NPR | Pakistan Raises Its Guard After Two Polio Vaccinators Are Gunned Down NPR Pakistan's latest polio eradication drive got off to a tragic start last week when gunmen killed a mother-daughter vaccination team in the Western city of Quetta. Sakina Bibi, 38, and her 16-year-old daughter Rizwana were administering immunization ... |
Reuters | Pakistan arrests serial killer suspect over rape, murder of girl, 7 Reuters Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif (C) speaks during a press conference accompanied by Amin Ansari (L) who's daughter Zainab Ansari was murdered and Law Minister Rana Sanaullah hold a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan January 23, 2018. REUTERS ... After a 7-year-old girl was raped and killed, Pakistani women speak out on abuse One Pakistani city's horror: 12 children raped and killed in a year. The latest was 6 years old Pakistan official: Suspect arrested in killing of 7-year-old |
The Guardian | Pakistani police chief denied flight amid hit squad accusations The Guardian “While it is a breakthrough given the public interest it has attracted,” said Saroop Ijaz of Human Rights Watch, “It would be overly optimistic to think this case will change the culture of impunity in Pakistan's police”. Omar Shahid Hamid, chief of ... Pictures show Rao Anwar trying to leave Pakistan |
New York Times | Killing of Mother-Daughter Team Shakes Polio Eradication Drive in Pakistan New York Times But there is persistent hostility between Pakistan's military and clan militias in some mountainous border areas that have never been fully under government control. The vaccinators, a 38-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter, were each shot in ... |
U.S. News & World Report | Pakistani Islamist Petitions Court to Block Takeover of Charities U.S. News & World Report FILE PHOTO: Hafiz Saeed is showered with flower petals as he walks to court before a Pakistani court ordered his release from house arrest in Lahore, Pakistan November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/File Photo Reuters. By Mubasher Bukhari. LAHORE ... Hafiz Saeed Seeks Protection From Arrest Ahead of UN Team's Pakistan Visit Interview: Pakistani PM says 'committed' to seizing Islamist charities Islamabad will seize control of Hafiz Saeed's charities, Pakistan PM tells Reuters |
The Guardian | Pakistani student kills school head in blasphemy law row | World ... The Guardian Boy had argued with college principal after missing classes to attend protests. |
Cato Institute (blog) | After Kabul Hotel Attack, Pakistan Should Make Clear Where It Stands Cato Institute (blog) The attack highlights three important—and troubling—aspects of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and its deteriorating relationship with Pakistan. First, violence in Kabul has not only been on the rise these last few years, but has also become ... Trump's bombast further divides Afghanistan and Pakistan, as civilians await meaningful change US asks Pakistan to expel Taliban leaders Pakistan on Trump's Order to Fight Jihadists: We're 'Forcing' Them to Return to Afghanistan |
Crux: Covering all things Catholic | India, Pakistan continue trading fire and blame in Kashmir ABC News In Pakistan, two army officials confirmed that skirmishes continued in various parts of Kashmir, causing panic among local villagers, who were moving to safer places. The officials said Pakistan responded to Indian fire only after coming under attack ... Bishop calls tension on India-Pakistan border “worrisome” World War 3: India and Pakistan NUCLEAR CONFLICT 'could be devastating for whole world' UN chief asks India, Pakistan to resolve issues through talks |
Economic Times | ICJ fixes time-limits for India, Pakistan in Kulbhushan Jadhav case Economic Times THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has fixed April 17 and July 17 as time-limits for India and Pakistan respectively for the filing of the written pleadings by them in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case. Jadhav, 47, was sentenced to death by a ... World Court Fixes Time Limits For India, Pakistan In Kulbhushan Jadhav Case Kulbhushan Jadhav case: ICJ fixes dates for India, Pakistan for filing written pleadings Kulbhushan Jadhav case: ICJ sets deadlines for India and Pakistan to file their written pleas |
War on the Rocks | Nuclear Weapons Did Not Embolden Pakistan: Drawing the Right ... War on the Rocks Editor's Note: This is the seventeenth installment of “Southern (Dis)Comfort,” a new series from War on the Rocks and the Stimson Center. The series seeks to unpack the dynamics of intensifying competition — military, economic, diplomatic — in ... |