Pakistan's growing civilian-military showdown

In this April 2010 file photo, Pakistan's Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani (r.) and Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani watch a military exercise in the Cholistan Desert near …

Written on January 17, 2012 | Posted in 2010, Pakistan, US, army, military, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Series opener an appealing prospect

Big Picture History will hang heavily over this series. Three Pakistan players are serving custodial sentences after being found guilty on match-rigging charges during the 2010 series in England. …

Written on January 16, 2012 | Posted in 2010, Pakistan, UN, US, england, unlmitie | Leave a comment

KP says England won't sledge Pak on spot-fixing scandal in UAE series

England star batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that his side has made a pact on not to sledge the Pakistan team about the spot-fixing scandal that had sent shockwaves through cricket in 2010.

Written on January 16, 2012 | Posted in 2010, Cricket, Pakistan, ad, england, fixing, scandal, spot-fixing, unlmitie | Leave a comment

The Surfer: ‘Pakistan have come a long way’

Stephen Brenkley, writing in the Independent, says Pakistan have rebuilt considerably since the scandal-marred England tour in 2010, ensuring consistency in team selection under Misbah-ul-Haq. But the behaviour of both teams, he says, will be closely scrutinized for signs of friction. Pakistan seem, in short, to have got their act together. But that will not prevent an air of suspicion and intrigue around the Dubai International Cricket Stadium tomorrow. Misbah and Mohsin are trying desperately to move on. They have convinced their colleagues to forget the past and England too…

Written on January 16, 2012 | Posted in 2010, Cricket, International, Pakistan, Sports, UN, US, ad, england, scandal, selection, teams | Leave a comment

Pervez Musharraf warned of arrest if he returns

FILE – In this Oct. 1, 2010 file photo, Pervez Musharraf, the former President of Pakistan, talks during the launch of his new political party, the “All Pakistan Muslim League” in central …

Written on January 8, 2012 | Posted in 2010, Pakistan, UN, US, mushar, unlmitie | Leave a comment

US drone strikes in Pak declined by 50% in 2011 as compared to 2010

Drone strikes in Pakistan have dropped by almost 50 percent from 118 in 2010 to 67 in 2011, a new analysis by the Express Tribune has shown.

Written on January 5, 2012 | Posted in 2010, 2011, Pakistan, UN, unlmitie | Leave a comment

UNICEF hands over 35 new schools in flood-affected Punjab

Children cook their daily meal in one of the 5,900 camps that sprung up across Pakistan in 2010 when the country was hit by the worst floods in its …

Written on January 4, 2012 | Posted in 2010, Pakistan, UN, floods, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Pakistan deadliest for journalists for 2nd year

7 journalists were killed in Pakistan in 2011; 8 in 2010 One of those killed exposed links between al Qaeda and the Pakistani navy Another press freedom group cited 10 journalists killed in …

Written on December 22, 2011 | Posted in 2010, 2011, Pakistan, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Aasia Bibi, the Woman on Pakistan Death Row, ‘Risks Mental Illness’

Pakistan , is on the verge of mental illness, a Christian rights group has said. Aasia, 46, a mother of five, was sentenced to death in November 2010 under the blasphemy law by a court in the …

Written on December 21, 2011 | Posted in 2010, Pakistan, UN, aid, blasphemy, unlmitie | Leave a comment

US Memo unified by Pakistan’s Supreme Court to threaten President Asif Ali Zardari

FILE – In this Aug. 15, 2010 file photo, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari listens to a reporter at a press conference in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's …

Written on December 19, 2011 | Posted in 2010, Pakistan, Zardari, unlmitie | Leave a comment

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