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PAKISTAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2019
Can the U.S. avert an India-Pakistan war?
North Korea and Venezuela are getting the headlines, but the world's most dangerous crisis is taking place in South Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2019
India says hundreds of terrorists killed in strikes on Pakistan, described as worst escalation in decades
India said its fighter jets destroyed a major terrorist camp in Pakistan in an incident described by Islamabad to be a "grave aggression," and reported to have been the worst escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals since 2001.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2019
Five reported killed as India toughens Kashmir crackdown against militants and detains over 160 separatists
Five people were killed in a gun battle between members of a Pakistani militant group and Indian security forces in disputed Kashmir on Sunday as India intensified a security crackdown, including detaining more than 160 separatists this weekend.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2019
India says mastermind of Kashmir bombing killed in clash along with five of its troops, as tensions with Pakistan soar
Indian forces on Monday killed three militants, including the suspected organizer of a suicide bombing in the disputed region of Kashmir that fueled tension between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, police said, with five troops also killed in the clash.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2019
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman heads for Pakistan amid India tensions
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to arrive in Pakistan on Sunday at the start of his tour of South Asia and China, but the visit risks being overshadowed by escalating tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 9, 2019
Long a spoiler, Pakistan quietly starts aiding U.S.-Taliban talks
Pakistan, long at odds with the United States over the war in Afghanistan, has begun to play a behind-the-scenes but central role in supporting U.S. peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, including by facilitating travel to negotiations, U.S. officials and Taliban sources say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2018
Alleged leader of China consulate attack in Pakistan reported killed in Afghanistan
One of the alleged masterminds of an attack by a Pakistani separatist group on the Chinese Consulate in Karachi last month has been killed in Afghanistan along with five associates, the insurgent group that claimed the attack said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 4, 2018
Trump asks Pakistan leader Imran Khan for help with Afghan peace talks as U.S. pullout speculation swirls
Pakistan said on Monday U.S. President Donald Trump has sought its help with faltering Afghan peace talks, part of intensifying efforts by Trump to end one of America's longest wars.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2018
Chinese businesses face resentment and terror attacks in Pakistan
An attack on a diplomatic mission in Karachi last week shows the risks Chinese businesses face as they expand across Pakistan in the face of growing resentment over Beijing's influence in the economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2018
Canada urges Pakistan to ensure safety of Christian woman spared in blasphemy case
Canada urged Pakistan on Tuesday to ensure the well-being of a Pakistani Christian woman whose life is in danger after having been acquitted in the South Asian country last month of blasphemy charges against Islam, a ruling that sparked mass protests.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2018
Aussies win back respect in Dubai
Leading a scandal-hit team dismissed as Australia's worst in 30 years, captain Tim Paine's pledge to win back hearts and minds seemed a fanciful, if noble aspiration in the lead-up to the test series against Pakistan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 12, 2018
As groundwater levels plunge, Lahore begins turning off the taps
Five mornings a week, Saima Azeem helps her children wash and prepare for school. But this week has been different: She has had to use her few bottles of drinking water to get them ready.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2018
Pakistan's army chief visits Beijing after tensions over 'Silk Road' projects
Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, began a three-day visit to China on Sunday, Pakistan's military said, days after a Pakistani minister stirred unease about Chinese Silk Road projects in the South Asian nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2018
Trump is playing a dangerous Asian game
By clearly tilting toward India, the U.S. risks pushing Pakistan closer to neighboring China and Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2018
Al-Qaida trying to regain primacy as Islamic State loses ground: NATO official
Al-Qaida is trying to regain its primacy over international militancy as Islamic State loses ground, a senior NATO official said on Tuesday, seeing a potentially increased risk to the West from the groups' rivalry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2018
Pentagon cancels $300 million in aid to Pakistan over record against militants
The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over Islamabad's perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 5, 2018
How a powerful app helped Imran Khan win Pakistan's general election
A phone app and a database of more than 50 million voters were key weapons in the successful campaign of cricket legend Imran Khan in last month's general election — though rivals allege that Khan also received clandestine aid from Pakistan's powerful military.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2018
The Pakistan of Imran Khan
Can the former cricket great deliver on his promise to crackdown on corruption and improve services?
Takayasu’s latest heartbreak makes sumo history
Takayasu during the one-day Annual Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Feb 9, 2020
How police are cracking down on 'scout' sex broker groups
The skyline during sunset in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Japan's new underground criminal groups operate under a highly organized and brutal system.
The man who sent Japan's cherry blossoms out to the world
Masatoshi Asari is one of Japan’s foremost living authorities on cherry trees and their blossoms.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Tokyo cheers Trump’s tariff U-turn with second-biggest market gain ever
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday in Washington.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
A trip to remember: Japan answers the demand for curated luxury travel
Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture in 2017. Travel agencies catering to luxury tourists often include areas outside well-known cities such as Tokyo and Kyoto in their itineraries offered.
Can anyone deal with Trump better than Ishiba?
Having had two meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is slowly building a personal relationship with him, which matters greatly to the U.S. president and in resolving bilateral issues.
After two years in top job, BOJ's Ueda faces his biggest challenge yet 
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda at a news conference in January. He has been in the top position for two years.
How police are cracking down on 'scout' sex broker groups
The skyline during sunset in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Japan's new underground criminal groups operate under a highly organized and brutal system.

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
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