A Pakistani official says his country will release more Afghan Taliban detainees in order to boost the peace process in Afghanistan. During a trip to the United Arab Emirates, Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani said the remaining detainees will be released “subsequently.” He did not give a timetable. Last month, Pakistan released eight Afghan Taliban […]
Pakistan to Release More Afghan Taliban Detainees
Posted January 19th, 2013 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistani Terrorist Sentenced in Chicago
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani-born Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for helping a terrorist group plot an attack on a Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The defense says Rana was unwittingly lured into the plot by his lifelong friend, David Coleman Headley, an American of Pakistani origin who […]
Pakistan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau Refuses to Arrest Prime Minister
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
The head of Pakistan’s anti-corruption bureau says it has decided not to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, despite orders to do so by the supreme court. Fasih Bokhari, chief of the National Accountability Bureau, told the court Thursday that he does not have sufficient evidence to arrest Mr. Ashraf on corruption charges. On Tuesday, […]
Pakistani Terrorist to be Sentenced in Chicago
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani-born Tahawwur Rana, convicted in the United States of supporting terrorist plots, is to be sentenced Thursday in a Chicago federal courtroom. Rana was convicted in 2011 of providing support to the Pakistani group responsible for a 2008 attack in Mumbai, India that killed more than 160 people. He also was convicted of backing a […]
Pakistan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau Refuses to Arrest Prime Minister
Posted January 17th, 2013 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
The head of Pakistan’s anti-corruption bureau says it has decided not to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, despite orders to do so by the supreme court. Fasih Bokhari, chief of the National Accountability Bureau, told the court Thursday that he does not have sufficient evidence to arrest Mr. Ashraf on corruption charges. On Tuesday, […]
Pakistani Forces Use Tear Gas on Anti-Government Demonstrators
Posted January 14th, 2013 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani security forces have fired into the air and lobbed tear gas in Islamabad, where protesters are holding an early morning march and calling on the country’s political leaders to resign and dissolve the government. The demonstrators gathered on one of the city’s main thoroughfares for an anti-corruption protest. They were acting at the urging […]
Pakistani Cleric Demands Government Resign
Posted January 14th, 2013 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
A populist Pakistani cleric gave the country’s political leaders an ultimatum to dissolve the government and resign, telling his supporters to march on parliament early Tuesday and force the issue. Tahir-ul Qadri called for action by tens of thousands of people gathered for an anti-corruption rally on one of Islamabad’s main thoroughfares, following a 38-hour […]
Islamabad Rally Calls for Delay in Elections
Posted January 14th, 2013 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of Pakistanis have converged on the capital, Islamabad, to back the call of a charismatic Sufi cleric for an indefinite delay in elections and a crackdown on government corruption and inefficiency. Tahir-ul Qadri, who recently returned home from Canada, arrived in Islamabad early Tuesday to join the protest rally. His black, chauffeur-driven SUV was […]
Thousands of Demonstrators Gather in Islamabad
Posted January 14th, 2013 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of Pakistanis are converging on the capital for a protest march led by a cleric who has called for political change. Tahirul Qadri, who recently returned home from Canada, had promised to bring a million demonstrators to the streets of Islamabad Monday in his call for electoral reform, but early estimates say he will […]
Thousands of Demonstrators Gather in Islamabad
Posted January 14th, 2013 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of Pakistanis are converging on the capital for a protest march led by a cleric who has called for political change. Tahirul Qadri, who recently returned home from Canada, had promised to bring a million demonstrators to the streets of Islamabad Monday in his call for electoral reform, but early estimates say he will […]
