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Archives: Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan as Hong Kong West: China’s New Silk Road & US Failure
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - Chinese President Xi Jinping made a state visit, full of pomp and circumstance, to Pakistan on Monday, but its centerpiece was a $46 billion investment…
Another Terror: Do Taliban stand in the Way of Eradication of Polio Scourge?
By Inter Press Service Correspondents | KATHMANDU/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (IPS) - The goal is an ambitious one – to deliver a polio-free world by 2018. Towards this end, the multi-sector Global Polio Eradication…
Pakistan: Judge orders arrest of cleric accused of refusing to condemn Taliban Massacre at School
Reuters | -- "A judge orders the arrest of a senior Pakistan cleric accused of refusing to condemn the school massacre in Peshawar. Paul Chapman reports." Reuters: "Arrest call for Pakistan cleric"
3 Problems Pakistani Politics has to Resolve after Grisly School Attack
By Juan Cole | -- Pakistan politics has been mired in stagnation for some time now. In September of 2013, Pakistan undertook the first successful civilian hand-off of power in its entire…
Even Other Terrorists Denounce Taliban School Attacks In Pakistan
Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks) | -- ""In one of the worst terrorist attacks in Pakistan's history, militants belonging to the Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday launched a brazen attack on a military-run…
Child Survivors Describe Horrors of Peshawar School Massacre
By RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal | -- [Written by Michael Scollon, based on reporting from Peshawar by RFE/RL Radio Mashaal correspondent Zaland Yousufzai (RFE/RL) ] Islamist militants have killed more than 140 people…