Lahore, Apr. 7 : The video footage of the teen Swat girl's public flogging will jeopardize the shaky peace deal between the Pakistan Government and the Taliban in Swat, the Christian Science Monitor claimed.
The grainy video depicting a girl being pinned down by three men and lashed 34 times for allegedly being seen with a man who was not her husband, prompted a chorus of condemnations.
Lahore, Apr. 7: Pakistani players have expressed their desire to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following the tournament’s shift from India.
According to The News, some players have approached the IPL management through e-mails, but have not received any reply.
It is, however, highly unlikely that IPL franchises would recall Pakistan players, as they had earlier refused to play in the league when it was being held in India following a call from their government.
Lahore, Apr. 7: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that terror acts were causing instability in the country, and has sought a national consensus on the issue.
According to a private TV channel, Nawaz told French Ambassador to Pakistan, Daniel Jouanneau, in Raiwind that Pakistan was still in the process of building a consensus on the war on terror.
“The war against terrorism will continue in line with national interests,” the Daily Times quoted him, as saying.
Miranshah (Pakistan), Apr. 7: The Taliban has threatened the United States that it will be made to “pay heavily for destabilizing” Pakistan by launching drone attacks in the tribal areas of Pakistan.
“The US will pay 10 times for the drone attacks in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas,” Taliban leadership in North Waziristan said in a statement on Monday.
It, however, said the drone attacks would not affect the peace agreement with the Pakistan Government.
Rawalpindi, Apr. 7 : Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General, Ashfaq Kayani, has said, the army is fully capable of meeting all "internal and external threats" facing the country.
"The army is and will remain fully prepared to meet the current and emerging internal and external threats, with the full support of the nation," he said while addressing the 63rd Formation Commanders Conference at the army's General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.
Lahore, Apr. 7 : The video footage of the teen Swat girl's public flogging will jeopardize the shaky peace deal between the Pakistan Government and the Taliban in Swat, the Christian Science Monitor claimed.
Lahore, Apr. 7: Pakistani players have expressed their desire to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following the tournament’s shift from India.
Lahore, Apr. 7: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that terror acts were causing instability in the country, and has sought a national consensus on the issue.
Miranshah (Pakistan), Apr. 7: The Taliban has threatened the United States that it will be made to “pay heavily for destabilizing” Pakistan by launching drone attacks in the tribal areas of Pakistan.
Lahore, Apr. 7 : Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has warned that Faisalabad could be next on terrorist's hit list.
Rawalpindi, Apr. 7 : Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General, Ashfaq Kayani, has said, the army is fully capable of meeting all "internal and external threats" facing the country.
