Tight security at posh Karachi schoolsNovember 2nd, 2009 KARACHI - Police checkposts have come up in and outside schools located in posh localities of Pakistan's commercial capital following a string of terror attacks across the country, including bombings at the International Islamic University in Islamabad. Private security guards were on duty alongside checkposts that have come up at the schools located in Clifton, Defense and other posh areas, Geo News reported Tuesday.
Taliban terror spree forces closure of schools, colleges in PakOctober 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - In the wake of a series of terror attacks across Pakistan, the federal government has decided to close all schools and colleges for at least a week. According to the Daily Times, all government-run educational institutions and prestigious private colleges have been ordered to remain shut in all major cities, cantonments, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistani-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
More Kashmiri girls join schoolsOctober 5th, 2009 REYASI - More girls are going to schools in Reyasi district of Jammu and Kashmir after an ebb in the two decades-long insurgency in the state. Along with decline in rebel violence, militant diktats like imposing ban on cinema and threatening girls wearing skirts or not seen in burqas or headscarves, have also faded away.
Open-air school for nomad children in PoonchSeptember 7th, 2009 POONCH - To provide basic education to the children of the nomad tribals of Gujjar and Bakkarwal communities, the government has opened various mobile schools along the Pakistan border in Jammu of Kashmir. At least six mobile schools, including one seasonal center, are functional in the meadows along the military Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector.
Mehsud killing: Pak intelligence reports warn of possible Taliban retaliationAugust 17th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistani intelligence agencies have warned that members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) may launch a fresh series of suicide and terror attacks across the country to avenge the killing of former TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud. According to the Daily Times, the agencies on Sunday informed the home departments of all four provinces to beef up security and enforce foolproof systems to check any suspicious activity.
Taliban has destroyed 238 schools in SwatAugust 9th, 2009 SWAT - The Swat education department has said that the Taliban has destroyed 238 out of 1,576 schools affecting more than 56,250 students in the province. The department has demanded a grant of 2,203 million rupees from the provincial government, for the reconstruction of more than 238 school destroyed by the Taliban, The Dawn reports.
Taliban may target oil depots, grid stations in Pak PunjabJuly 30th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Intelligence agencies have warned that the Taliban could target oil depots, grid stations, railway tracks and river bridges in Punjab. According to a notification issued by the provincial Home Department, the Taliban has already dispatched a teenage suicide bomber to target government buildings and other important installations in the province.
Militants blow up schools in PakistanJune 19th, 2009 PESHAWAR - Taliban militants have blown up two schools in Bajaur tribal agency in northwest Pakistan, a media report said Friday. The militants have destroyed dozens of schools in the area in the recent past.
Pak Taliban threatens to unleash its "jacketwalas" against prominent religious leadersJune 17th, 2009 LAHORE - After claiming the responsibility for carrying out the suicide attack on Jamia Naeemia here, in which the country's top religious scholar Dr. Sarfraz Naeemi was killed, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has now warned of more such strikes against other important religious leaders in the country.
Pak intelligence warns of attack on Parliament lodges, prisonsJune 15th, 2009 Lahore, June 15 (ANI): Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that militants are planning to carry out attacks on members of parliament residing in Parliament lodges, and are also trying to supply hand grenades to their jailed compatriots. Taking note of the warning, the Interior Ministry's National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) has issued a circular to all provincial home departments to beef up security and ensure the safety and security of all parliamentarians.
US trade chief: Beef deal with EU is close, could herald start of end for other disputesMay 11th, 2009 US trade chief: beef deal with EU '99 pct there'GENEVA — A top U.S. trade official says a long-running trade clash between the United States and the European Union over hormone-treated U.S.
Oz PM to send 450 troopers to beef up Afghan securityApril 29th, 2009 CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that his government will send 450 extra troops to beef up security in troubled Afghanistan. However, there will be no combat troops among the latest contingent.
Bangaldesh cancels home series against PakistanMarch 18th, 2009 KARACHI - Bangladesh has postponed its home one-day international (ODI) cricket series against Pakistan citing security concerns, a media report said Tuesday. The News quoted Bangladesh Minister for Youth and Sports M.
Pakistan agrees to put off Bangladesh cricket tourMarch 6th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Thursday gave its consent to Bangladesh's decision to put off its home series against Pakistan following government advice about security concerns. Ijaz Butt, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said here that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials discussed the issue with the PCB before announcing that the one-day series which was to be played March 10-24 has been postponed.
Pakistan condemns militant attacks on schoolsJanuary 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani parliament Tuesday condemned militants for destroying scores of schools, most of them for girls, in the restive northwestern Swat district. Information Minister Sherry Rehman submitted the resolution in the lower house of the bicameral parliament following the bombing of five more schools in the conflictive valley over the weekend.
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