Foreign Policy (blog) | Pakistan Can't Afford China's 'Friendship' Foreign Policy (blog) In recent months, the Chinese-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has left Pakistanis emboldened, Indians angry, and U.S. analysts worried. Ostensibly, CPEC will connect Pakistan to China's western Xinjiang province through the development of vast new ... Pakistan's anxiety |
BBC News | Pakistan fuel tanker inferno death toll tops 200 BBC News The death toll from a lorry fire in Pakistan last week has risen sharply, with more than 200 people killed. The tanker carrying fuel burst into flames near Ahmedpur East on 25 June. Villagers had gathered, reportedly to collect fuel leaking from the ... Death toll in Pakistan oil tanker fire rises to 205 Death toll in Pakistan oil tanker fire rises to 206 17 more die in Pakistan tanker fire, pushing toll to 190 |
Washington Post | US senator urges Pakistan to cooperate in Afghan peace push Washington Post The Arizona Republican and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee spoke on Monday during a meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. McCain arrived in Islamabad on Sunday, ahead of a U.S. review of its Afghan war strategy. No regional peace without Pakistan, US senator McCain says in visit Pakistan wants US role on Kashmir US Senator McCain Says No Peace In Afghanistan Without Pakistan Involvement |
Voice of America | US Senate Delegation Visits Pakistan's Waziristan Region Near Afghan Border Voice of America A U.S. congressional delegation has visited a troubled region of Pakistan and called on both Islamabad and Washington to continue working closely to combat regional terrorism and to promote peace and stability in neighboring Afghanistan. The delegation ... US senators visit South Waziristan, praise advances made by military |
Times of India | Pakistan doesn't give us weapons: Salahuddin Times of India Salahuddin denied that Pakistan provides weapons to his fighters. "We purchase weapons from the international market and get financial support from Kashmiris spread around the world," he said. "I can provide you any weapon from the international market ... In TV Interview, Hizbul Mujahideen's Syed Salahuddin Exposes Pakistan's Role In Terror Pakistan beefs up Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's security Salahuddin's Confession on TV Proof of Pakistan Sponsoring Terror, Says Govt |
Radio Pakistan (press release) | Pakistan takes tangible steps to protect human rights, discourage torture Radio Pakistan (press release) Pakistan has taken scores of administrative and policy measures to ensure that all its citizens enjoy human rights and are protected from torture. According to official sources, a Pakistani delegation led by Minister for Human Rights Kamran Michael ... |
SAMAA TV News Pakistan | PM's cash reward to Pakistan team challenged in court SAMAA TV News Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered Deputy Attorney General to explain how Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif can announce cash reward to Pakistan cricket team over winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. Tariq Asad Advocate had filed ... Lawyer challenges Nawaz Sharif's cash reward to Pakistan cricket team |
Economic Times | Petition wants court to refrain Pakistan government from pardoning Kulbhushan Jadhav Economic Times "Kulbhushan Jadhav is a RAW agent and his confession that he had committed terrorism in Pakistan leaves no room for any concession to him," he said and requested the court to issue an order stopping the Nawaz government from giving any concession ... |
Aljazeera.com | Death toll in Bahawalpur tanker blast rises to over 200 Aljazeera.com The death toll from a powerful oil tanker explosion in the east of Pakistan late last month has risen to at least 205 people as more victims succumbed to their wounds, government officials said. The truck carrying fuel overturned on a main highway ... |
IRINnews.org | EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan recruiting Taliban fighters into pro-government militias IRINnews.org Pakistan waged a bloody offensive for years to drive Islamist militants out of Afghan border regions, but now some Taliban factions are regrouping, only this time with the government's blessing, according to opposition politicians, residents, and a ... |