Rise Pakistan

Jeremy Scahill
Three US special forces soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan this week, confirming that the US military is more deeply engaged on the ground in Pakistan than previously acknowledged by the White House and Pentagon (see ” The Secret US War in Pakistan,” November 23, 2009). The soldiers died Wednesday in Lower Dir when [...]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani skier Mohammad Abbas became the first man in the country’s history to qualify for the the Winter Olympics, to be held from Feb 12 in Vancouver, Canada.
A ceremony was arranged at the Canadian High Commission in Islamabad to honour Abbas.
Canadian High Commissioner Randolph Mank, office-bearers of the ski federation, Abbas, politicians and diplomats [...]

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs took the wraps off the “iPad” tablet on Wednesday, looking to define a new category of wireless device that will play video, games and all sorts of other media, reported Reuters.
Jobs, who returned to the helm last year after a much-scrutinized liver transplant, is hoping to sell [...]

Two-time former winner Pakistan held its nerve to beat traditional rival and defending champion India by two wickets in the quarter-final of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 on Saturday.
In a match of fluctuating fortunes, Pakistan chased down a target of 115 runs with just three balls and two wickets to spare after overnight [...]

By Sohail Khan
ISLAMABAD: Senior lawyer of the Supreme Court Abdul Hafeez Pirzada on Wednesday said the apex court could call the Army for help in getting its verdict implemented. He said the Army was a part of the executive and was bound to obey the court’s order under Article 190 of the Constitution.
“The apex court [...]