New York Times | He's on Wanted Posters in US, and Campaign Posters in Pakistan New York Times LAHORE, Pakistan — For years, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, one of the most-wanted militant leaders in South Asia, has lived in the open in Pakistan despite a $10 million American bounty on his head. He has mocked efforts by the United States to capture him ... |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistan sentences Christian man to death for blasphemy Aljazeera.com A Christian man has been sentenced to death on blasphemy charges by a court in eastern Pakistan after a close friend accused him of sharing anti-Islamic material, the defendant's lawyer said. Blasphemy is a criminal offence in Muslim-majority Pakistan ... Christian man sentenced to death in Pakistan over 'blasphemous' WhatsApp message sent to friend Pakistan man sentenced to death for ridiculing Prophet Muhammad on WhatsApp Pakistani judge sentences Christian to death over blasphemy |
Roanoke Times | In Pakistan, Sunday's election plays into larger struggle for democracy Roanoke Times LAHORE, Pakistan — Precinct 120 is a small pocket of a sprawling city, with less than 340,000 voters amid a hodgepodge of slums, shrines and stately monuments. It is also the electoral heart of a political dynasty that has long ruled Pakistan's ... Pakistan's Sharif faces key by-poll after dismissal All eyes in Pakistan on tomorrow's by-election in NA-120 Ousted Pakistani prime minister's daughter fights for family legacy |
The Diplomat | China Pressuring Pakistan on Terrorism? The Diplomat President Donald Trump, in an announcement on the recent overhaul of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, admonished Pakistan for sheltering “the same organizations that try every single day to kill our people” in the fight against the Taliban. Yet analysts ... Not Our Job To Satisfy US, Says Pakistan |
NPR | Pakistani Law Student Wins Case Against Classmate Who Stabbed ... NPR Khadija Saddiqi is a soft-voiced, wispy woman. Her clothes and Muslim headscarf are rigorously modest. The only suggestion of her unusual boldness is the ... |
Wall Street Journal (subscription) | Family Business: Pakistan Vote Is Vital to Sharif Dynasty's Political Future Wall Street Journal (subscription) ISLAMABAD—Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is counting on his wife to overwhelmingly win the parliamentary seat from which he was ousted, in a Sunday vote considered a test of his dynasty's appeal ahead of national elections. His spouse ... Pakistan's top court rejects challenges to removal of ex-PM Sharif Pakistan Supreme Court dismisses Sharif's review plea Pakistan Supreme Court dismisses Nawaz Sharif's review petition against Panama Papers verdict |
Voice of America | Pakistan's Provincial Authorities Seek to Identify Educated Radicals Voice of America Pakistan's Sindh provincial counterterrorism authorities have initiated a new program aimed at identifying students who might be inclined toward radicalization and militancy. Speaking to VOA's Extremism Watch team, Sanaullah Abbasi, chief of Sindh's ... |
Financial Times | US weighs dropping Pakistan as an ally Financial Times The Trump administration is considering dropping Pakistan as an ally as it examines tough measures to quell more than 20 terrorist groups it says are based in the country. Officials familiar with the Pakistan prong of Washington's new “AfPak” strategy ... |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Pakistan's unhindered security litmus test ESPNcricinfo.com It is a kilometer or so from Liberty Chowk to Gaddafi Stadium. In that distance, fans attending Pakistan's three T20 games against the World XI would have gone through at least eight manual searches and four scanner searches. They could not walk the ... Du Plessis praises Pakistan return bid Hope that this tour will inspire young people in Pakistan: Andy Flower Faf hails Pakistan progress after World XI tour |
Geo News, Pakistan | Pakistan may run dry by 2025: study Geo News, Pakistan Pakistan could face drought in the near future, experts have warned in a fresh report Unicef. Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has made a grim forecast which states that the country could face mass droughts by the year 2025, ... Pakistan could face mass droughts by 2025: PCRWR |