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Pakistan Plans to Finally Stop Letting 'Honor Killings' Go Unpunished - VICE Wed, 20 Jul 2016 18:46:52 GMT

Hartford Courant

Pakistan Plans to Finally Stop Letting 'Honor Killings' Go Unpunished
VICE
A loophole allowing perpetrators of "honor killings" in Pakistan to escape prosecution will be closed within weeks, according to a prominent member of Pakistan Muslim League, the state's ruling party. Honor killings have been illegal in Pakistan since ...
After Qandeel Baloch's death, Pakistan takes small step to discourage 'honor killings'Hartford Courant
At Last, It Looks Like Pakistan Will Pass a Law Actually Banning Honor KillingsJezebel
A Pakistani Social Media Star Was Killed For Owning Her SexualityHuffington Post
RT -euronews -International Business Times
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Pakistan observes 'Black Day' over Kashmir - gulfnews.com Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:04:59 GMT

Economic Times

Pakistan observes 'Black Day' over Kashmir
gulfnews.com
Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged India to grant self-determination right to Kashmiris, as Pakistan observed a protest day on Wednesday over alleged “repression” in the Indian-administered part of the disputed Himalayan region. In a message ...
India-Pakistan tensions flare in disputed KashmirThe Columbian
Pakistan on suicidal path on Kashmir: MJ AkbarEconomic Times
Pakistani militant leader pledges support to Kashmir rebelsHouston Chronicle
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The Outrageous “Honor Killing” of a Pakistani Social-Media Star - The New Yorker Tue, 19 Jul 2016 21:01:04 GMT

The New Yorker

The Outrageous “Honor Killing” of a Pakistani Social-Media Star
The New Yorker
Last August, a twenty-two-second video posted on Facebook went viral in Pakistan. A young woman, her face obscured by large sunglasses, had recorded herself standing in front of a middle-aged man. “How I'm looking? Tell me how I'm looking,” she says to ...
'This girl fought': How a slain online sensation subverted Pakistan's male-dominated mediaCBC.ca
Brother of Pakistan's Qandeel Baloch charged with crime against stateCNN
In Death, Qandeel Baloch, Pakistani Social Media Star, Is Celebrated as a Feminist HeroNew York Times
Wall Street Journal -Reuters -Amnesty International
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Pakistani man dismembered, killed for having affair, police say - CNN Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:38:57 GMT

CNN

Pakistani man dismembered, killed for having affair, police say
CNN
So-called honor killings in Pakistan have gained notoriety worldwide, but cases of men killed in such attacks are rare. Many of these killings involve relatives slaying young women accused of dishonoring the family. Even high-profile women are not immune.

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Move over, India. Pakistan is the hottest equity market in South Asia - Quartz Wed, 20 Jul 2016 06:22:11 GMT

Quartz

Move over, India. Pakistan is the hottest equity market in South Asia
Quartz
The BRICS grouping is passe and the top emerging markets are losing sheen. Brexit has battered stocks world over and currencies across economies are weakening. In times like these, guess what's working for the global equity markets? Pakistan. The south ...


England need calm response to Pakistan pressure - ESPNcricinfo.com Wed, 20 Jul 2016 18:21:47 GMT

ESPNcricinfo.com

England need calm response to Pakistan pressure
ESPNcricinfo.com
The reaction to defeat at Lord's speaks volumes for the febrile atmosphere in English cricket at present. With a couple of newspapers calling for the selectors to be sacked, you would think defeat at Lord's, or defeat against Pakistan, was an ...
England v Pakistan: How to follow the action with Sky SportsSkySports
England must show discipline or they will be bowled over by Pakistan's Yasir Shah and Co in the second Test at Old ...Daily Mail
Second Test: Ben Stokes ready to fire up England against PakistanTelegraph.co.uk
Eurosport.com -BT Sport (press release) (subscription) (blog) -Bangkok Post
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Top Pakistan judge's son narrates abduction ordeal - The Indian Express Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:27:00 GMT

Top Pakistan judge's son narrates abduction ordeal
The Indian Express
Sindh High Court chief justice's son Awais Ali Shah, who was rescued from the clutches of Pakistani Taliban by the army in the restive northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Wednesday narrated his terrifying ordeal to police and said he was kept ...

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Murdered Pakistani Icon Qandeel Baloch Had Zero F***s Left to Give - Daily Beast Mon, 18 Jul 2016 23:48:09 GMT

Daily Beast

Murdered Pakistani Icon Qandeel Baloch Had Zero F***s Left to Give
Daily Beast
It is only by having zero fucks left to give that a woman in today's Pakistan could promise to strip online if her country's national cricket team won against India. It is only by having zero fucks left to give can a woman in today's Pakistan pluck up ...
Brother of Pakistan's Qandeel Baloch: I'm 'proud' of strangling my sisterCNN
Brother confesses to killing Pakistani model over racy photosUSA TODAY
Pakistani Social Media Celebrity Dead in Apparent Honor KillingNew York Times
Financial Times -NPR -ABC Online
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Dozens killed as tensions flare between nuclear neighbors - CBS News Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:54:00 GMT

CBS News

Dozens killed as tensions flare between nuclear neighbors
CBS News
Pakistan is observing a "Black Day" Wednesday to honor those killed in the violence, and its leaders have accused India of "atrocities, human rights violations and a killing spree of innocent people in Kashmir." Indian officials, on the other hand, say ...

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Pakistan Has Lost Its 'Angel of Mercy' - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 18 Jul 2016 22:31:12 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Pakistan Has Lost Its 'Angel of Mercy'
Foreign Policy (blog)
In May 2002, police discovered the mutilated body of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi, Pakistan. When it was time for Pearl's remains to be collected and prepared for the long trip back to the United States, the police who found the ...

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