Pakistan has lodged a formal protest against Afghanistan after a cross-border attack that the Pakistani military says killed 13 soldiers. Authorities say more than 100 militants from Afghanistan attacked Pakistani forces in the northwestern Upper Dir region late Sunday. Six troops and 14 of the attackers were killed in the ensuing clash. Pakistan’s military says […]
Militants Kill 6 Pakistani Soldiers Near Afghanistan
Posted June 25th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani security officials say militants from neighboring Afghanistan have crossed the border and killed six Pakistani soldiers. Authorities say the militants attacked Pakistani troops in the northwestern Upper Dir region on Sunday. Eleven of the attackers were killed in the ensuing clash. Pakistan has protested similar attacks to Afghanistan, saying militants often cross into its […]
8 Dead in Pakistan Shooting
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen riding on motorcycles have shot and killed eight people at a business in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta. Pakistani police say another person was wounded in the attack on a laundry Saturday in a busy area of Quetta, the capital of restive Baluchistan province bordering Afghanistan and Iran. There was no immediate claim […]
Pakistani Lawmakers Elect Ashraf New PM
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani lawmakers have elected a new prime minister to replace ousted Yousuf Raza Gilani, in a bid to end the country’s political crisis. Parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday in favor of former water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, who has been hit with corruption allegations and is partly blamed for the country’s electricity crisis. Mr. […]
Pakistani Lawmakers Elect Ashraf New PM
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani lawmakers have elected a new prime minister to replace ousted Yousuf Raza Gilani, in a bid to end the country’s political crisis. Parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday in favor of former water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, who has been hit with corruption allegations and is partly blamed for the country’s electricity crisis. Mr. […]
Pakistani Lawmakers Elect New PM
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani lawmakers have elected a new prime minister to replace ousted Yousuf Raza Gilani. Parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday in favor of former water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, who has been hit with corruption allegations and is partly blamed for the country’s electricity crisis. Mr. Ashraf won 211 votes in the 342-member national assembly. […]
Pakistan’s Ruling Party Names Another PM Nominee
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s ruling party has nominated another controversial figure to replace ousted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, as the country copes with a political crisis. The Pakistan People’s Party selected former water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, who has been hit with corruption allegations and is partly blamed for the electricity crisis in the country. […]
Pakistan Announces New Prime Minister Nominee
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s ruling party has nominated former water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to replace ousted prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Ashraf has been dogged by allegations of corruption from his tenure in the water and power post, but he is expected to be approved as the Pakistan People’s Party holds a majority in parliament […]
Pakistan’s PM Nominee Faces Arrest Warrant
Posted June 21st, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
A Pakistani judge issued an arrest warrant Thursday for one of the candidates poised to replace the country’s ousted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. An anti-narcotics judge in the northern city of Rawalpindi ordered Makhdoom Shahabuddin’s arrest in connection with a scandal involving illegal imports of the drug ephedrine during his time as health minister. […]
Two Blasts Kill 4 in Pakistan
Posted June 21st, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Two explosions in Pakistan’s restive southwest and northwest regions bordering Afghanistan have killed at least four people and wounded more than 30 others. Pakistani officials say the first blast in Peshawar, the capital of northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, took place outside a Sunni shrine as people gathered for weekly prayers held every Thursday. They say three […]
