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Teenage cricket player from Pakistan dies after legal pitch hits head - Washington Post Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:31:00 GMT

Washington Post

Teenage cricket player from Pakistan dies after legal pitch hits head Washington Post Pakistan cricket fans are mourning the death of Zubair Ahmed, who died on Monday after a pitch known as “a bouncer” hit him in the head. The Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed the 18-year-old's death early Wednesday morning, implying that Ahmed was not ... Pakistan cricketer Zubair Ahmed dies after being hit by bouncerHindustan Times Pakistani cricketer Zubair Ahmed dies after being hit in the head by bouncerMoneycontrol.com Pakistan cricketer dies after being hit by a bouncerEconomic Times Times of India -NDTVSports.com all 73 news articles »

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Disqualified Pakistani PM Sharif challenges dismissal - Aljazeera.com Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:00:06 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Disqualified Pakistani PM Sharif challenges dismissal Aljazeera.com Islamabad, Pakistan - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has challenged his disqualification from office, requesting a review of the verdict which saw him dismissed for failing to declare his wealth on a parliamentary declaration. In three ... Pakistan's Apex Anti-Corruption Group Summons Nawaz Sharif, SonsNDTV 'SK Abbasi is to Sharif what Manmohan Singh was to Sonia … Pakistan's SC has poor record of defending democracy'Times of India (blog) Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif challenges ousterThe Straits Times all 481 news articles »

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Why Pakistan Hates Malala - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:16:00 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Why Pakistan Hates Malala Foreign Policy (blog) Such disapproval occasionally takes more organized form: In November 2014, just a month after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the All Pakistan Private Schools Federation — which claimed to represent 150,000 schools — announced an “I Am Not ...

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Pakistan court seeks to amend blasphemy law - Aljazeera.com Tue, 15 Aug 2017 22:11:42 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Pakistan court seeks to amend blasphemy law Aljazeera.com Blasphemy and accusations of the crime have led to the deaths of dozens of people in Pakistan since 1990. Rights groups have repeatedly criticised and called for the reform or repeal of the country's controversial blasphemy laws, which date back to the ...

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Pakistan and India seem shockingly different — but they're depressingly similar - Washington Post Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:07:23 GMT

Washington Post

Pakistan and India seem shockingly different — but they're depressingly similar Washington Post Omar Waraich is a journalist who covered Pakistan for Time magazine from 2008 to 2016. Seventy years ago today, as the Indian subcontinent sloughed off British colonial rule, Pakistan was carved out as a homeland for Muslims. Ever since, it has ... 70 Years Later, India And Pakistan Still Feel Impact Of PartitionNPR Seventy years of India-Pakistan partition in picturesAljazeera.com “The People of Pakistan Are in No Mood for Authoritarian Rule”Slate Magazine BBC News -TheStreet.com all 1,294 news articles »

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Pakistan Railway Revival Clashes With Shanty Towns - Voice of America Wed, 16 Aug 2017 21:46:00 GMT

Voice of America

Pakistan Railway Revival Clashes With Shanty Towns Voice of America After many false starts, plans to resurrect a railway in Pakistan's teeming metropolis of Karachi are moving ahead with the help of Chinese cash. Not everyone is happy. The Chinese-funded $2 billion project to revive Karachi Circular Railways (KRC ... and more »

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Lobbying Pakistan's `University of Jihad' as Chinese Cash Flows - Bloomberg Thu, 17 Aug 2017 02:21:28 GMT

Bloomberg

Lobbying Pakistan's `University of Jihad' as Chinese Cash Flows Bloomberg Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan has visited the so-called 'University of Jihad' so often that he's become good friends with the hardline cleric who runs it. Omar Zakhilwal's unusual pilgrimage to the Darul Uloom Haqqania madrasa near the ... Afghanistan, Pakistan agree on need to restore trustAnadolu Agency all 15 news articles »

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Dr. Ruth Pfau, Savior of Lepers in Pakistan, Dies at 87 - The New ... - New York Times Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:53:42 GMT

New York Times

Dr. Ruth Pfau, Savior of Lepers in Pakistan, Dies at 87 - The New ... New York Times Dr. Ruth Pfau, a German-born medical missionary who was hailed as the “Mother Teresa of Pakistan” for her pivotal role in containing leprosy there, died on ... and more »

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Pakistan Begins Documentation Of Unregistered Afghans: Officials - NDTV Wed, 16 Aug 2017 22:48:00 GMT

NDTV

Pakistan Begins Documentation Of Unregistered Afghans: Officials NDTV Pakistani officials on Wednesday said that documentation of the un-registered Afghans will enable the authorities to know the exact number of the un-registered refugees, where they live and what they do in Pakistan. They will be given cards for their ... and more »

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Mark Dye: Maybe we can learn something from Pakistan - Newstalk ZB Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:17:00 GMT

Newstalk ZB

Mark Dye: Maybe we can learn something from Pakistan Newstalk ZB When you think of Pakistan, what comes to mind? Actually pause and think about it for a second. What did you come up with? Was common sense politics one? Didn't think so. And yet in the last couple of weeks I have been left gobsmacked, not once, but ...