Tag: Pakistan
Millions at risk as India’s severe heatwave exposes cooling gaps
As India and Pakistan struggled to cope with soaring temperatures, experts warn lack of access to cooling tech will cost lives
Extreme temperatures compound poverty in Pakistan’s hottest city
Most of the people in Jacobabad live in acute poverty, with water shortages and power cuts compromising their ability to beat the heat
Pakistan bus network gives women a ticket to work and study
Peshawar's BRT transport system is helping women travel safely without fear of sexual harassment, opening up new opportunities for them
‘I spent eight years on death row after being falsely accused...
After eight years on death row, separated from each other and from their children, a Catholic couple were released in June 2021 in Pakistan
Christians in Pakistan raise concern over ‘chaotic political situation’
A Catholic priest described the situation as “very embarrassing," adding that political leaders “focus only on their own good"
In Pakistan, Christians relegated to lowliest, demeaning jobs
In Pakistan, 80 percent of sanitation workers are Christians whereas they are only 1.5 percent of the 220 million population
Sweet smell of Ramadan tempts as South Asia’s Muslims fast
Huge crowds returned to the neighborhood on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic put a pin in large public gatherings
Honoring Akash Bashir, the first Servant of God in Pakistan
“We thank God for blessing us with such brave youth who preferred his faith over his life."
3 Christian girls abducted in Pakistan for forced marriage, says report
A human rights commission of Pakistan report estimated that 1,000 Christian and Hindu women are abducted and forcibly married every year
Pakistan’s Khan to trumpet Islamic credentials as home fires burn
Prime Minister Imran Khan got the UN to recognize Islamophobia as a global threat, but faces a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly
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