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April 14, 2021
Student’s Lynching For Blasphemy Still Haunts Pakistani University

Pakistan's Abdul Wali Khan University is still reeling from the lynching of a student four years ago. Mashal Khan's murder is one of the most brutal examples of how the accusation of blasphemy has been weaponized in the Muslim-majority country.

April 13, 2021
Anti-French Protesters Clash With Police For Second Day In Pakistan

Thousands of supporters of an extremist party have clashed with police for a second day in Pakistan, demanding the release of their leader, who was arrested after calling for the French ambassador to be kicked out of the country.
April 13, 2021
Religious Activists Clash With Police In Pakistan

In Rawalpindi, activists loyal to the religious Tehrik-e Labaik (TLP) party blocked the main road leading to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The TLP is demanding that the Pakistani government expel the French ambassador in response to the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in 2020.
April 12, 2021
Pakistan Grants Bail To Father Of Self-Exiled Rights Activist

A Pakistani court has granted bail to the father of exiled human rights activist Gulalai Ismail, more than two months after he was arrested for supporting a movement that campaigns for the rights of ethnic Pashtuns, his daughter and his lawyer said on April 12.
April 12, 2021
Pakistani Police Clash With Protesters After Arrest Of Radical Islamist Leader

Protests erupted in major Pakistani cities after authorities arrested the leader of a radical Islamist party who has spearheaded anti-French rallies in the South Asian nation.
April 12, 2021
For Pakistani Children In One Poor Neighborhood, A New School Makes All The Difference

Mohammad Khan's family fled Pakistan's Waziristan region during anti-Taliban military operations and endured the hardships of life as displaced people. Determined to help other struggling families, Khan founded his own school in a poor neighborhood for kids with no other access to education.
April 12, 2021
Rights Defender I.A. Rehman Dies At 90, Pakistan Mourns 'A True Icon’

Prominent Pakistani human rights defender and columnist I.A. Rehman has died at the age of 90, prompting an outpouring of grief and a wave of tributes to "a true icon."
April 11, 2021
Pakistani Journalist Shot Dead By Unknown Gunmen

Pakistani police say a journalist has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in the country's restive northwest.
April 10, 2021
Mass Grave Uncovered With 16 Pakistani Miners Missing Since 2011

Pakistani authorities have discovered the remains of 16 coal miners missing since 2011 in a tribal area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, which was once a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban militants.
April 08, 2021
Backlash Grows Against Pakistani Law Criminalizing Criticism Of Military

Rights advocates, opposition politicians, and lawyers oppose draft changes to Pakistani criminal law that recommend a two-year prison sentence or more than $3,200 in fines for anyone who “intentionally ridicules, brings into disrepute or defames” the country’s military.
April 08, 2021
Just Before Landing In Kabul, Pakistani Delegation Trip Canceled

The visit of a Pakistani parliamentary delegation to Afghanistan has been scrapped just as the plane carrying the officials was about to land in Kabul.
April 08, 2021
Private Schools In Pakistan Protest Coronavirus Restrictions

Hundreds of teachers, students and owners of private schools converged on Islamabad from various Pakistani cities to urge the federal government to reopen their institutions. Schools were closed earlier in the week following an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country.

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Wednesday 18 August 2021

Student’s Lynching For Blasphemy Still Haunts Pakistani University

Anti-French Protesters Clash With Police For Second Day In Pakistan

Religious Activists Clash With Police In Pakistan

Pakistan Grants Bail To Father Of Self-Exiled Rights Activist

Pakistani Police Clash With Protesters After Arrest Of Radical Islamist Leader

For Pakistani Children In One Poor Neighborhood, A New School Makes All The Difference

Rights Defender I.A. Rehman Dies At 90, Pakistan Mourns 'A True Icon’

Pakistani Journalist Shot Dead By Unknown Gunmen

Mass Grave Uncovered With 16 Pakistani Miners Missing Since 2011

Backlash Grows Against Pakistani Law Criminalizing Criticism Of Military

Just Before Landing In Kabul, Pakistani Delegation Trip Canceled

Private Schools In Pakistan Protest Coronavirus Restrictions

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