BlackBerry Ltd. is closing shop in Pakistan in order to sidestep allowing authorities to monitor its e-mail messages and business enterprise server (BES). Cellphone providers have been notified that as of the end of this […]
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China Inks Its Largest Arms Deal With Pakistan And Becomes World’s Third Largest Arms Exporter
China has signed an arms deal with Pakistan which experts say is worth between $4-5 billion. The arms deal, believed to be China’s biggest, will deliver a total of eight new submarines to Pakistan. China’s […]
United States And Pakistan May Reach Civil Nuclear Deal
According to a report published by the Washington Post, the United States and Pakistan are quietly negotiating an agreement which may result in a civil nuclear deal between the two countries. David Ignatius, an opinion […]
Heavily Armed Taliban Militants Storm Pakistani Airbase During Morning Prayers
Taliban militants attacked an airbase in Pakistan’s northern city of Peshawar killing 17 people and injuring dozens more. The terror group has recently been on an offensive, freeing hundreds of militants and prisoners in Afghanistan […]
There’s So Little Water In Pakistan’s Capital That Drug Gangs Have Become Water Mafias
Citizens in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi are going weeks without seeing a single drop of water thanks to criminal gangs that have monopolized the distribution of the vital resource. Spurred by a large population […]
DEA Claims Victory After Two Pakistani Nationals Extradited To U.S. For Aiding Colombia’s FARC Rebels
Two Pakistani citizens have been extradited to the U.S. to face narco-terrorism charges after a lengthy legal battle. The two Pakistanis nationals are accused of conspiring with a foreign based terror organization, which according to […]
State Department Urges U.S. Travelers To Avoid Pakistan Citing Increased Terrorist Threats
The United States on Friday advised its citizens to postpone all their unnecessary travel to Pakistan, citing the significant increase in terror activities in the nation. “The Department of State warns US citizens against all […]
Deadly Border Clashes Between India And Pakistan Leave Nine Dead, Dozens Wounded
Nine civilians were killed Friday in an exchange of fire between India and Pakistan along their disputed border. Both India and Pakistan have had numerous altercations over their borders, so much so that two wars […]
India-Pakistan Peace Talks Collapse Before They Even Begin
Peace talks between arch rivals Pakistan and India descended into failure on Saturday just hours before they were officially scheduled to start. The nuclear armed rivals were unable to overcome decades of deep mistrust. The […]
Pentagon Suspends Military Aid To Pakistan Over Blatant Support Of Taliban
U.S. military aid to Pakistan has been suspended as a result of the government’s failure to advance the fight against the Haqqani network, a terrorist group associated with Afghanistan’s Taliban. U.S. and Afghan officials have […]
Saudi Arabia Sentences Tourist To 1000 Lashes And Eight Years In Prison For Criticizing Government
The Saudi Arabian court system sent out another strong message today that it would not tolerate freedom of speech or the media by sentencing Pakistani analyst and commentator Zaid Hamid to 1000 lashes and eight […]
Pakistan Secures First International Customer For Homemade Fighter Jet
The first day of the Paris International Air Show saw Pakistan make the most surprising announcement, as according to the Pakistan Air Force, it has successfully secured an export order for its newest fighter jet, […]
ISIS Threat To Buy Nuclear Weapon Nothing But Propaganda
In the latest issue of its propaganda magazine, Dabiq, the Islamic State (ISIS) has that it will buy its first nuclear weapon from Pakistan within a year. The threat comes mere days after Saudi Arabia […]