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Pakistani who helped US catch bin Laden sentenced to prison

By AP News Wed, May 23, 2012 7:47PM UTC View Comments

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A government official says a Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison. Nasir Khan says Shakil Afridi was also ordered Wednesday to pay a fine of about $3,500. If he doesn’t pay, he will...

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Pakistan: Thoughts on the NATO supply line hullabaloo

By Ahsan Butt Tue, May 22, 2012 11:59PM UTC View Comments

You want to know how deep the divide is between the U.S. and Pakistan? The two countries papers of record can interpret the exact same event in diametrically opposed ways. In the U.S., the New York Times had a pessimistic take on the Obama “snub” of Zardari and the prospects of reaching a supply lines...

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That other Supreme Court case, you know, the one about stealing elections

By Ahsan Butt Thu, May 17, 2012 2:18AM UTC View Comments

Durrani and Beg, seen here in their natural habitat

The news in Pakistan has been recently dominated by discussions about the Supreme Court convicting Prime Minister Gilani for contempt of court. There is, however, another case ongoing as we speak, and it’s all quite hilarious. You will recall, of course, the bombshell news in early March, when a frail, wheelchair-bound former banker named Younis...

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NATO invites Pakistan to summit in Chicago

By AP News Wed, May 16, 2012 10:13AM UTC View Comments

ISLAMABAD (AP) — NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistan’s president to the upcoming Chicago summit on Afghanistan, the strongest sign yet that Islamabad is ready to reopen its western border to U.S. and NATO military supplies heading to the war in the neighboring country. President Asif Ali Zardari was expected to accept the invitation, a Pakistani...

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After 20 years in India, Dr Chishty allowed return to Pakistan

By Pakistan Voice Wed, May 16, 2012 5:30AM UTC View Comments

A Pakistani virologist, Dr Mohammad Khalil Chishty, who was released on bail by the Supreme Court of India in April this year after being incarcerated for almost two decades in India finally reached his native country on Tuesday night. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik and other government officials received Dr Chishty, who is 80 years...

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