Row over Vaas as Sri Lanka aim to rout Pakistan
AFP - Sat Jul 18, 5:40 am ETRampant Sri Lanka go into the final Test against Pakistan here from Monday aiming for a 3-0 sweep despite the uncertain future of veteran seamer Chaminda Vaas.
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Rampant Sri Lanka go into the final Test against Pakistan here from Monday aiming for a 3-0 sweep despite the uncertain future of veteran seamer Chaminda Vaas.
The trial in Pakistan of the five accused of involvement in last year's terror attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai has been adjourned until next week, the defence lawyer said Saturday.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in India amid fears that the United States was too preoccupied with events in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged India on Friday to join Washington in supporting Pakistan's fight against terrorism, but Delhi demanded results before it resumes formal peace talks with its rival.
KABUL (AFP)--Afghanistan and Pakistan vowed Saturday to work together in the fight against an insurgency gripping both nations, promising boosted border controls and closer co-operation on arresting terror suspects.
As the army drives Taliban fighters from their strongholds in the Swat Valley and elsewhere, the militants have shifted their attention to Pakistan's cities, especially poorly equipped police. Naseem Hayat fights a war he knows police shouldn't be asked to fight.
Pakistani warplanes and troops Saturday killed at least 12 militants and destroyed Taliban training centres in the restive northwest, officials said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 18 (UPI) -- Five Taliban militants in a village in North Waziristan were killed Friday by what appeared to be a U.S. drone, Pakistani officials said.
A suspected U.S. drone attack killed five militants Friday when a missile was fired on a Taliban stronghold into a village in northwest Pakistan, Pakistani government sources told CNN.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP)--Pakistani warplanes and troops Saturday killed at least 12 militants and destroyed Taliban training centers in the restive northwest, officials said.
Residents of the beautiful town of Skardu say the violence roiling other parts of Pakistan is keeping foreigners away. Climbing expeditions are down by half in the area that's home to K2. Psst -- don't tell anyone, but there's still another part of Pakistan, an oasis of striking beauty all but free of the turmoil, Taliban militancy, suicide bombers and security fears that have gripped much of ...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged India on Friday to join Washington in supporting Pakistan's fight against terrorism, but Delhi demanded results before it begins formal peace talks with its rival.
The greatest threats to Pakistan come from the Taliban, al Qaeda and homegrown extremists and not from India, former Pakistani president and army chief Pervez Musharraf told an Indian television news channel.
A US missile slammed into a suspected Taliban compound, killing four people on Friday in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt that borders Afghanistan, Pakistani security officials said.
A rare meeting between the Indian and Pakistani premiers this week ended with a pledge to cooperate on terrorism that has triggered anger and consternation back in New Delhi.
MIR ALI, Pakistan | Pakistan's top court on Friday overturned opposition leader Nawaz Sharif's conviction on hijacking charges stemming from the 1999 coup against his government, clearing the last obstacle to his running for office. Also Friday, a suspected U.S. missile strike in a Pakistani tribal region killed at least five suspected militants, officials said. The missile strike hit a house in ...