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'Bomb threat' on Pakistan flight to Dubai
May 17, 2012 11:55 EDT
A bomb threat delayed a Pakistani passenger flight bound for Dubai by four hours on Thursday, with officials clearing it to take off after searches found no explosive device on board.
Sri Lanka will be tough, warns Whatmore
May 16, 2012 16:03 EDT
Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore on Wednesday warned his players they faced a battle on next month's tour of Sri Lanka, saying the hosts were tough opponents in home conditions.
S. Lanka drop plan to host Pak-Australia series
May 12, 2012 06:48 EDT
Sri Lanka has dropped plans to host a limited overs series between Pakistan and Australia in August as it clashes with the island's Premier League, Pakistani cricket officials said Saturday.
Stadiums stand empty in isolated Pakistan
May 10, 2012 14:54 EDT
Karachi's National Stadium was once a dusty, sweaty hell for visiting cricketers, a cauldron of heat and noise where Pakistan went unbeaten in Tests for more than 45 years.
Red Cross suspends Pakistan work after killing
May 10, 2012 12:05 EDT
The Red Cross on Thursday suspended most of its aid projects in Pakistan and recalled foreign staff to the capital, following the brutal murder of a British worker.
Canada cricketers keen to tour Pakistan
May 09, 2012 10:03 EDT
Canadian cricket chiefs want to send their national side to tour Pakistan, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, more than three years after international matches were halted in the troubled country.
Kidnappings threaten Pakistan aid work
May 09, 2012 06:34 EDT
The grisly murder of a Red Cross worker and a video showing an American hostage pleading for his life highlight a perilous security situation in Pakistan that aid groups say is endangering their work.
American kidnapped in Pakistan appears in Qaeda video
May 07, 2012 05:52 EDT
Elderly US development worker Warren Weinstein has appeared in an Al-Qaeda video for the first time since he was kidnapped in Pakistan just days before he meant to return home last August.
US hostage Weinstein appears in Qaeda video: SITE
May 06, 2012 23:44 EDT
US hostage Warren Weinstein has appeared in an Al-Qaeda video for the first time since he was kidnapped in Pakistan in August last year.
Pakistan station bomb blast kills two
Apr 24, 2012 11:03 EDT
A bomb exploded at the main railway station in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least two people, police said.
Pakistan begins checks on private airline planes
Apr 23, 2012 16:04 EDT
Pakistani aviation authorities Monday began an inspection of all passenger planes operated by private airlines after a near-miss in Karachi that came just two days after a fatal crash in Islamabad.
Whatmore says no security fears in Pakistan
Apr 23, 2012 08:15 EDT
Pakistan's Australian cricket coach Dav Whatmore Monday voiced disappointment at Bangladesh postponing their tour, saying he had felt no security concerns during his two months in the country.
Pakistan families mourn air crash victims
Apr 21, 2012 02:45 EDT
Distraught relatives wept as they collected the remains of loved ones after a Pakistani passenger jet crashed in bad weather near Islamabad, killing all 127 people on board.
Pakistan probes air crash with 127 confirmed dead
Apr 21, 2012 01:36 EDT
Pakistan has launched an investigation after a passenger jet crashed and burst into flames while attempting to land during a thunderstorm, killing all 127 people on board.
Pakistan probes air crash with 127 feared dead
Apr 20, 2012 23:30 EDT
Pakistan has launched an investigation after a passenger jet crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm, with all 127 people on board believed dead.
No hope of survivors in Pakistan plane crash: police
Apr 20, 2012 11:58 EDT
Up to 130 people are feared dead after a Boeing 737 crashed while trying to land in bad weather near the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday, officials said.
Pakistan 'disturbed' by axing of Bangladesh tour
Apr 19, 2012 08:47 EDT
Pakistan cricket authorities Thursday voiced astonishment at what they called an "extremely disturbing" development after a court in Dhaka ordered Bangladesh to postpone their tour over security fears.
Bangladesh court orders Pak. cricket tour delay
Apr 19, 2012 06:55 EDT
The Bangladesh high court on Thursday ordered the national team's upcoming tour of Pakistan to be postponed for at least four weeks due to security fears.
Bangladesh tour will revive cricket: Pak. chief
Apr 18, 2012 08:11 EDT
Pakistan cricket chief Zaka Ashraf Wednesday said Bangladesh's short tour will help revive the suspended sport in his country.
Pakistan gives new magazine a rousing Hello!
Apr 17, 2012 12:18 EDT
The first issue of the new Pakistan edition of celebrity and lifestyle magazine Hello! has sold out in three of the country's major cities, the publisher and distributor said Tuesday.
