NPR (blog) | Christian Couple Killed By Mob In Latest Pakistan 'Blasphemy' Case NPR (blog) In the latest vigilante attack based on an accusation of blasphemy, a young Christian couple in Pakistan was beaten by a mob and then incinerated at a brick factory. There have been multiple cases in recent years in which Pakistanis are accused ... Dozens arrested in slaying of Pakistani couple accused of desecrating Quran 'No Mercy' for Killers of Couple in Pakistan Mob lynches Christian couple in Pakistan, dozens arrested |
Herald Sun | Pakistan's win over Australia a good thing for world cricket, writes Ron Reed Herald Sun The flogging lifted Pakistan to third in the Test rankings, leapfrogging England by a point - a small price to pay for the valuable intelligence gleaned, according to an assessment former Wisden Editor Scyld Berry has posted on Twitter. PAKISTAN ... Let's salute Misbah-ul-Haq and his exiled Pakistan cricket team for restoring ... Pakistan v Australia: Series Review in Numbers Pakistan Vault Into Third Position in Test Rankings, India 6th |
DAWN.com | US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson. —AFP/File DAWN.com ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday summoned US Ambassador Richard Olson to the Foreign Office to convey concerns over a recent Pentagon report alleging that terrorists operate against India and Afghanistan from sanctuaries inside Pakistan. Pentagon Slams Pakistan For Using Militants As Proxies In Afghanistan, India Pentagon: Pakistan Uses Militants as Proxies Against Afghanistan, India Pakistan lodges protest over US Defence Department report |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistani Christian couple killed by mob Aljazeera.com Islamabad, Pakistan - A young Christian couple have been beaten and then burned to death by a mob in a small Pakistani village in Punjab province, after being accused of desecrating the Muslim holy book, police and rights activists have told Al Jazeera. |
The Guardian | Pakistan arrests dozens over Christian lynchings The Guardian Dozens of people have been arrested in Pakistan after a Christian couple were beaten to death and their bodies burned for allegedly desecrating a Qur'an. Blasphemy is a serious offence in conservative Muslim Pakistan, where those accused are sometimes ... |
Aljazeera.com | Pakistan couple killed on blasphemy suspicion Aljazeera.com A Christian couple were beaten to death in Pakistan and their bodies burnt in the brick kiln where they worked for allegedly desecrating a Quran, police said. The incident took place in the town of Kot Radha Kishan, some 60km southwest of Lahore, and ... |
Foreign Policy | Into the Abyss: The Escalating Violence Against Pakistan's Polio Workers Foreign Policy This year has been a disastrous one for Pakistan's campaign to eradicate polio, and 2014 isn't even over yet. According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), there have been 220 cases of polio in Pakistan in the past 10 months, a number ... Pakistan PM vows to eradicate polio, but skeptics abound Polio incidence hits 15-year high in Pakistan |
RT | Christian couple beaten, burned in stove for desecrating Koran in Pakistan RT Forty-four people have been arrested in Pakistan after an angry mob beat a Christian couple and burned their bodies in a brick-making stove for alleged blasphemy. Some reports suggest the victims were still alive when thrown into the kiln. The killings ... |
CNN | Suicide bomber kills dozens at Pakistan border parade, police say CNN (CNN) -- At least 60 people were killed and more than 110 were wounded Sunday in a Lahore, Pakistan, suicide blast near the country's border with India, police said. A suicide bomber detonated his vest after a daily parade at the Wagah border crossing, ... |
CBC.ca | couple wins appeal; hopes to get adopted son from Pakistan soon CBC.ca Waheeda has been waiting with the boy, Ajjab, in Pakistan during the lengthy legal process. She told her lawyer she is excited by the news, but won't believe it's real until she and her son arrive at the Saskatoon airport. However, Amirzadeh said the ... Adopted boy from Pakistan nearly on his way home to Saskatoon Saskatoon Couple Wins Appeal To Bring Adopted Son To Canada From Pakistan |