Tag: Pakistan

Videos posted on social media showed several police officers baton charging participants as they tried to join the demonstration

Kinza was raped and forcefully converted to Islam after five men abducted her from her house in the area of Lahore on Sept. 19, 2022

Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and social media giants have previously been banned

Musharraf ruled Pakistan for nearly nine years, starting when then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attempted to remove him as army chief

Low-level militancy, often targeting security checkpoints, has been steadily rising in the areas near Peshawar that border Afghanistan

The attack happened during afternoon worship in the provincial capital of Peshawar, close to former tribal areas along the Afghan border

Libraries are rare in Pakistan's rural areas, and the few that exist in urban centres are often poorly stocked and infrequently used

There were no violent attacks to mar the celebration, and many credited the heightened security measures for keeping the peace

The number of cases of forced conversion is increasing at a dangerous pace in Pakistan

Pakistan has been witnessing a crackdown on blasphemy on social media, applying existing severe criminal legislation