DefenseNews.com | US could unfreeze $900M security aid if Pakistan targets terror DefenseNews.com Pakistani traders in Peshawar, Pakistan, protest against U.S. President Donald Trump after he suspended a U.S. security assistance to Pakistan. (Muhammad Sajjad/AP). WASHINGTON — The U.S. could lift its freeze on the $900 million in security ... Bill introduced in US House to redirect funds for Pakistan |
Voice of America | US-Pakistan Relations Worsen as Both Sides Dig In Voice of America When the term Af-Pak was introduced into U.S. foreign policy lingo around 2008, presumably by Richard Holbrooke, who would later become the first U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, many Pakistanis resented the phrase. It was ... |
Bloomberg | Pakistan to Profile Citizens to Combat Rampant Tax Avoidance Bloomberg Pakistan will use its national identity database to build profiles of potential taxpayers in a renewed bid to broaden its tax base, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said. The plan aims to increase the number of taxpayers in a country where less than ... |
Wall Street Journal | Pakistani Police Investigate Killing of Chinese Shipping Executive in Karachi Wall Street Journal Counterterrorism police are investigating the killing of a Chinese executive in Pakistan's largest city, an attack that comes as Beijing is investing more than $55 billion in an infrastructure-building program in the country. Chen Zhu was the local ... Senior Chinese shipping executive shot dead in Pakistan China urges Pakistan to solve Chinese citizen's killing China tells Pakistan to improve security after Chinese killing |
New York Times | In Pakistan, Long-Suffering Pashtuns Find Their Voice New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At first, the killing last month of Naqeebullah Mehsud — an aspiring model shot by the police in Karachi who claimed afterward that he was a Taliban militant — seemed merely the latest in a long series of abuses carried out by ... Naqeebullah murder: PM assures Mehsud delegation of justice ... |
BBC News | Pakistan court to deliver blasphemy murder verdict BBC News A court in Abbottabad, Pakistan, is set to deliver its verdict in the case of the fatal lynching of student Mashal Khan. Mr Khan was dragged out of his university accommodation in April 2017 by a crowd of hundreds of his fellow students who accused him ... |
Washington Times | Top Pakistani security official says nation critical to Trump's Afghan war plan Washington Times The U.S. needs Pakistan if President Trump's war plan for Afghanistan is to have a chance of succeeding, Pakistan's top internal security official said in an interview Tuesday, warning that bad blood between Washington and Islamabad risks triggering an ... Pakistan To Be Held Accountable For 'Failure' To Crack Down On Militants US could lift aid suspension if Pakistan takes steps: State Department US could reinstate security assistance if Pakistan takes 'decisive' steps |
Economic Times | India must continue to inflict a price on Pakistan for LoC firing Economic Times Till today, for instance, they have not acknowledged our cross-LOC strikes in September 2016. Our disadvantage is that the effectiveness of our robust retaliation is not apparent to the public whereas the losses on our side are felt as a reality. This ... Tensions between India and Pakistan rise after fatal clash in Kashmir Pakistan defence minister warns India against any 'misadventure' India and Pakistan 'are heading towards World War 3' as border conflict intensifies |
Fox News | Pakistan women's rights activist stands up against blasphemy allegations: 'I will not be silenced' Fox News Khan accused Ismail, 31, of insulting Islam, defaming Pashtun culture and threatening the state of Pakistan. Khan posted a photo of Ismail on social media accusing her of pushing a “western agenda” because of her advocacy for women's rights. On the ... |
SAMAA TV News Pakistan | ANALYSIS: Will MQM-Pakistan emerge victorious? SAMAA TV News Pakistan KARACHI: An interesting flowchart was floated on social media barely half an hour after reports of the speculated PIB-Bahadurabad split surfaced. It shows the four instances when MQM was split: first into Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Mahajir Qaumi ... 'We have difference of opinion, not division': Sattar after meeting Rabita Committee MQM-Pakistan factions fail to bury the hatchet |