Tag: Pakistan
Panetta questions why Pakistan is prosecuting doctor who helped find bin Laden
Anti-American feelings are running strong in Pakistan, and a local doctor who helped the U.S. kill Osama bin Laden may be at the receiving end of those bad feelings, because he helped the U.S. in its raid to kill bin Laden....
2011 brings a violent and bloody year of ethnic conflict to Karachi, Pakistan
In Karachi, everyone carries a gun. And when one ethnic group wants something from another, they usually take it at the point of a gun. It's created a culture where people take from each other and give to others to force people to become beholden to the powerful....
Scientists turning to Pakistani insect predator to try and save California citrus industry
Meet the Tamarixia Radiata, a Pakistani pest that scientists are bringing to California to try and use to kill a pest that's threatening the viability of the state's citrus industry....
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf angling for a return to politics
Pervez Musharraf, the former military general and one-time leader of Pakistan is promising to return to the country and run for election to parliament. ...
Pakistani cricket star surging to political power
Pakistan's Imran Khan has been trying to push his sports stardom into political power for more than a decade, with little success. Recently, however, he seemed to make some headway among the urban, educated population....
Pakistani scholars concerned that Urdu script being lost to technology
In SMS-happy Pakistani, many young people are writing their text messages in using the Latin alphabet, rather than the traditional Urdu script. That has some concerned that the classical script will disappear....
Himalayan mountain glaciers show signs of global warming
As the global climate changes, one of the clearest manifestations of the change is in the disappearance or shrinking of the glaciers in the Himalayan mountain range. These glaciers provide fresh water to 40 percent of the Earth's population and their disappearance could be devastating....
British cry foul over shortage of trained curry chefs in the U.K.
New immigration policies are making it increasingly more difficult for British restaurants to bring in trained curry chefs from India and Pakistan. To many, curry is the national dish of the United Kingdom....
Pakistan gives soldiers permission to return fire at Americans; shuts down Afghan border
In a sign of the continued deterioration of the relationship between Pakistan and the United States, Pakistani officials gave their military permission to return fire on Americans if they're attacked. They've also shutdown the border, the primary avenue for supplies for the NATO force....
Pakistan set to require telecom companies to block messages from a bizarre word list
In Pakistan, supposedly in an effort to combat the sending of spam text messages, the country has introduced a list of 1,500 words that will trigger a text message to be blocked....
