Taliban militants have attacked an army post in northwest Pakistan, killing nine soldiers and wounding several others. Security officials say the attack happened Wednesday in the South Waziristan tribal area near the Afghan border. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
Pakistan Introduces New Identification System At Borders
Posted August 28th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan is replacing a U.S.-developed personal identification system at its airports and border crossings with a domestically developed software. Dawn News service reported Tuesday that the new Integrated Border Management System, or IBMS, was installed at 120 other entry and exit points, most recently at Torkham crossing on Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan. The new system […]
Red Cross Scales Back Operations in Pakistan
Posted August 28th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
The Red Cross is scaling back its operations in Pakistan, following the killing of one of its staff members earlier this year. British doctor Khalil Rasjed Dale was kidnapped and beheaded in Quetta, the capital of the southwestern province of Baluchsitan, in April. Dale had been managing a health program in the city. His death […]
Lawyer: Pakistani Girl Accused of Blasphemy is Minor
Posted August 28th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
The lawyer for a Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy says she is a minor and that her case will likely be heard in a juvenile court. The girl, Rimsha Masih, was taken into custody earlier this month after angry neighbors surrounded her house in Islamabad and accused her of burning pages inscribed with verses […]
Lawyer: Pakistani Girl Accused of Blasphemy is Minor
Posted August 28th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
The lawyer for a Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy says she is a minor and that her case will likely be heard in a juvenile court. The girl, Rimsha Masih, was taken into custody earlier this month after angry neighbors surrounded her house in Islamabad and accused her of burning pages inscribed with verses […]
Supreme Court Gives Pakistani PM More Time in Graft Case
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has given Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf three more weeks to comply with its order to reopen corruption cases against the country’s president. The decision is seen as a rare conciliatory move in the battle between the government and the judiciary. Prime Minister Ashraf appeared before the court Monday and pledged to […]
Supreme Court Gives Pakistani PM More Time in Graft Case
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has given Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf three more weeks to comply with its order to reopen corruption cases against the country’s president. Mr. Ashraf appeared before the court Monday and pledged to resolve the situation, which resulted in his predecessor being disqualified from office. Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira […]
Air Strike Kills Key Pakistani Taliban Leader
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Coalition forces say an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan has killed a leader of the Pakistani Taliban. The international alliance says the operation Friday in the Shigal district in Kunar province killed Maulawi Dadullah and several others. Media reports say 12 insurgents were killed in the attack. NATO says Dadullah, who was also known as Jamal, […]
Air Strike Kills Key Pakistani Taliban Leader
Posted August 25th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
A NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan has killed a leader of the Pakistani Taliban. The international alliance says the operation Friday in the Shigal district in Kunar province killed Maulawi Dadullah and several others. Media reports say 12 insurgents were killed in the attack. NATO says Dudullah, who was also known as Jamal, was responsible […]
Suspected US Drone Attack Kills 18 in Pakistan
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Security officials in Pakistan say missiles fired from a U.S. drone have killed at least 18 suspected militants in the country’s northwest, the fifth such attack in a week. Officials say three compounds were hit Friday in the North Waziristan tribal agency, a known hub for Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants. Several people were wounded in […]
