Tag Archives: ISLAMABAD
By Sabahat Khan, Unilateral U.S. drone strikes in the tribal areas of Pakistan have been a contentious and thorny issue between Washington and Islamabad for some years now but a new political movement being spearheaded by Imran Khan – leader … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Asia
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Tagged Afghanistan, drone, Imran Khan, ISLAMABAD, Mali, Pakistan, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Syria, Tumor, United Nations Security Council, Washington
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Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR After months of tortuous negotiations with the United States, Pakistan has reopened the transit routes for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization convoys heading toward Afghanistan. The US rendered an apology, finally, for its massacre of 27 Pakistani soldiers … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues, Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR
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Tagged Afghanistan, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, ISLAMABAD, NATO, Pakistan, Pakistani, Pentagon, United States
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Emergency workers with flashlights searched the smouldering wreckage of a passenger jet carrying 127 people that crashed into a muddy wheat field Friday while trying to land in a violent thunderstorm at Islamabad’s main airport. The government said there appeared … read more »
Posted in World News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ahmad Mukhtar, Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Bhoja Air, Boeing 737, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, ISLAMABAD, Karachi, Pakistan, Pakistani
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A court in Pakistan on Monday jailed former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two of his daughters for illegally staying in the country and hiding their identity from authorities. The women were sentenced to 45 days in … read more »
Posted in News, World News
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Tagged Abbottabad, Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, IndepthAfrica, ISLAMABAD, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, September 11 attacks, Yemen
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Andrei AKULOV The US-Pakistan relationship steadily going for the worse is an issue that hits the radar screen of world media outlets. One thing leads to another transforming into a vicious chain of events spurring the negative process.The Shamsi Air … read more »
Posted in America, Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Afghanistan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, ISLAMABAD, NATO, Pakistan, Pakistan government, Russia, United States, Washington
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January 12, 2011 by benim
New York – West African nations remain prepared to use force to dislodge Laurent Gbagbo from the presidential palace in Ivory Coast, but there will be no civil war, the country’s UN ambassador said on Tuesday. “It is being studied. … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Cote d'Ivoire, Election, News, West Africa
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa news, african nation, African news, Afrika, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Côte d'Ivoire, Electoral Commission, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, ISLAMABAD, Ivorian Civil War, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, News local news, newspapers, Pakistan, political-news, Shaukat Masood Zafar, Simone Gbagbo, War Conflict, World news
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There has been strong international condemnation of the assassination of one of Pakistan’s best-known liberal politicians in the capital, Islamabad. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regretted the death of Salman Taseer, governor of Punjab province, saying he had promoted … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Asif Ali Zardari, breaking news, Governor of Punjab Pakistan, IndepthAfrica, ISLAMABAD, News local news, newspapers, Pakistan, Salmaan Taseer, Salman Taseer, United States, World news
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November 5, 2010 by benim
At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in northwest Pakistan, according to officials. Local official Shahid Ullah says at least 80 others were wounded. The bomber may have been targeting an anti-Taliban activist … read more »
November 5, 2010 by benim
KARACHI, Pakistan – A small, private plane chartered to an oil company crashed near the airport in Pakistan’s largest city Friday after the pilot warned of engine trouble, killing all 22 people on board, officials said. The crash was the … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Accident, Airblue, Airbus A320 family, Asia, Aviation, Aviation accidents and incidents, Coney Island plane crash, Disaster Accident, disasters-news, geography, IndepthAfrica, ISLAMABAD, Karachi, National aviation authority, Noor Alam, Pakistan, plane crash, Political geography, Sindh
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