Obama Expands Missile Strikes Inside Pakistan (New York Times)
The missile strikes on training camps run by the militant Baitullah Mehsud represent a broadening of the American campaign inside Pakistan.
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Suicide bomber kills 28 in northern Pakistan (Los Angeles Times)
The attack targeted the funeral procession of a Shiite leader slain a day before, sparking rioting, and points to an apparent trend of sectarian violence. A suicide bomber killed at least 28 people Friday and injured dozens more in a town near Pakistan’s tribal areas, the latest in an escalating series of attacks targeting the country’s Shiite Muslim minority.
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ICC to discuss pitch fiasco
MUMBAI: The ICC will discuss ways to avoid any repeat of the pitch fiasco in Antigua last week which forced the second Test between England and West
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HRCP demands probe into disappearances
LAHORETHE Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the government to immediately set up an independent commission to deal with
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”Jamaican police should apologise for Woolmer blunder”
KARACHI: Federal sports minister Pir Aftab Shah Jilani on Friday asked the Jamaican police to issue an apology to Pakistan for wrongfully treating the
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England pull stumps on Stanford deals
LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday terminated all contracts with billionaire financier Allen Stanford, the ruling body of the
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Pakistan News
Suicide bomber kills at least 28 in Pakistan (Los Angeles Times)
The attack targets a Shiite funeral procession and sets off rioting. Analysts say the Taliban may be stoking Pakistan’s escalating sectarian violence. A suicide bomber killed at least 28 people today and injured dozens more in a town near Pakistan’s tribal areas, the latest in an escalating series of attacks targeting the country’s Shiite Muslim minority.
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SBP asks banks to increase lending to productive sectors
KARACHI: Noting that there is no liquidity shortage, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday asked commercial banks to increase lending to producti
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Younis aims to emulate Imran, revive glory days
KARACHI: Younis Khan is a man on a mission. The new Pakistan captain has one clear target and that is to help his team emulate the golden period of Im
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32 die as suicide bomber hits DI Khan funeral
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Thirty-two persons were killed and 145 others injured when a suicide bomber exploded himself in the funeral procession of a slain em
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