NEWCOMER Peter Handscomb has continued his impressive start to his Test career with another century in the third Test against Pakistan. Handscomb became the first Australian batsman in almost 100 years to score a half-century in each his first four Tests. Australia v Pakistan: Hosts close on series whitewash in Sydney Australia v Pakistan: Younis Khan scores another ton as Nathan Lyon takes late wickets Pakistan fight back after Peter Handscomb falls to Spidercam dismissal |
New York Times | Bring Pakistan's Missing Bloggers Home New York Times 4, at least five bloggers and activists have disappeared in Pakistan. Perhaps the best known is Salman Haider, a poet and academic who has been a vocal opponent of religious extremism and the Pakistani authorities' abuse of opposition activists. The ... Supporters Of Missing Pakistani Activists, Muslim Hard-Liners Clash ... |
The Indian Express | Pakistan orders closure of rights groups for alleged “anti-state” activities The Indian Express Authorities in Pakistan's largest province have ordered several women's and human rights groups to shut down, accusing them of unspecified “anti-state” activities, an official of a human rights group said. Pakistan has toughened its stance against ... |
Times of India | Pakistan asks India, World Bank to inform it of all future hydel projects Times of India ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday asked India and the World Bank to inform it about all the dams and hydropower projects proposed to be built by India under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on the western rivers, and not just the two projects under dispute ... India asked to stop work on Kishanganga and Ratle projects Pakistan prepares IWT case ahead of WB new CEO visit Pakistan asks India to inform of future hydel projects |
UPI.com | Pakistan accuses India of inciting, financing terrorism UPI.com Medics carry a man injured in cross-border firing to the government Medical College Hospital in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India, on November 1. A spokesman for the Pakistan Foreign Office said Friday there is ample evidence India is ... Is a Pakistan-India war just one terrorist attack away? |
The Diplomat | Pakistan Is Drifting Away From Japan The Diplomat Pakistan's relations with Japan have drifted away in the past decade. In the past six years, there have been no high-level visits between the two countries. The last such exchange came in February 2011, when President Asif Ali Zardari paid a visit to ... |
The Economist | Pakistan's misguided obsession with infrastructure The Economist NEARLY 20 years after it opened, Pakistan's first motorway still has a desolate feel. There is scant traffic along the 375km link between Islamabad and Lahore (pictured). Motorists can drive for miles without seeing another vehicle, save perhaps for ... As theatres bleed, Pakistan to lift Bollywood ban Pakistan may resume import of Indian films |
Gazette Live | Child rape suspect fled to Pakistan after being charged Gazette Live Attempts to track down a man who took a flight to Pakistan after being charged with raping a child are still being made, say police. Back in November, Teesside Magistrates' Court heard that Wajid Qayyum had been charged with four counts of raping a ... |
Financial Times | India and Pakistan's dangerous war of words Financial Times Separating noise from reality on the subcontinent can be especially difficult. Thus the latest rhetorical hostility between India and Pakistan could be just that — another spat between nuclear-armed neighbours who hesitate to match words with weapons ... Pakistan accuses India of perpetrating and funding terrorism Pakistan strongly rejects Afghan allegations Relationship with Pakistan extraordinarily complicated: US |