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Why Pakistan and India remain in denial 70 years on from partition - The Guardian Sat, 05 Aug 2017 23:04:00 GMT

The Guardian

Why Pakistan and India remain in denial 70 years on from partition The Guardian Photographs taken at that moment reveal the haunted and nervous faces of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian National Congress leader soon to become independent India's first prime minister, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, head of the Muslim League and Pakistan's ... Partition key battleground in India, Pakistan textbook warsLivemint all 31 news articles »

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Female Lawmaker in Pakistan Accuses Imran Khan of 'Inappropriate' Texts. Abuse Follows. - New York Times Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:06:52 GMT

New York Times

Female Lawmaker in Pakistan Accuses Imran Khan of 'Inappropriate' Texts. Abuse Follows. New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — When a Pakistani lawmaker said this past week that she had received “inappropriate text messages” from a male colleague, she was met with a wave of vitriol on social media. The episode has attracted widespread attention, as the ... Ayesha Gulalai v Imran Khan: Pakistan weighs probeAljazeera.com New Pakistan PM backs probe of harassment charges against Imran KhanTelegraph.co.uk Imran still has time to apologise: Ayesha GulalaiGeo News, Pakistan The Star Online -The News International -Hindustan Times all 418 news articles »

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Pakistan names first Hindu minister in government for more than two decades - The Independent Sat, 05 Aug 2017 10:14:06 GMT

The Independent

Pakistan names first Hindu minister in government for more than two decades The Independent A Hindu politician has been ushered into the highest level of government in Pakistan for the first time in more than two decades in the predominantly Islamic country. Darshan Lal landed a place at the top table in the ruling Pakistan Muslim League ... Supporters of deposed Pakistan PM welcome him in IslamabadABC News Nawaz Sharif 'smartly deprived' Shehbaz opportunity to become Pakistan PMEconomic Times Pakistan democracy more than surface deep and messier: Hasnain MalikBusiness Standard KRQE News 13 -gulfnews.com all 274 news articles »

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Is There Any Way To Help Pakistan Govern Better? - Forbes Wed, 02 Aug 2017 20:50:00 GMT

Forbes

Is There Any Way To Help Pakistan Govern Better? Forbes Last Friday, under a narrow and never-before-utilized clause of the Pakistani constitution, one focused on moral probity, Pakistan's Supreme Court deemed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ineligible to be “an honest member of parliament,” and thereby ... Pakistan's new PM forms cabinet with an eye to 2018 pollReuters While you were paying attention to North Korea, another Asian nuclear power was destabilizingCNBC Who will fill the void left by Pakistan's sacked prime minister?The Economist RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 579 news articles »

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Pakistani Taliban Try to Broaden Reach With Women's Magazine - Voice of America Sat, 05 Aug 2017 23:45:09 GMT

Voice of America

Pakistani Taliban Try to Broaden Reach With Women's Magazine Voice of America Pakistan's Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) has recently published its first women's magazine, urging potential female jihadists to join the ranks of the militant group and to devote themselves to the cause of jihad. The magazine, Sunnat-e-Khaula (The Way of ...

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Heading towards a Pakistan where supremacy of law will be second to none: COAS - SAMAA TV News Pakistan Sat, 05 Aug 2017 12:34:37 GMT

SAMAA TV News Pakistan

Heading towards a Pakistan where supremacy of law will be second to none: COAS SAMAA TV News Pakistan He said that with full backing of the nation we are heading towards a normalized Pakistan where writ of state and supremacy of law would be second to none and where every Pakistani whether in cities, tribal or far flung areas will be able to play their ... Pakistan heading towards a normalised state, says army chiefGeo News, Pakistan We are heading towards a normalized Pakistan: Army ChiefThe News International all 17 news articles »

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The 'Madam' Music Video Shows What Transgender People Face In ... - NPR Thu, 03 Aug 2017 14:51:00 GMT

NPR	The 'Madam' Music Video Shows What Transgender People Face In ... NPR Progress is being made on transgender rights in Pakistan. But a new music video by a popular singer shows the discrimination that persists. and more »

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Pakistan's abandoned daughters - The Hindu Sat, 05 Aug 2017 13:26:42 GMT

The Hindu

Pakistan's abandoned daughters The Hindu It's been 15 years. But Mukhtar Mai, a Pakistani rights activist (in picture), is still haunted by the memories of a local panchayat ruling in Meerwala village of southern Punjab that allowed her to be gang-raped for “honour revenge”. Unlike many ...

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Internet speed down by half in Pakistan, as another submarine cable system collapses - The Express Tribune Sat, 05 Aug 2017 15:17:57 GMT

The Express Tribune

Internet speed down by half in Pakistan, as another submarine cable system collapses The Express Tribune KARACHI: Internet speed in Pakistan slowed down to half on Saturday after international infrastructure partially collapsed. Three out of the total six cables connecting Pakistan to the world have developed faults one after the other in the last couple ... Cable fault hits internet services in PakistanThe News International Fault in international cable system leaves Pakistan with crippled internetPakistan Today Internet Submarine Cable fault: Pakistan to have slow internetTechJuice (press release) (blog) Daily Pakistan all 24 news articles »

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45th foundation day of Senate of Pakistan being observed today - Radio Pakistan (press release) Sun, 06 Aug 2017 01:37:00 GMT

Radio Pakistan (press release)

45th foundation day of Senate of Pakistan being observed today Radio Pakistan (press release) The 45th foundation day of the Senate of Pakistan is being observed on Sunday. President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in their separate messages said that Pakistan being a federal state will flourish more when federating ... and more »