Pakistan cancels women’s team trip to Bangkok ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan will not be sending its women’s field hockey team to a qualifying tournament in Thailand because of violence in Bangkok. Pakistan’s field hockey federation said Tuesday it acted on the advice of Pakistani officials in Thailand. Read more on Connecticut…. Read more
New agency to issue arms licences in Pakistan The Pakistan government has decided in principle to authorise the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to issue arms licences following the Interior Ministry’s failure to handle the issue in a transparent manner, official sources said yesterday. Read more on Gulf…. Read more
Militants free 50 hostages in NW Pakistan-official Source: Reuters (Adds new airstrikes, Taliban denial) By Javed Hussain PARACHINAR, Pakistan, May 16 (Reuters) – Suspected militants released 50 people kidnapped on Saturday in Pakistan’s restive northwest, a … Read more on…. Read more
Militants free 50 hostages in NW Pakistan-official Source: Reuters (Adds new airstrikes, Taliban denial) By Javed Hussain PARACHINAR, Pakistan, May 16 (Reuters) – Suspected militants released 50 people kidnapped on Saturday in Pakistan’s restive northwest, a … Read more on…. Read more
Militants free 50 hostages in NW Pakistan-official Source: Reuters (Adds new airstrikes, Taliban denial) By Javed Hussain PARACHINAR, Pakistan, May 16 (Reuters) – Suspected militants released 50 people kidnapped on Saturday in Pakistan’s restive northwest, a … Read more on…. Read more