The Guardian | Pakistan asks Trump to help fund border fence with Afghanistan The Guardian A Pakistani soldier keeps guard at the Friendship Gate, a crossing point on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman. Photograph: Saeed Achakzai/Reuters. Pakistan is building a fence along its border with Afghanistan, and it wants Donald Trump to pay ... US Demands Pakistan Arrest “Hit List” of Top Haqqani & Taliban Leaders |
Financial Times | Pakistan defends move not to take military action against Haqqani Financial Times Pakistan is reluctant to launch a military operation against leaders of an infamous militant group for fear of provoking a deadly reaction, according to a senior official who is working to improve soured US-Pakistan relations. The US suspended $2bn in ... Pakistan's ace in poker match with US: Afghan air routes The president needs to rethink his Pakistan policy US and Pakistan clash at UN over Afghanistan |
Newshub | Blackcaps march to dominant seven wicket win in first T20 against Pakistan Newshub Ranked No.1 in the world in T20I cricket, the Black Caps are on course to beat the second-ranked visitors and continue the momentum from the one-day international series which they won 5-0. Five players not involved in the ODI series were injected into ... Pakistan hope change in format brings change in fortunes Recap: Black Caps v Pakistan - first T20 Black Caps continue dominance of Pakistan |
Eyewitness News | Valentine's Day Eyewitness News ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has banned events marking Valentine's Day, and media coverage of them, for the second year in a row after a court ruled the holiday un-Islamic. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) issued an advisory on ... No love in Pakistan for Valentine's Day broadcasts Love is in the air, but not on airwaves as Pakistan bans Valentine's Day Pakistan Bans Media Coverage of Valentine's Day |
Spectator.co.uk | My trip to Pakistan's 'Jihadi Disneyland' Spectator.co.uk Not so long ago, Barack Obama called Waziristan 'the most dangerous place in the world'. It was the losing front in the war on terror, a lawless region in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan infested with Taleban and terrorism. Today ... |
Voice of America | Remote Pakistan Village Produces 2 Olympic Hopefuls Voice of America Pakistan, which has sent athletes to previous Winter Olympics, this year sends a two-man delegation — an uncle and his nephew — to compete in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Muhammad Karim, 22, and his nephew Syed Human, 26, are both from the Naltar Valley ... |
Bloomberg | Pakistan Acts on Accused Terror Suspect to Avoid Watch List Bloomberg Saeed, who lives in the open in Lahore and has denied the charges against him, was released from his latest bout of house arrest in November -- provoking White House condemnation. He's long been a thorn in relations between the U.S. and Pakistan, which ... Pakistan Slams US Intelligence Threat Report, Cites Bias US May Seek to Put Pakistan on Terrorism-Finance List US move to put Pakistan on FATF politically motivated: FO |
NPR | For His Book 'Directorate S,' Journalist Steve Coll Dives Into Pakistan's Spy Agency NPR NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steve Coll, dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, about his new book, Directorate S: The C.I.A and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016. The book picks up the narrative of the CIA from ... |
Voice of America | Pakistan Wants US to Help Pay for Border Wall With Afghanistan Voice of America Pakistan is building a wall along its border with Afghanistan and wants U.S. President Donald Trump to help pay for it. "It won't cost them [the U.S.] much," Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told the Bloomberg news agency. "The war is costing ... |
Voice of America | Pakistan Court Issues Warrant for Former Envoy to Washington Voice of America Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Hussain Haqqani, a former ambassador to the United States, for failing to appear at a court hearing regarding a memo that allegedly sought U.S. help in reining in the Pakistani military ... Pakistan Supreme Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against its Ex-US Envoy Husain Haqqani Supreme Court issues arrest warrants for Husain Haqqani Warrant by Pakistan Supreme Court politically motivated: Hussain Haqqani |