Karzai: Afghan gov’t changes policy towards Pakistan (People’s Daily)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that Afghanistan has changed its policy towards Pakistan and it wants to improve ties with Pakistan, a local TV channel reported Thursday. Karzai flew to Islamabad on a two-day visit and held separate meetings with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistani army chief General Pervez Ashfaq Kayani. Talking to Pakistani leaders, the visiting …
Police say bomb explodes in eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, casualties feared (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Police say a bomb has exploded in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore. Casualties are feared.
Bomb planted outside store kills 4 in NW Pakistan (Boston Herald)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistani officials say a homemade bomb has exploded on the outskirts of the northwestern…
Karzai Extends Olive Branch To Pakistan (NPR)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Thursday with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad, offering fresh signs of a rapprochement in the often-stormy relationship between the two countries. At a news conference, he pleased his hosts by saying Pakistan should have a role in any negotiations for peace in Afghanistan.
UN humanitarian chief condemns “cold blooded” murder of Pakistani aid workers (People’s Daily)
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator strongly condemned on Thursday the ” appalling” attack on Pakistani aid workers, who were killed by suspected Islamist rebels. “They were shot down in cold blood,” John Holmes, also the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, told a press conference. “This is not the first we’ve seen in Pakistan. This is part of a continuing pattern of …
Pakistan, Afghanistan to boost connectivity, cooperation (People’s Daily)
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday agreed in a joint communique to boost communications network, bilateral trade and enhance cooperation in education, agriculture and energy sector. The officials of two sides signed the Memoranda of Understanding in Islamabad on strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing interaction in diverse fields. Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and visiting …
Pakistan Navy Tests Missiles in Arabian Sea (ABC News)
Pakistani navy tests missiles in Arabian Sea, calling it a message to ‘nefarious’ forces Pakistan – Pakistan Navy – Arabian Sea – Asia – Government
Father waits for case of Virginia man charged in Pakistan (Washington Post)
SARGODHA, PAKISTAN — Khalid Farooq Chaudhry has spent two decades straddling this city he left behind and the suburban Virginia life he says he forged for his “American kids.” These days he is doing that as he never imagined — navigating the Pakistani legal system that four months ago jailed o…
UK, Pakistani officials: British boy not found (AP via Yahoo! News)
A British boy kidnapped from his family’s home in Pakistan has yet to be found, British and Pakistani officials said Thursday, following erroneous news of his release which one Pakistani diplomat here said was the result of mistaken identity.
Suicide bombing kills 12, wounds 35 in Pakistan’s Lahore, second attack this week in the city (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
LAHORE, Pakistan – A suicide bomber targeting an army vehicle in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore killed 12 people Friday, police said. It was the second attack in the city this week, indicating militants may be stepping up assaults on the country after a period of relative calm.
