Tag: Pakistan
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies
Musharraf ruled Pakistan for nearly nine years, starting when then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attempted to remove him as army chief
Pakistan mosque blast that killed 100 was ‘revenge against police’
Low-level militancy, often targeting security checkpoints, has been steadily rising in the areas near Peshawar that border Afghanistan
Over 60 dead, mostly police, in Pakistan mosque blast
The attack happened during afternoon worship in the provincial capital of Peshawar, close to former tribal areas along the Afghan border
Library thrives in Pakistan’s ‘wild west’ gun market town
Libraries are rare in Pakistan's rural areas, and the few that exist in urban centres are often poorly stocked and infrequently used
Christians in Pakistan celebrate Christmas amid heightened security
There were no violent attacks to mar the celebration, and many credited the heightened security measures for keeping the peace
In Pakistan, healing for victims of abduction and forced marriage
The number of cases of forced conversion is increasing at a dangerous pace in Pakistan
Pakistan cracks down on ‘blasphemy through social media’
Pakistan has been witnessing a crackdown on blasphemy on social media, applying existing severe criminal legislation
‘Women often targeted in discrimination against Christian minorities’
"In many countries where religious persecution is still rife, violence against women is often used as a weapon of discrimination”
Pakistan reverses morality ban on transgender romance movie
Pakistan's information ministry declared the film "repugnant to the norms of decency and morality"
Floods sweep future from Pakistan schoolchildren
In Pakistan, where a third of the country lives in hardship on less than US$4 a day, education is a rare ticket out of grinding poverty
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