Pakistan
Three more polio workers shot in Pakistan; eight dead in 48 hours
World
December 19, 2012
Three more polio workers shot in Pakistan; eight dead in 48 hours
Three workers in a polio eradication campaign were shot in Pakistan on Wednesday, and two of them were killed, the…
Deadly blast strikes Pakistan Shia procession
World
November 25, 2012
Deadly blast strikes Pakistan Shia procession
A bomb blast claimed by the Taliban killed seven people near a Shia procession in northwest Pakistan Saturday, despite heightened…
Thursday’s papers: Egypt brokers Israel-Hamas truce, fails to quell violence at home
Egypt
November 22, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Egypt brokers Israel-Hamas truce, fails to quell violence at home
Developments in Gaza and on the streets of downtown Cairo have kept the local press busy this week. In its…
India executes last surviving Mumbai attacker in secret
World
November 21, 2012
India executes last surviving Mumbai attacker in secret
India secretly executed the lone survivor of a Pakistan-based militant squad on Wednesday, just days before the fourth anniversary of…
Morsy to visit Pakistan Friday for D8 summit
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Morsy to visit Pakistan Friday for D8 summit
President Mohamed Morsy will deliver a speech on Friday at the country’s joint parliament session, during his visit for the…
Pakistan quashes Christian girl ‘blasphemy’ case, say lawyers
World
November 20, 2012
Pakistan quashes Christian girl ‘blasphemy’ case, say lawyers
A Pakistan court on Tuesday threw out all charges against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy in a case that…
Obama victory infuriates Pakistani drone victims
World
November 8, 2012
Obama victory infuriates Pakistani drone victims
The roars celebrating the re-election of US President Barack Obama on television give Mohammad Rehman Khan a searing headache, as…
Suicide attack on Pakistan base kills one
World
November 8, 2012
Suicide attack on Pakistan base kills one
A suicide bomber killed at least one person when he rammed his vehicle into the gates of a military base…
Pakistan president invites Morsy to Islamic countries summit
Egypt
October 31, 2012
Pakistan president invites Morsy to Islamic countries summit
President Mohamed Morsy received from his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday a letter of invitation to attend the…
Pakistan tells UN it protects rights, West disagrees
World
October 31, 2012
Pakistan tells UN it protects rights, West disagrees
Pakistan, plagued by Islamists militancy, sectarian violence and frequent disasters that push its people deeper into poverty, told the United…