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- Two US soldiers, seven Afghan police die (AAP)
6:05 pm Pakistani forces attack militants near crash site July 4, 2009, 10:05 pm Two U.S. soldiers killed in complex Afghan attack July 4, 2009, 11:50 pm Two US soldiers and seven Afghan policemen have been killed in separate explosions, highlighting
- Kargil and Clinton
Ten years ago, the fierce skirmish over Kargil, the strategically important piece of territory disputed between India and Pakistan came to an end. The war, which started as the Pakistan Army came close to cutting off key routes in Kashmir, quickly turned
- US troops expand Afghan operation
US marines taking part in an offensive against Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan have been attempting to take control of an area along the border with neighbouring Pakistan. The US forces, backed by the Afghan national army, moved into Baramshar
- Tightening the Noose
Besides, their escape route into Pakistan seems to have closed down. It is reported that the Pakistan Army has deployed a large number of troops on its Balochistan borders adjoining the Helmand province, in order to shut off all escape routes. The
- Taliban claim to down Pakistani military helicopter
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) -- Taliban militants Saturday claimed responsibility for a military helicopter crash that killed 26 people in the rugged tribal area in the country's north. The helicopter crashed Friday on the border of the semi-autonomous
- Pakistan asks Kenya to help curb tea smuggling under ATT
By Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has requested the Kenyan diplomats in Islamabad to provide the list of tea importers under ATT to curb the menace of smuggling and also to ensure the quality of the Kenyan tea in Pakistani market, The News learnt on
- One and Two Explain Situation in Honduras
On a visit to the website of the US State Department yesterday, I was greeted with a map of Honduras superimposed with an invitation to '[s]upport UN efforts to aid Pakistani refugees. Send $5 donation; text the word 'Swat' to 20222.' I learned during a
- 'Untold' story of WW2 stirs British Muslim youth pride
BIRMINGHAM, July 3 ? Taunted by racists as a ?Paki? and ?terrorist?, Haroon bin Khaled spent his teenaged years feeling rejected by mainstream Britain and increasingly drawn to al Qaeda extremism. But the young Muslim of Pakistani descent found
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The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with two sections West and East) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved. A third war between these countries in 1971 resulted in East Pakistan seceding and becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. A dispute over the state of Kashmir is ongoing. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in 1998.
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