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Pakistan ,  2011

15 die in Quetta blast

15 die in Quetta blast

December 31 2011 16:57

At least 15 people have been killed and  21  injured in a  blast in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, the capital city of Balochistan province. A bomb went off in a car parked near the house of local politician and ex- Minister for Oil Shafiq Mengal. He has not been hurt. RIAN →

US – Pakistan: full-blown “divorce” or just cooling of relations?

December 28 2011 00:22

Judging by the recent developments, the time when the US and Pakistan were close allies is now over. At least, “The New York Times”, quoting unnamed US top officials, says that Islamabad has made it clear that it intends to reconsider its cooperation with Washington in all spheres. →

Pakistani Information Minister to soldier on

December 25 2011 17:16

Yielding to persuasion from the Prime Minister, Pakistan’s Information Minister Firdos Ashik Awan has withdrawn her resignation request, which she had filed after the military accused President Asif Ali Zardari of trying to replace its top brass with the undercover help of the United States.  →

Taliban claims responsibility for today’s attack in Pakistan

December 24 2011 11:50

Taliban has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack that it launched in Pakistan earlier today. Six people died as a result, while 19 others were injured. This is reported by the Associated Press news agency with reference to a spokesman for Taliban Pakistan. →

6 die in terrorist attack in Pakistan

December 24 2011 10:10

6 people have died, while 12 others have been injured in a terrorist attack in Pakistan. According to the law enforcement agencies, a suicide bomber had rammed his car-bomb into the checkpoint of a paramilitary pro-government force unit in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, in the northwest of the country. →

Pakistani PM accuses army of plotting a coup

December 23 2011 18:06

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yusuf Reza Gilani has accused the army of planning a coup, and he has for the first time openly admitted the possibility of loosing his authority. It seems that the army and the special services have gone out of control. →

Taliban capture 15 Pakistani troops

December 23 2011 16:41

Fifteen Pakistani soldiers have been captured in an attack by several dozen Taliban fighters on an army post in a northwestern tribal area near the Khyber Pass. The Taliban are threatening to kill their captives. They say their attack was revenge for the killing of a senior Taliban warlord by Pakistani forces. (RIAN) →

Pakistani PM accuses top army brass of hatching military coup

December 23 2011 13:52

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani has accused the top army brass and special service chiefs of hatching a military coup in the country. →

Pakistan: most dangerous for reporters

December 22 2011 08:55

Pakistan has been named the most dangerous country for journalists for the second year. →

50 chained school students released in Pakistan

December 14 2011 09:21

Pakistani police have set free some 50 students of a Mulsim religious school, madrasah, in Karachi, where they had been held chained. The boys, of whom the youngest is 12, were regularly beaten, starved and kept in solitary confinement. →

Will Zardari go?

December 12 2011 18:59

After Pakistan`s President Asif Ali Zardari went to Dubai on December 6 for medical treatment, speculations continue in the media about the likelihood of him being toppled in a so-called ‘silent coup’. They even say the coup should be expected on December 15th or 16th, exactly when the country`s Supreme Court is due to announce a verdict on the ‘memogate’ case. →

More strikes on Pakistan possible

December 12 2011 12:38

The Command of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, in Afghanistan does not rule out that more strikes may be delivered at facilities in Pakistan, similar to the recent attack on the Pakistani region Mohmand. This came in a statement by the ISAF Commander General John Allen. →

Pakistan’s president doesn’t want to return home

December 10 2011 15:43

Pakistan’s President Asif Zardari has no intention of coming back home from the Arab Emirates where he is currently receiving medical treatment. In November, Zardari was accused of plotting with the US to replace Pakistan’s intelligence and military commanders by officials loyal to America. Zardari has also  been charged with corruption. TASS →

Pakistan-NATO spat widens

December 9 2011 15:21

Pakistan will deploy anti-aircraft weapons on the border with Afghanistan to curb NATO air raids. Breaking the news on Friday, a Pakistani command spokesman, General Ashfaq Nadeem, said that Islamabad would no longer tolerate the heavy presence of CIA agents in Pakistan. The move came in retaliation for the late November NATO air strike on a Pakistani army post. →

Pakistan president survives heart attack

December 9 2011 14:37

The condition of Pakistani President Asif Zardari, who was rushed for treatment in the United Arab Emirates after suffering a heart attack earlier this week, is back to normal and he has been transferred from intensive care to ordinary ward, Pakistani media say. Zardari will undergo treatment for mimetic paralysis in London. →

Pakistan to fortify defence on Afghan border

December 9 2011 10:34

The Pakistani Army Command says it will deploy anti-aircraft defences on the Afghan border to counter likely attacks by NATO aircraft. This came in a statement earlier today by a spokesman for the Pakistan Military Command, Major-General Ashfaq Nadeem. →

34 NATO trucks destroyed

December 9 2011 07:37

According to several reports 34 NATO tanker-trucks were destroyed in south-western Pakistan on Thursday night. Militants fired rocket-propelled grenades on a convoy of vehicles carrying fuel to NATO troops in Afghanistan. Previously it was reported that there had been first 10 and then about 20 trucks destroyed. No casualties have been reported as of yet. →

NATO under fire

December 9 2011 05:53

In Pakistan, unidentified gunmen fired on a column of fuel supply trucks for NATO troops in Afghanistan. A group of armed men attacked a fuel tanker with a grenade launcher. According to some reports more than 20 vehicles were completely destroyed. No casualties were reported. →

Pakistani President admitted to UAE hospital

December 7 2011 11:52

President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan has been admitted to a clinic in the United Arab Emirates due to health problems. He has already undergone an angioplasty procedure, to have his coronary artery unblocked. According to government sources in Islamabad, the Pakistani leader is due to return to Pakistan on Thursday. →

Obama apologizes for NATO's air strike on Pakistan

December 5 2011 09:46

US President Barack Obama has extended apologies to his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari for NATO’s deadly air strike on an army checkpoint in northern Pakistan late last month. →

 
 
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