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  • Religious Minorities Suffering Worst in Pakistan Floods - TIME September 3, 2010
    Globe and MailReligious Minorities Suffering Worst in Pakistan FloodsTIMEIn one of the more unfortunate developments attending the catastrophic floods in Pakistan, the country's religious minorities are being denied relief and ...Pakistan Shiites mourn those killed in triple bombThe Associated PressPakistani Officials Caution Against Large Outdoor Relig […]
  • Three Pakistan players suspended by ICC and charged under anti-corruption code - The Guardian September 2, 2010
    CBC.caThree Pakistan players suspended by ICC and charged under anti-corruption codeThe GuardianThe three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of an alleged betting scam that has thrown world cricket into crisis were tonight charged under the ...Cricket-Pakistan trio requested to be dropped from tourReutersPakistan edge out SomersetSkySportsPakistan return to a […]
  • CIA deaths: Pakistan Taliban chief charged - TODAYonline September 2, 2010
    ReutersCIA deaths: Pakistan Taliban chief chargedTODAYonlineThe move came as the State Department added the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to a blacklist of foreign terrorist organisations, which means members face ...Factbox: Pakistan's Mehsud charged in CIA killingsReutersUS charges Pakistan Taliban leader in CIA deathsLos Angeles TimesUS sanctions […]
  • No troops in Pakistan: China - Daily Times September 2, 2010
    ekmulakatnewsNo troops in Pakistan: ChinaDaily TimesBEIJING: China on Thursday dismissed reports, which stated that troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) were in a disputed area of Pakistan. ...Pakistan: China's other North KoreaIndian ExpressChina calls PoK 'northern Pakistan', J&K is 'India-controlled Kashmir […]
  • Pakistan match-fixing claims: tourists defeat Somerset in one-day tour match - Telegraph.co.uk September 2, 2010
    The GuardianPakistan match-fixing claims: tourists defeat Somerset in one-day tour matchTelegraph.co.ukPakistan lurched from one crisis to another on Thursday although their new problems are far easier to solve than those being ...Pakistan win but down to 11 on troubled tourAFPPakistan batsman Umar Akmal hit in nose by ball during practice sessionThe Canadia […]
  • US sorry over 'mistreatment' of Pakistan military delegation - AFP September 2, 2010
    AFPUS sorry over 'mistreatment' of Pakistan military delegationAFPISLAMABAD — The United States has apologised to Pakistan over "mistreatment" of a Pakistani military delegation at a US airport this week, the Pakistani ...Pakistan military group cancels US visitCNN InternationalPakistan military abandons US trips after being 'mistake […]
  • Why We've Given Less To Pakistan's Flood Victims - NPR September 2, 2010
    CBC.caWhy We've Given Less To Pakistan's Flood VictimsNPRPakistanis displaced by flooding reach for food aid thrown by a volunteer during a distribution outside a temporary camp operated by the Pakistan army in ...Pakistan flood relief efforts 'stuck at 1.0'USA TodayPakistan flood effects will linger: aid agenciesCBC.caMore flood aid for […]
  • Stalled funding hits Pakistan aid effort: UN - AFP September 2, 2010
    Reuters IndiaStalled funding hits Pakistan aid effort: UNAFPTHATTA, Pakistan — Relief efforts in flood-ravaged Pakistan are being stretched by the "unprecedented scale" of the disaster, with the flow of ...Pakistan's Credit Rating to Remain Stable, S&P SaysBusinessWeekPakistan Bond Risk Jumps to Three-Month High as Worst Floods Hurt Econom […]
  • IMF to give Pakistan $450 mln in flood aid - Reuters September 2, 2010
    DAWN.comIMF to give Pakistan $450 mln in flood aidReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid and disburse funds during September, ...IMF Agrees to $450 Million in Emergency Financing for PakistanBloombergIMF, World Bank step up aid to PakistanAFPIMF to provide Pakistan $450 million in […]
  • Pakistan militants kill female teacher - AFP September 2, 2010
    NDTV.comPakistan militants kill female teacherAFPKHAR, Pakistan — A female teacher was killed and two of her colleagues were wounded when masked militants shot them in an ambush in Pakistan's northwest ...Death toll from air strikes in Pakistan risesCNNPakistan: Military jets kill 8 militantsThe Associated PressAir raid kills 60 alleged militants in Pak […]

Flood heading to Thatta

According to information just received, KB Feeder has been breached and flood water is moving fast to Chatto Chand about 10 kilometres east of Thatta city, the United Nations said late Friday. “National highway has been flooded. There is another breach at KB Feeder and flood is heading to Thatta,” UN humanitarian affairs office [Continue]

Zardari gets shoes thrown at him in Britain

An elderly man on Saturday hurled his shoes at Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at a public meeting in British city of Birmingham, local television channels reported in their breaking news. There have been anger in Pakistan over Zardari’s visit to France and Britain in the wake of massive floods that have killed about 1,600 [Continue]

Airblue plane crash site

Airblue plane crash site

The site of July 28 crash of Airblue flight. Still many people come to see it in Margalla Hills. I pray for the departed souls. Now visiting Margalla would always remind me about this tragic incident. May Allah bless all aggrieved families [Continue]

KP Flooding

KP Flooding

Flash floods this month have killed more than 1,500 people across Pakistan, mostly in northwestern KP and affected four million people. Most have lost their homes and belonging and desperately waiting help. Now flood waters are passing through Punjab province and moving towards southern Sindh province. [Continue]

First full monsoon shower

First full monsoon shower

On Wednesday July, 21, Islamabad received heavy shower, which gave a cool, but brief respite. Driving in rain in Islamabad is always a pleasure. Captured this video on my cellphone.   A scene after winter rain [Continue]

New US assistance for Pakistan

New US assistance for Pakistan

After the bilateral Strategic Dialogue meeting in Islamabad on July 19, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced several government-to-government partnerships with Pakistan that will strengthen cooperation in new information technologies, enhance mutual understanding between our diplomats and support the preservation of Pakistan’s [Continue]

Would you permit me?

Would you permit me?

Would You Permit Me? نزار قبانيNizar Qabbani في بلاد يغتال فيها المفكرون، ويكفر الكاتب  وتحرق الكتب، في مجتمعات ترفض الآخر، وتفرض الصمت على الافواه والحجر على الافكار،  وتكفر اي سؤال، كان لابد ان استأذنكم [Continue]

Swiss cases saga in Pakistan

Swiss cases saga in Pakistan

What are those notorious Swiss cases which the Supreme Court has asked the government to reopen in its judgment against NRO? The decision of the Swiss judge who found Bhutto and Zardari guilty of corruption and receiving kickbacks in SGS Cotecna casae can be seen here. Late Benazir Bhutto, the two-time prime minister of Pakistan [Continue]

Pakistan to proceed against Musharraf over Bhutto murder

Pakistan to proceed against Musharraf over Bhutto murder

The core group of PPP on Saturday accepting the UN Report recommended to the Prime Minister to take appropriate legal actions in the light of the UN Inquiry Commission report on assassination of  ex-premier Benazir Bhutto. The UN report released on April 15, inter alia, calls upon the competent authorities in Pakistan to make a [Continue]

Pakistan shuts “illegal” tv channels

Pakistan shuts “illegal” tv channels

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) initiated an action against more than 100 illegal,  unregistered satellite TV channels being on-aired through cable distribution networks all across the country. These illegal / unregistered channels were not only violating PEMRA laws but also were incurring huge financial losses to the [Continue]

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