Jibran Khan

20 tankers set on fire. Six people killed and nine wounded in the attack. Similar attacks have occurred in recent days. Tensions between NATO, the U.S. and Islamabad on the war on terrorism.

The president of the International Federation of Red Cross calls on donor countries to give more money for a second round of aid distribution. Flooded regions still have millions of people without food and shelter who could die from the approaching winter. More than 150,000 families are still receiving aid relief from the Red Cross.

A Taliban leader claims responsibility for kidnapping aid worker in an interview with a Peshawar-based news agency. However, other members of his Taliban group deny it is involved.

The woman disappeared along with three Afghan colleagues in the Kunar mountain region. NATO Special Forces are sweeping the area with the assistance of local tribal leaders. Many are hoping for a quick outcome but fear prisoners might be taken to Pakistan. A possible prisoner swap for a Muslim terrorist might be in cards.

More than 2.2 million cases of malaria anticipated within next six months. Cases of dengue fever, SARS and hepatitis also increasing in the refugee camps. Infection risk for health professionals. In Abbotab two people, including a doctor, have died from a mysterious infection that lowers the level of blood platelets.

Water levels are still rising in Pakistan’s rivers and lakes, following devastating floods. International aid is arriving, slowly.

Corruption, bad management and discrimination in aid distribution are slowing down fund raising efforts in donor countries and helping Muslim extremists among flood victims. Punjab’s chief minister urges donors to send more aid, assures them that transparency informs the efforts of local authorities. In his province alone, more than six million people are affected by the catastrophe.

According to the indictment and a video, the cricketers accepted money to play badly and lose games. Cricket is the country's national sport. Fans protest the players at the airport, but many others speak of false charges.

Her labourer husband took out a loan to have his sick father undergo medical treatment. Muslim landlord who owns the debt now wants repayment; to achieve his goal, he threatened and insulted the family, calling them “lowlife” who “will always be our slave” because “We Muslims are superior to any other religion.” Initially, police refused to intervene and file a complaint about the abduction.

The billions of dollars sent by the international community are likely to line the pockets of a few people. Local sources denounce some local NGOs, who have transformed humanitarian aid into a business of. Southern provinces are still struggling against the raging waters.

Thatta and Qumbar-Shadadkot, in Sindh Province, are the most affected districts. Hindus and Christians accuse Muslim landowners of getting floodwaters diverted onto their villages to save their rice fields. Meanwhile, the nationality of the three foreign volunteers killed in the Swat Valley is made public. One was American, another Swedish and the third, British.