Pakistan
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Taliban wouldn’t last a month without Pakistan support, Afghan president says
Dec 4, 2016News Hour: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday that the Taliban insurgency would not survive a month if it lost its sanctuary in neighboring Pakistan, urging its neighbor to take on militant groups on its... -
Suspected man of starting a devastating factory fire in Pakistan arrested in Thailand
Dec 3, 2016News Hour: A Pakistani man suspected of starting a devastating factory fire in Karachi four years ago that killed 255 people has been arrested in Bangkok, Thai police said on Saturday. Abdul Rehman, 46, was detained... -
West Indies gets opportunity to overtake Pakistan in ODI rankings
Nov 13, 2016News Hour: The West Indies will be eyeing the opportunity to wrest back the lead against Pakistan in the ICC ODI team rankings table when it plays in a tri-series featuring Sri Lanka and host Zimbabwe... -
Pakistan deports ‘Afghan Girl’
Nov 9, 2016News Hour: An Afghan woman made famous by a National Geographic cover in 1985 has been deported from Pakistan after she was convicted of having fake ID papers. Sharbat Gula had served a 15-day prison sentence... -
Pakistan delayed the planned deportation of “Afghan Girl”
Nov 7, 2016News Hour: Pakistan on Monday delayed the planned deportation of Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed “Afghan Girl” whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her country’s wars, an Afghan official said. Now in her... -
Deportation of iconic National Geographic Afghan girl is a grave injustice
Nov 4, 2016News Hour: Reacting to Pakistan’s decision to deport Sharbat Gula, the iconic ‘Afghan girl’ whose striking portrait adorned a 1985 cover of National Geographic magazine, Amnesty International’s South Asia Director Champa Patel said: “Pakistan’s decision to... -
West Indies defeat Pakistan to end winless streak
Nov 3, 2016News Hour: Kraigg Brathwaite and Shane Dowrich struck unbeaten half-centuries to guide West Indies to a first test victory in 14 matches as the Caribbean side beat Pakistan by five wickets on the final morning of... -
Amnesty called on Pakistan to release opposition activists detained before a mass protest
Nov 1, 2016News Hour: Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to release hundreds of opposition activists detained before a planned mass protest, as police used tear gas and rubber bullets overnight to prevent demonstrators from entering Islamabad. Prime... -
$75 million loan to help finance pakistan’s largest wind energy farm
Oct 31, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $75 million loan with Triconboston Consulting Corporation (TBCC) to support the development of the largest wind farm in Pakistan. The deal is ADB’s third wind energy... -
At least 11 died after consuming toxic liquor in Pakistan
Oct 29, 2016News Hour: At least 11 people from a minority Christian community in Pakistan’s central Punjab province died after consuming toxic liquor, police said on Saturday. Three other people who consumed the alcohol at a party on...
