Tag: Pakistan
Pakistanis form human image of Christchurch mosque
Thousands of worshippers in Pakistan's Jhang city pay tribute to 50 victims of New Zealand's double mosque attack.
Thousands...
Missing Pakistani Activist Resurfaces After Yearlong Disappearance
A Pakistani social media activist has reached out to his family after a mysterious disappearance of 14 months. Samar Abbas, a Karachi native, contacted...
Pakistan Launches Application to Combat Cyberextremism
In an effort to combat extremism online, Pakistan's government has launched an application that will allow its citizens to report websites that publish extremist...
Female Pakistani Activist Pushes Back Against Blasphemy Charges
A female Pakistani rights activist has broken with tradition and set a precedent by seeking legal action against the person who accused her of...
More Than 1,800 Pakistani Clerics Issue Islamic Decree Condemning Terrorism
Religious clerics in Pakistan issued an Islamic decree, or fatwa, Tuesday condemning suicide bombings and other acts of terrorism as un-Islamic and against the...
Parents of raped and murdered girl, 7, seek justice
The parents of a seven-year-old girl who was abducted and raped before being murdered in a northwestern Pakistani city have demanded justice, as news...
US Warns Pakistan Weakness on Terror Could Cost Country $1.9B
The United States said its decision to suspend military aid to Pakistan will cost Islamabad just under $2 billion, as top officials from both...
Pakistan Warns US Against Unilateral Military Action on Its Soil
Pakistan has warned the United States against undertaking any "unilateral" military action on its soil and rejected as baseless accusations of "inaction" against the...
Pakistan Accuses US of Exporting War, Instability to South Asia
Pakistan is accusing the United States of "exporting war" and "perpetual instability" in South Asia, and of "speaking Indian language" in bilateral dealings. The...
Pakistani Military Chief: Are Religious Schools Preparing Students for Job Market?
Pakistan's powerful army chief of staff has waded into the sensitive issue of madrassas, questioning how well the religious schools are preparing students in...
