NPR | A Young Girl's Rape And Murder Have Catalyzed Countrywide Outrage In Pakistan NPR Pakistan's Express-Tribune reports there were also 111 cases of sexual assault in Kasur and other districts in Punjab last year alone. And Dawn points out that in the past year, 11 other girls have been discovered murdered in the same area of Kasur ... Protests Spread Across Pakistan After Girl's Rape, Murder Celebrities call for #JusticeforZainab to end girls' rape, murder in Pakistan A Little Girl's Murder Has Sparked Protests in Pakistan and Online |
Financial Times | Pakistan halts intelligence-sharing with US after aid suspension Financial Times Pakistan has stopped sharing key intelligence with the US in the first sign that Washington's decision to suspend military aid to Islamabad could hamper its war effort in Afghanistan. The country was no longer handing over information collected from ... 'A mad scramble': How Trump tweet on Pakistan blindsided US officials Trump Is Playing a Dangerous Game With Pakistan A More Radical Way for Trump to Confront Pakistan |
CNN | Protests erupt over rape, murder of 7-year-old girl in Pakistan CNN (CNN) Protesters marched for a second day Thursday in the Pakistani city of Kasur over the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl whose body was found dumped on a garbage pile. Zainab Amin's killing has angered local people who say the authorities in ... Protests in Pakistan over inaction on rape and murder of girl, seven Pakistan Zainab murder: Girl's father speaks of devastating grief Riots Turn Deadly After the Rape and Murder of a 7-Year-Old Girl in Pakistan |
Science Magazine | 'What the hell is going on?' Polio cases are vanishing in Pakistan, yet the virus won't go away Science Magazine In the most extensive effort in any country to scour the environment for traces of the virus, polio workers are finding it widely across Pakistan, in places they thought it had disappeared. They are wondering “just what the hell is going on” and how ... |
The Guardian | Pakistani journalist who criticised military tells of attempted abduction The Guardian An award-winning journalist known for his critical reporting of Pakistan's powerful military has said he narrowly avoided abduction after his taxi was stopped by armed men. Taha Siddiqui, who has reported for the Guardian, France 24 and other outlets ... Pakistan Reporter Says He Escaped Kidnapping Attempt Pakistan journalist and critic of military narrowly escapes abduction Pakistan reporter Taha Siddiqui flees armed abductors |
The Diplomat | What Pakistan's Decision to Pull Out of a Mega Dam Project Tells Us About the Future of CPEC The Diplomat About a month ago, Pakistan withdrew its request to include the $14-billion Diamer-Bhasha Dam in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project citing strict monetary conditions on Beijing's part as being against the country's national interests ... China's grand Silk Road plan hits $14-billion pothole in Pakistan |
Geo News, Pakistan | Pakistan restored peace on its soil, Afghanistan's turn to do so: DG ISPR Geo News, Pakistan In an interview with a private TV channel, the DG ISPR said, "Fighting war against terrorism was a difficult phase, however, we restored peace on our side and now Afghanistan will have to do so." He said the Taliban had influence in seven tribal ... No terrorism in Pakistan before Afghan war: DG ISPR Pakistan's current army different from past: DG ISPR |
NDTV | India confirms national security advisor-level talks held with Pakistan Xinhua NEW DELHI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- India Thursday said that it held national security advisor-level talks with Pakistan in Thailand last month. The Indian External Affairs Ministry said that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met his Pakistani ... "Talks On Terror Can Go On": Government Confirms India, Pak NSAs Met India, Pakistan held NSA-level talks in Thailand in December: MEA India, Pakistan held NSA-level talks, cross-border terrorism was on agenda, confirms MEA |
The Diplomat | Will Trump's Lash-Out Against Pakistan Succeed Where Other US Presidents Failed? The Diplomat Is Donald Trump the U.S. president to get Pakistan to do the United States' bidding? Probably not. By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran for The Diplomat. January 12, 2018. The Diplomat's Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Prashanth Parameswaran ... |
Financial Times | Pakistan struggles while Afghanistan celebrates Trump's cuts Financial Times President Donald Trump kicked off a fire storm across Pakistan when he suspended an estimated $2bn in security aid to Islamabad after accusing it of continuing to give sanctuary to the Afghan Taliban, despite months of warnings that the US is losing ... Trump's Flawed Pakistan Policy Pakistan Mulls NATO Offer to Ship Afghan Supplies Through Gwadar Port With US Aid Cut, Pakistan Drifts Closer to China |