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Pakistan court seeks to amend blasphemy law - Aljazeera.com Tue, 15 Aug 2017 22:11:42 GMT

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Pakistan court seeks to amend blasphemy law
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Blasphemy and accusations of the crime have led to the deaths of dozens of people in Pakistan since 1990. Rights groups have repeatedly criticised and called for the reform or repeal of the country's controversial blasphemy laws, which date back to the ...

Dr. Ruth Pfau, Savior of Lepers in Pakistan, Dies at 87 - New York Times Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:53:42 GMT

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Dr. Ruth Pfau, Savior of Lepers in Pakistan, Dies at 87
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“Dr. Ruth came to Pakistan here at the dawn of a young nation, looking to make lives better for those afflicted by disease, and in doing so, found herself a home,” Mr. Abbasi said. Although she was born in Germany, he added, “her heart was always in ...

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Seventy years of India-Pakistan partition in pictures - Aljazeera.com Tue, 15 Aug 2017 05:55:57 GMT

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Seventy years of India-Pakistan partition in pictures
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An Indian soldier strikes a pose during a lowering of the flags ceremony at the Wagah border, which divides India and Pakistan. Known for its animated displays of enmity and friendship, the ceremony has come to symbolise 70 years of rivalry between the ...
As Pakistan Marks 70 Years Of Independence, Its Minorities Struggle For SpaceNPR
Indian Partition: A brief history of India and Pakistan on the 70th anniversary of independenceEvening Standard
“The People of Pakistan Are in No Mood for Authoritarian Rule”Slate Magazine
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Why Pakistan Hates Malala - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:16:00 GMT

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Why Pakistan Hates Malala
Foreign Policy (blog)
Many on Pakistani Twitter decried her as shameful and traitorous. When I posted a tweet lamenting such characterizations, Pakistanis responded with fresh torrents of opprobrium for their compatriot. The criticism boiled down to this: There's nothing ...

How Pakistan Abandoned Jinnah's Ideals - New York Times Tue, 15 Aug 2017 07:21:13 GMT

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How Pakistan Abandoned Jinnah's Ideals
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The portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah is displayed at the India-Pakistan border in Wagah as a Pakistani Ranger unfurls the flag during a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's Independence on Monday. Credit Narinder Nanu/Agence France-Presse — Getty ...
Hindu Today, Muslim TomorrowThe Atlantic
Forced conversions of Hindu girls in Pakistan make a mockery of its ...The Conversation UK

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Pakistan and India seem shockingly different — but they're depressingly similar - Washington Post Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:07:23 GMT

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Pakistan and India seem shockingly different — but they're depressingly similar
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Omar Waraich is a journalist who covered Pakistan for Time magazine from 2008 to 2016. Seventy years ago today, as the Indian subcontinent sloughed off British colonial rule, Pakistan was carved out as a homeland for Muslims. Ever since, it has ...
Pakistan and India at 70: Is this a moment to be proud or to mourn lost opportunities?The National

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Roadside bomb blast kills eight soldiers in southwest Pakistan - Reuters Tue, 15 Aug 2017 07:52:30 GMT

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Roadside bomb blast kills eight soldiers in southwest Pakistan
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QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed eight soldiers in a remote district in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan, a government official said on Tuesday, the second attack within days in the troubled region. The blast late on ...
Roadside bomb in Pakistan kills troops, as militants target army during Independence Day celebrationsThe New Arab

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Report: Considerable Drop in Militancy in Pakistan's Restive Tribal Areas - Voice of America Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:22:02 GMT

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Report: Considerable Drop in Militancy in Pakistan's Restive Tribal Areas
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Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, beleaguered for years by terrorism and lawlessness, has seen a decline in militant activities during the past few months as the result of government counterinsurgency operations, a recent security report says.

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70 Years Later, India And Pakistan Still Feel Impact Of Partition - NPR Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:29:00 GMT

70 Years Later, India And Pakistan Still Feel Impact Of Partition
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Seventy years after the partition of India and Pakistan, both countries are still shaped by the turmoil of that time. Most estimates say that more than a million people were killed during one of the largest mass migrations in history. Facebook; Twitter ...

Britain Pressures Pakistan To Repeal Blasphemy Laws As Pakistan Celebrates Independence From Britain - The Daily Caller Tue, 15 Aug 2017 22:08:14 GMT

Britain Pressures Pakistan To Repeal Blasphemy Laws As Pakistan Celebrates Independence From Britain
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Twenty-four British politicians pleaded with Pakistan's leaders to repeal blasphemy laws on the 70th anniversary of the country's independence from Britain. The British MPs sent a letter to Pakistan's president and prime minister Monday urging Pakistan ...

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