NPR | After Nawaz Sharif's Ouster, What's Next For Pakistan? NPR Nawaz Sharif, who served until Friday as the 18th prime minister of Pakistan, is no stranger to his country's courts. In three tumultuous go-rounds as premier over the past 27 years, he's been embroiled repeatedly in judicial cases on charges ranging ... Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's Prime Minister, Is Toppled by Corruption Case Disqualified by court, Pakistan's prime minister steps down Who will be Pakistan's next prime minister? |
New York Times | Sharif's Resignation Comes as US Debates How to Pressure Pakistan on Terrorism New York Times But not so with Pakistan. The resignation of Nawaz Sharif, who was forced to step down as prime minister of Pakistan amid corruption charges, raised eyebrows at the State Department and the Pentagon, but little else. The Pakistani military is largely ... Pakistan Defiant as US Ponders South Asia Strategy |
Aljazeera.com | India and Pakistan: Forever rivals? Aljazeera.com "[W]hereas in Pakistan the military historically had a role, and now the democratic dispensation is eagerly taking its space back," says Khar, who remains a member of the Pakistan People's Party, currently in opposition. "I fear that in India, the ... |
NPR | Pakistan Prime Minister Forced To Resign NPR After Nawaz Sharif's Ouster, What's Next For Pakistan? Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns after the country's supreme court disqualified him on corruption charges related to last year's release of the Panama Papers. Facebook; Twitter. Google+. |
The Independent | Pakistani police arrest village council who 'ordered rape of girl as revenge for brother's crime' The Independent Pakistan's Supreme Court has also requested a report on the case, which echoed a notorious case from 2002 in which another teenager was gang-raped on a local council's order. The new case came to light when both families filed criminal charges with ... Tribal Council Orders 'Revenge Rape' In Pakistan The victim of a revenge rape attack who was violated after her brother was accused of raping a 12-year-old shows the ... Police arrest 20 Panchayat members who ordered 'revenge rape' in Multan |
CNN | Pakistani village elders order retaliatory rape of 17-year-old girl CNN Twenty-two people have been arrested by police following the two assaults, which took place last week in the town of Muzaffarabad, close to Multan in south Pakistan, police said Thursday. The mother of the first victim, who is aged 12, told police her ... More arrests in Pakistan 'revenge rape' case Pakistan arrests 28 people after 'revenge rape' of teenage girl Pakistan police arrest 26 for allegedly ordering rape of girl |
Economic Times | The scoop that shook Pakistan: Did a news report bring Nawaz Sharif down? Economic Times Prime Minister Sharif had chaired a meeting between the government and the military brass on Pakistan's diplomatic isolation after an attack by Pakistani terrorists on an Indian army camp in September last year. There was a big pressure on Pakistan to ... |
Khaleej Times | Sri Lanka refuses to play T20 matches in Pakistan Khaleej Times "I had spoken to my Sri Lankan cricket counterpart during the ICC meetings and I had invited him to send his team to Lahore to play the T20 matches and start the series against Pakistan with rest of matches to be played in the UAE," Khan said. He said ... Arthur wants cricket back in Pakistan |
Vatican Radio | UN rights body criticizes Pakistan's rights record - Vatican Radio Vatican Radio UN rights body criticizes Pakistan's rights record - UNHRC urged the Pakistani government to curb enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, the death ... |
U.S. News & World Report | Pakistan Abducts Own Citizens, Muzzles Rights Watchdog - U.N. ... U.S. News & World Report US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find ... |