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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
DARRA ADAM KHEL, Pakistan - In theory, Pakistan's security forces oppose the Taliban, which is now firmly entrenched across the country's Federally Administered Tribal Areas and encroaching on the adjacent region in the North West Frontier Province, known as the "settled" areas. The Taliban "don't bother us, only those who are doing wrong," says Shah Mahmood, a tribal elder and gun store owner in Darra...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
A government official says unknown assailants fired on a vehicle carrying tribal police forces in Pakistan's northwest, killing four and wounding seven.
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USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Attacks in Pakistan's capital and its main commercial hub have rattled the country and raised questions Tuesday about whether ...
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International (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
SECURITY COUNCIL SOUNDS ALARM ON RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS IN PAKISTAN New York, Jul 8 2008 6:00PM The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan which claimed numerous lives and wounded many others, calling on those behind these "reprehensible" incidents to be brought to justice. On 6 July, a suicide bombing in front of a police station near the Red...
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cellular-news (Free subscription) | 27 minutes ago
[CN+] The state budget for Pakistan in 2008-2009 has increased the taxes paid on mobile phone services from 15 percent to 21 percent - which is also higher than the 16 percent for other industry sectors.
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SouthAsiaBiz (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Because of bombings and political instablility, security business is now booming in Pakistan . All the big multinational companies and foreign investors are looking for security. This has become a boon for the security firms. They are making lots of money. Security 2000 , is one of the largest security firms in Pakistan . Based in Karachi , it was founded by ex-military personnel, Brigadier Rashid...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival last week, former Sen. Sam Nunn warned that while the world is focusing on Iraq and Afghanistan, Pakistan was the "most dangerous and most difficult" security situation facing the United States. During the same panel, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the next President -- whether McCain or Obama -- would have to continue drawing down forces because...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
American commandos are poised to stage "hot pursuit" raids into Pakistan's loosely governed tribal areas to stem mounting Taliban attacks against U.S. troops in Afghanistan and to disrupt resurgent al-Qaida operatives' efforts to map strikes against the U.S. homeland, according to three Texas congressmen briefed during a trip to the region.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
American commandos are poised to stage "hot pursuit" raids into Pakistan's loosely governed tribal areas to stem mounting Taliban attacks against U.S. troops in Afghanistan and to disrupt resurgent al-Qaida operatives' efforts to map strikes against the U.S. homeland, according to three Texas congressmen briefed during a trip to the region.
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World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
India worse than Pakistan, Bangladesh on nourishment- Indicators-Economy-News-The Economic Times India worse than Pakistan, Bangladesh on nourishment 2 Jul, 2008, 1130 hrs IST, NEW DELHI: India is worse than Bangladesh and Pakistan when it comes to nourishment and is showing little improvement in the area despite big money being spent on it, says Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed. "There has...
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NY Daily News (Free subscription) | yesterday
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan officials have evidence that foreigners were behind a massive suicide bombing against India's embassy in Kabul, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said Tuesday, implying that Pakistan orchestrated the attack.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
What a difference 100 days make. Pakistan's new coalition government came to power after February's elections on a wave of public sympathy and hope. The two main parties pledged to work together on a range of issues, including the quick restoration judges fired by common rival President Pervez Musharraf.
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News from TheMediaLine.org. (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
The Taliban organization in Pakistan is threatening to launch suicide attacks in major Pakistani cities, following a United States aerial strike in the northern Bajaur tribal region. A U.S. unmanned airborne vehicle (UAV) dropped a missile on a house in Bajaur, on Tuesday. A woman sustained serious injuries. The organization claimed the real target was a local Taliban leader, whose house is located...
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Pakistan News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
DUBAI The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari, has convened an emergency party meeting in here on Wednesday. Sources said the PPP leaders who would attend the meeting include Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman, Khursheed Shah and the PPP Karachi Division president. According APP, PPP spokesman Farhatullah Babar has said on Tuesday [...]
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rockport | yesterday
Check out latest International News A massive suicide bombing against India's embassy in Kabul could not have succeeded without the support of foreign intelligence agencies, Afghanistan said in a thinly veiled reference to Pakistan in a security report released on Tuesday.
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rockport | yesterday
Check out latest Sports News Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell has lashed out at the ICC for adding yet another "ignominious" chapter in its "chequered history" by allowing Zimbabwe to stay on board and bending rules to placate Pakistan.
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rockport | 07/03/2008
Check out Latest Cricket news The Indian cricket board will reportedly request the International Cricket Council (ICC) to postpone the Champions Trophy one-day tournament and not relocate it, if some member countries still have their reservations about the security situation in Pakistan.
