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Thursday, September 9, 2010

ABC News sees a digital future

Posted by iPakistan on March 1, 2010

Reporting from New York – Dan Harris, an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, has a firsthand grasp of how digital journalism could transform the future of network news. “There’s never been once when I missed the bigger crew,” said Harris, who lugs … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

Casualties are more than numbers

Posted by iPakistan on February 28, 2010

O ne. Three. Twelve. Don’t worry about the sequence because this is not the start of some numbers puzzle, although it is puzzling when these numbers are aptly applied in today’s confusing world. American-led efforts to avert civilian deaths in the … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

US winds down Afghan assault but bigger one on way

Posted by iPakistan on February 26, 2010

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) ‘“ US-led forces were Saturday winding down one of their biggest offensives yet in Afghanistan , but an official said it was a mere prelude to a larger assault in the works on the Taliban bastion of Kandahar. The two-week … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

Pentagon rejects Iran claims of links to Sunni rebel group

Posted by iPakistan on February 25, 2010

He said Rigi was also carrying an Afghan passport supplied by the United States and had earlier visited European countries, according to state-run Press TV. “Iranian claims … province of Sistan-Baluchistan, bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan . WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

Terry Glavin: Message from a warlord

Posted by iPakistan on February 24, 2010

At his massively fortified residence in Kabul’s posh Wazir Akbar Khan district, Berhanuddin Rabbani, the godfather of Afghanistan’s warlord bloc, uttered a dire warning. Any “exit strategy” from Afghanistan that proposes a power-sharing deal with the … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

Busted City ID Theft Ring Allegedly Served Felons

Posted by iPakistan on February 23, 2010

enable JavaScript. Learn how . install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now . Then come back here and refresh the page. The U.S. attorney’s office announced today that at least 22 people have been charged in connection with a city-based identity-theft … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

AP source: NY terror suspect flushed bomb material

Posted by iPakistan on February 22, 2010

Not only was the national psyche shaken and scarred by the deaths of more than 2,000 people and the carnage that played out live on TV screens, but awareness of the terrorism … Mehsud was Pakistan’s public enemy No. 1 and its most feared militant … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

Ecoterra Press Release 207 ‘“ The Somalia Chronicle June ‘“ December …

Posted by iPakistan on February 21, 2010

Following the Somalia Spring 2009 Chronicles, I herewith republish the Ecoterra press releases issued in the second half of 2009. I reproduce the integral version of all Ecoterra press releases in a recapitulative effort to provide the global … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

Khan or Carmichael, I’m damned if I revere Haj, mosques!

Posted by iPakistan on February 20, 2010

While an online TV blog flashed it as “Delhi police detain a US National … The police were checking if he had any terror links after finding from his passport that he had travelled to Pakistan and Bangladesh recently, according to another media … WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News: Officials: Bomb blast kills up to 11 in Pakistan

Posted by iPakistan on February 19, 2010

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) – A bomb blast killed as many as 11 people Thursday in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt, underscoring the persistent threat of Islamist militants despite army offensives against them, officials said. The explosion came as U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke met with WAIT! There is more to read… read on »