Investors to gain access to Pakistan with imminent fund launch

European Pensions - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The first Pakistan fund, the Melchior Selected Trust Pakistan Opportunities Fund (MSTPOF), will be launched on 19 June by Dalton Strategic Partnership LLP, advised by KASB Funds in Karachi. At launch, it is believed that MSTPOF will be the only Luxembourg UCITS Fund dedicated to investing in Pakistan equities. Dalton Strategic Partnership LLP believes that Pakistan warrants particular ...

17 kids burned to death in Pakistan bus explosion

MSNBC - Saturday 25th May, 2013

ISLAMABAD -- At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said.Police officer Mohammed Rasheed said seven children were also injured in the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat."This is a very sad incident. According to our information, at least 17 children were burned to ...

Gunmen kill seven policemen in Pakistan

The Courier Mail - Saturday 25th May, 2013

GUNMEN have killed seven police in an ambush attack in Taliban-plagued northwest Pakistan, officials say. The target of the late Friday attack was top police officer Dilawar Bangash who "survived with minor injuries" two officials said on Saturday. Bangash was heading from the region's main city of Peshawar to the garrison town of Kohat near the lawless tribal region when the attack ...

Militants attacks kill nine in Pakistan

The Courier Mail - Saturday 25th May, 2013

A PAIR of suspected militant attacks have killed nine people in two different areas of northwest Pakistan. In the deadlier of Friday's two attacks, suspected militants armed with heavy weapons attacked a police convoy in Mattani, 20km south of the main northwest city of Peshawar, killing six policemen and wounding seven others, said senior police officer Shafiullah Khan. In the second ...

Gas cylinder blast on Pakistan school bus kills 17

Lexington Herald-Leader - Saturday 25th May, 2013

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A pair of suspected militant attacks killed nine people in two different areas of northwest Pakistan on Friday, police said.In the deadlier of the two attacks, suspected militants armed with heavy weapons attacked a police convoy in Mattani, 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of the main northwest city of Peshawar, killing six policemen and wounding seven others, said senior ...

Pakistan army violates ceasefire in J-K Brigadier 2 jawans injured

India Today - Saturday 25th May, 2013

A Brigadier and two jawans were injured on Friday night when Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian positions violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Tutmari Gali sector in Jammu and Kashmir.Brigadier Sanjeev Langar suffered minor injuries in the firing along with the two jawans, Army sources said. "The Pakistan Army started firing at our positions in Tutmarigali in Kashmir ...

IPL spot-fixing ICC withdraws Pakistani umpire Rauf

Asia News Network - Friday 24th May, 2013

The spot-fixing saga in the Indian Premier League (IPL) turned murkier today with controversial Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf being withdrawn by the ICC from next month's Champions Trophy in the UK for his alleged role in the scandal.In related development, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police claimed that Rajasthan Royals player, Ajit Chandila, was given 1.2 million Indian rupees (US$21,502) ...

Attack on Police Convoy in Pakistan Kills 6

VOA - Friday 24th May, 2013

A militant attack on a police convoy near the city of Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least six policemen. Several others were wounded, including the district police officer, in the attack Friday on the Indus Highway. Local media say the militants armed with rockets ambushed the convoy, which was on its way from Peshawar to Kohat. A wounded driver was able to reach Kohat, ...

Pakistan greets new U.S. drone policy with skepticism

The Globe and Mail - Friday 24th May, 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones - vowing to strengthen oversight, rules of targeting and the protection of civilians - will be met with deep skepticism among the vast majority of Pakistanis, who see the strikes as a violation of national sovereignty and responsible for the deaths of innocent ...

Pakistan plane escorted to airport after bomb threat

One News - Friday 24th May, 2013

Source: Reuters Two men on a Pakistan Airlines flight to England tried to force their way into the cockpit and threatened to blow up the plane, British media report. British fighter jets escorted the passenger plane to Stansted Airport where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. Nearly 300 passengers were on board. Passenger Umari Nauman told The ...

Zahra Shahid Hussain Politician who worked for a better Pakistan

The Independent - Friday 24th May, 2013

The politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, who was shot dead outside her home in Karachi, spent much of her life trying to help the less fortunate people of ...

‘Joke’ prompts British jets to divert airliner carrying 300 from Pakistan

Tribune Review - Friday 24th May, 2013

A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft is seen parked on the tarmac at Stansted Airport, southern England, May 24, 2013. British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. REUTERS/ Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW ...

Pakistan Plane Forced Down in London 2 Arrested

Hispanic Business Magazine - Friday 24th May, 2013

British police arrested two men on Friday after they reportedly tried to get into the cockpit of a Pakistani passenger plane, forcing the flight to be diverted under military escort to a London ...

Pakistan Cricket Board angry after ICC withdraws Asad Rauf from Champions Trophy

NDTV - Friday 24th May, 2013

Karachi: PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf on Friday said they have no clue why Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf was under investigation in the IPL spot-fixing scandal and why he has been withdrawn from the Champions Trophy.Rauf is under police scanner for involvement in the spot-fixing although nothing concrete has come out yet."The ICC has told us they were withdrawing Rauf from the Champions Trophy ...

Pakistan Airlines flight accompanied by fighter jet for emergency landing in UK

eTN - Friday 24th May, 2013

Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK709 headed from Lahore to the UK with 297 passengers onboard was diverted from northwestern England's Manchester Airport to Stansted when two unruly passengers threatened an air stewardess that they would blow up the plane. The air stewardesses contacted the pilot, who contacted UK air traffic control. The UK Defense Ministry immediately sent a ...

Two men arrested after RAF jet forced to escort Pakistani airliner

Middle East Times - Friday 24th May, 2013

Two men were arrested Friday in England after officials said a Pakistani commercial airliner was forced to divert by a British air force jet to another airport. The air force jet was scrambled after Pakistan International Airlines officials said they had been unable to contact the pilot, USA Today reported. The plane, carrying 297 passengers and 11 crew members, was less than 10 minutes from ...

Terror threat aboard Pakistan plane

IOL - Friday 24th May, 2013

A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft is seen parked on the tarmac at Stansted Airport, southern England, May 24, 2013. British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. REUTERS/ Paul ...

Pakistan releases 45 Indian fishermen from Karachi prison

India Today - Friday 24th May, 2013

prison in Karachi on Friday.After the release, the prisoners boarded a bus that drove them to Lahore where they will be handed over to the Indian authorities at the Wagah-Attari land border checkpost.The fishermen were released on the orders of caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso."As many as 45 fishermen, who have completed their jail term, are now being repatriated to India. ...

Watch 2 Arrests in Pakistan Airlines Flight Scare

ABC News - Friday 24th May, 2013

Fighter jets scrambled in Britain today after an incident on a plane but officials say it is not terror related -- royal air force jet escorted to Pakistan International Airlines plane to ...

2 arrested on flight after UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted

Christian Science Monitor - Friday 24th May, 2013

2 arrested on flight: A British security official said the situation involving the Pakistan International Airlines flight, which carried more than 300 people, did not appear to be terror-related, but that police were still ...

Two men ‘tried to get in cockpit during flight from Pakistan to Britain’

Daily Guide - Friday 24th May, 2013

The Pakistan International Airlines plane that was escorted into Stansted by Typhoon jets today Two men had repeatedly tried get into the cockpit of a passenger plane which had to be escorted by an RAF Typhoon jet as it travelled from Pakistan to the UK. Police have arrested two menonsuspicion of endangerment of an aircraft today after the plane was diverted to Stansted Airport. Officers ...

Pakistan Not Soothed by Obamas Reformed Drone Program

Common Dreams - Friday 24th May, 2013

Pakistan officials criticized President Obama's speech on Thursday for not announcing an immediate moratorium on all drone strikes in the country, insisting that any drone attack on Pakistan's soil is illegal and constitutes an assault on Pakistan's ...