NPR | Why Some Muslims In Pakistan Won't Be Able To Buy A Goat This Year NPR Thursday marks the start of Eid al-Adha, the holiest Muslim day of the year. It celebrates the biblical story of Abraham and his willingness to sacrifice his son for God. The moment before the sacrifice, God intervened and sent a goat to take the boy's ... Pakistan's New Big Threat: A Bulging Population Rains lash southern Pakistan after causing havoc in India Rains in Pakistan leave 8 dead after causing havoc in India |
New York Times | Seeking help with Afghanistan, US holds up $255 million to Pakistan The Spokesman-Review WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is holding up $255 million in military assistance for Pakistan until it cracks down on extremist groups that destabilize Afghanistan. It's the first major sign of how President Donald Trump will execute his plan to ... Seeking help with Afghanistan, US holds up $255M to Pakistan US Gives Military Assistance to Pakistan, With Strings Attached US sets terms for military aid to Pakistan |
CNN | Pervez Musharraf: Former Pakistan leader declared fugitive in ... CNN A court in Pakistan on Thursday named Pervez Musharraf, the country's former President and army chief, a fugitive from justice in the assassination of former ... 5 Suspects in Bhutto Assassination Are Cleared by Pakistani Court Musharraf declared fugitive as Bhutto murder trial ends in Pakistan Benazir Bhutto: Five cleared of ex-Pakistan PM murder |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistan parliament condemns Trump's Afghan policy Aljazeera.com Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan's lower house of parliament has unanimously passed a resolution calling on the government to consider suspending supply lines to the US-led NATO mission in neighbouring Afghanistan in response to recent US accusations ... Trump's new Afghanistan policy has Pakistan angry and alarmed Pakistan: Trump's Afghan Policy 'Hostile and Threatening' Pakistan National Assembly condemns Trump's 'hostile' comments |
NDTV | Not 'Appropriate' To Discuss Pak's Counter-Terror Record At BRICS: China NDTV China on Thursday said that concerns over Pakistan's counter-terrorism record is not an "appropriate topic" to be discussed at the next week's BRICS summit where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping were expected to meet. Beijing to PM Modi: Don't raise Pakistan terror issue at BRICS China says 'not appropriate' to discuss concerns on Pakistan terror at BRICS |
Geo News, Pakistan | Pakistan, Britain benefit from each other: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Geo News, Pakistan Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK H.E. Syed Ibne Abbas and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan shake hands as they pose for a picture at the latter's office in City Hall, London, UK, August 30, 2017. Geo.tv via Office of High Commission for Pakistan in the ... |
Aljazeera.com | Transgender people targeted in fatal Karachi attack Aljazeera.com Transgender people are known as Khusra or Hijra in Pakistan. In conservative South Asia, where sexual relations outside marriage are taboo and homosexuality is illegal, they are often treated as sex objects and often become the victims of violent assault. Police: Gunmen kill transgender person in Pakistan |
Wall Street Journal (subscription) | US to Hold Up Military Aid to Pakistan, Citing Terror Havens Wall Street Journal (subscription) WASHINGTON—The State Department notified Congress this week that it will be holding up $255 million in military aid for Pakistan until the country takes steps to address U.S. concerns about providing safe haven to terrorist groups. The notification ... |
The Economist | India and Pakistan are seeing more intense monsoon rains The Economist In 2007 floods killed 3,300 people in India and Bangladesh. In 2010 flooding killed 2,100 people in Pakistan, and in 2013 some 6,500 people died due to floods in India. Bangladesh saw catastrophic floods in 1974, 1987, 1988 and 1998, when the capital ... |
FRANCE 24 | Geopolitical revolution as Pakistan strengthens ties with China FRANCE 24 A geopolitical revolution is currently underway in south Asia. With diplomatic relations between the US and Pakistan souring in recent months, Islamabad is inching closer to Beijing. Ties between the two neighbours are set to become even stronger if ... |