CNBC | Pakistan wants to reconcile its widening rift with the US — but there's one major problem CNBC Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Wednesday: "We are a bit apprehensive from what we have been hearing from (Trump) over the past one year." Asif said he hoped Pakistan and the U.S. could soon focus on their bilateral relationship ... |
Reuters | Commentary: The White House is right to suspend aid to Pakistan Reuters Pakistan's main goal in Afghanistan, on the other hand, is to prevent the country from forging a strategic relationship with India. The historical and geopolitical rivalry with its larger neighbor has governed Pakistan's national security policy since ... The Decline of US-Pakistani Relations and the Future of Pakistan Taliban Confirms Afghan Peace Meetings with Pakistan, China and Others US-funded radio service says Pakistan shut down its operations |
NPR | With Pakistan Close To Wiping Out Polio, Two Vaccinators Are ... 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, 38, and her 16-year-old daughter, Rizwana, were administering immunization drops ... |
CBS News | Cops question suspect in killings of 8 Pakistani kids CBS News LAHORE, Pakistan -- A Pakistani court has given police two weeks to interrogate a suspect arrested in the brutal killings of eight children in the eastern city of Kasur. Ahsanullah Chauhan, a police investigator, says the suspect, Mohammad Imran, was ... Serial killer in Kasur: Pakistan city grieves for its girls One Pakistani city's horror: 12 children raped and all but one of them killed in a year. The latest was 6 years old Pakistan considers bringing back public executions for paedophiles following the horrifying rape and murder of a six ... |
Voice of America | UN Team to Visit Pakistan to Assess Compliance with Terror Sanctions List Voice of America A United Nations Security Council delegation is expected to visit Pakistan this week to monitor measures taken by the government against organizations listed on the U.N.'s terror watch list. The U.N. sanctions committee will visit Islamabad on January ... Pakistani Islamist Petitions Court to Block Takeover of Charities Lahore HC restrains Pakistan govt from taking action against Hafiz Saeed UNSC's sanctions monitoring team arrives in Pakistan: sources |
ESPNcricinfo.com | Jalal-ud-Din appointed head of Pakistan women selection committee ESPNcricinfo.com Following an extensive revamp in women's cricket administration, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has picked former Pakistan men fast bowler Jalal-ud-Din as the head of the women's selection committee which had been disbanded following Pakistan's exit ... |
Voice of America | Pakistan Condemns 'Unilateral' US Drone Strike Voice of America Pakistan condemned a U.S. drone strike that reportedly killed three members of the dreaded Haqqani terrorist network staging deadly attacks in neighboring Afghanistan. Local media reported two missiles fired early Wednesday from an unmanned aircraft ... Pakistan condemns US drone strike inside its territory Pakistan Slams 'Detrimental' US Strike On Haqqani Militants US drone kills 2 militants from Haqqani network in Pakistan |
Express.co.uk | India and Pakistan 'BEGGED' to prevent World War 3 as UN chief encourages 'dialogue' Express.co.uk INDIA and Pakistan have been encouraged to “address any issues through dialogue” to prevent World War 3 by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, as conflict between the two rages on, it has emerged. By Joseph Carey. PUBLISHED: 02:35 ... |
Business Insider | Newsweek is in hot water after its Pakistan edition editor tweeted in defense of child abuse Business Insider An editor for Newsweek's edition in Pakistan tweeted what many took as a defense of sexual abuse against children, leading the publication to review its relationship with the Pakistan licensee. The editor later apologized and blamed the tweets on anger ... Newsweek Pakistan editor Fasih Ahmed says child sex abuse sometimes 'leads to great art' LLF and Newsweek Pakistan publisher Fasih Ahmed part ways Newsweek Pakistan Editor Fasih Ahmed: Child Abuse and Slavery Produce 'Great Art' |
The Guardian | Pakistani police chief accused of leading hit squad that murdered dozens 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 |