Pakistan
# pakistan - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# pakistan - Friday 19 October, 2012
Non-Chinese Asians are the fastest growing ethnic group in Ireland – CSO
The vast majority of people in Ireland remain “white Irish”, who at 3,821,995 people represents 85.8 per cent of the population.
# pakistan - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
Column: Will we forget Malala, as we’ve forgotten other young victims?
The assassination attempt on 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai has put her situation in the spotlight. But she’s not the first, writes Dr Ekaterina Yahyaoui.
Belgian militant reportedly killed in Pakistan
The Al-Qaeda recruiter allegedly mentored Mohamed Merah – a 24-year-old extremist who shot dead seven people in France earlier this year.
# pakistan - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Bogus ‘family’ members try to visit activist Malala
Police denied claims there were arrests after people claiming they were the Pakistani teen’s family members tried to gain access to the hospital.
# pakistan - Monday 15 October, 2012
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban arrives in UK for treatment
Malala Yousafzai is being treated for a damaged skull in a highly specialised unit in Birmingham.
Malala: Pakistani girl activist sent to Britain for treatment
Malala Yousafzai (14), was attacked on her school bus last week for campaigning for the right to education.
# pakistan - Saturday 13 October, 2012
Shot Pakistani schoolgirl, 14, ‘showing signs of improvement’
Sedatives being given to Malala Yousafzai were eased today, so doctors could assess her state – and her limbs moved.
# pakistan - Friday 12 October, 2012
‘Legal violations’ caused by US military and CIA use of Shannon Airport outlined in new booklet
Irish peace groups have outlined the “aviation, human rights, and international humanitarian law” which are being violated by the use of the airport by foreign military.
Next 24 – 36 hours ‘critical’ for child activist Malala
The 14-year-old education campaigner was shot by members of the Taliban and is on a ventilator in hospital.
# pakistan - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
Pakistan medics remove bullet from shot child activist
14-year-old Malala Yosafzai is intensive care after being shot in the head by the Taliban on her school bus.
Pakistan to decide if girl, 14, needs treatment abroad after being shot in head
Malala Yousafzai began writing a blog at age 11 to describe life as a girl under the Taliban. Her condition is described as serious.
# pakistan - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
Condemnation after Pakistan child rights activist (14) shot in head
Malala Yousafzai led a campaign for the right to education for children. She was shot in the head on her school bus.
# pakistan - Monday 1 October, 2012
Muslims accused of blasphemy after attack on Hindu temple in Pakistan
Sections of the country’s blasphemy laws carry life imprisonment or even the death penalty.
# pakistan - Monday 24 September, 2012
Frustration and turmoil as world leaders meet for UN general assembly
Syria, Palestine, Iran’s nuclear program and protests generated by an anti-Islamic film will top the agenda.
# pakistan - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Pakistan government rejects minister’s filmmaker bounty comments
Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour offered a bounty of $100,000 for his death and invited members of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda to take part in the “noble deed”.
# pakistan - Friday 21 September, 2012
At least 15 dead in Pakistan after violent demonstrations
French embassies, consulates, cultural centres and schools were shut in 20 Muslim countries today amid fears they would be targeted by protests against a French magazine.
McCullum makes history on the double against Bangladesh
New Zealand batsman looks like setting the T20 Cricket World Cup on fire.
US runs Pakistani TV adverts to denounce anti-Islamic film
The TV advertisements show Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton distancing themselves from ‘Innocence of Muslims’.
# pakistan - Monday 17 September, 2012
Two die in Pakistan as film violence spreads
Protests have taken place across the Arab World against the US-produced ‘Innocence of Muslims’.
Hezbollah urges week of protests against anti-Islam film
The news comes as 50 people are arrested in connection with the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi last week.
# pakistan - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
Factory fires kill more than 310 in Pakistan
Massive fires have gutted factories in Pakistan’s two largest cities, killing hundreds of people and prompting calls for an overhaul of industrial safety standards.
# pakistan - Saturday 8 September, 2012
VIDEO: The best cricket catch you’ll see this year
Dan Christian, take a bow.
Pakistani girl who was accused of blasphemy released from jail
The girl, believed to be 14, was arrested last month for allegedly burning pages of the Koran. An imam was later accused of having planted the pages in the girl’s bag.
# pakistan - Sunday 2 September, 2012
Pakistan: Cleric arrested in blasphemy girl case
A cleric who accused a Christian girl of blasphemy has been remanded in custody after police arrested him on suspicion of evidence-tampering and desecrating the Quran.
# pakistan - Friday 31 August, 2012
Pakistani Taliban release video of severed heads
The video was sent to AFP news agency earlier today and shows a militant commander posing with 12 heads arranged on the ground.
Pentagon may take legal action against Navy SEAL who wrote about Bin Laden raid
In his book, Matt Bissonnette writes about the moment Bin Laden was shot.
# pakistan - Monday 27 August, 2012
Pentagon checking Bin Laden raid book for leaks
Officials have received the manuscript and are checking for any classified information, said Pentagon spokesperson.
# pakistan - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
Pakistan to Paris passenger sleeps through stop – and flies back to Pakistan
An inquiry has been launched into how cabin crew failed to notice the woman on board during the plane’s stopover.
# pakistan - Monday 13 August, 2012
Pakistan hit by bomb blast
At least 12 people were hurt in the blast, which came as people gathered on the eve of Pakistan’s 66th Independence Day being observed.
# pakistan - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
India set to test first nuclear submarine
Officials say they plan to have six nuclear subs in operation by 2018.
# pakistan - Friday 3 August, 2012
Shafilea Ahmed parents convicted of ‘honour killing’ murder
The 17-year-old’s sibling told the court she saw their parents suffocate the girl with a plastic bag.
# pakistan - Sunday 22 July, 2012
5 NATO troops die in Afghanistan roadside bombings
Meanwhile, four civilians also died today when hundreds of shells and rockets were fired from neighbouring Pakistan.
# pakistan - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Taliban kill 10 in Pakistan attack
A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a rival militant commander’s compound in northwestern Pakistan, killing ten people.
# pakistan - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
22 NATO supply trucks destroyed in Afghanistan
All the trucks were parked in the Rabatak area of the province where the truckers had stopped to rest.
# pakistan - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
Friends reunited: After US says sorry, Pakistan reopens Afghanistan supply lines
The development means that the US could save hundred of millions of dollars in fighting the war in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan and Pakistan a ‘potential reservoir’ for spreading polio
Security issues mean that up to 40 per cent children in some parts are not vaccinated.
# pakistan - Tuesday 19 June, 2012
Pakistan court disqualifies its own Prime Minister from office
Yousuf Raza Gilani was convicted of contempt for refusing to ask authorities to reopen corruption cases. This bars him from being an MP, a law which the country’s Supreme Court today enforced.
# pakistan - Monday 18 June, 2012
Pakistan tells pot-bellied police: ‘Go on a diet, or quit the force’
77 per cent of police in Rawalpindi are overweight – so the police chief now says waistlines cannot be above 38″.
# pakistan - Monday 11 June, 2012
High Court allows immigrants to challenge Minister over ‘undue delays’
A Pakistani woman and an Iraqi man have been waiting years to hear decisions on their applications for residency and citizenship.
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