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Riots Turn Deadly After the Rape and Murder of a 7-Year-Old Girl in Pakistan - TIME Thu, 11 Jan 2018 03:37:55 GMT

Riots Turn Deadly After the Rape and Murder of a 7-Year-Old Girl in Pakistan
TIME
Two protesters have been killed after the rape and murder of a young girl in Pakistan set off deadly riots and a worldwide call for justice across social media. The body of seven-year-old Zainab was found in a trash heap in Kasur, northeast Pakistan on ...
A 7-year-old Pakistani girl was raped, strangled and left in a dumpsterWashington Post
Zainab Ansari killing: Two people died in Pakistan protests over the alleged rape and murder of eight-year-old girlThe Independent
Pakistan mob angered by rape, murder of girl attacks police - ABC ...ABC News
BBC News -ABC Online -Geo News, Pakistan -DAWN.com
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With US Aid Cut, Pakistan Drifts Closer to China - Wall Street Journal Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:37:40 GMT

Wall Street Journal
With US Aid Cut, Pakistan Drifts Closer to China
Wall Street Journal
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Senior Pakistani officials warned that the U.S. suspension of security aid announced last week will push their country closer to China, Washington's main rival for influence in Asia, as regional alliances realign. “Punishing ...
Pakistan struggles while Afghanistan celebrates Trump's cutsFinancial Times
Pakistan Mulls NATO Offer to Ship Afghan Supplies Through Gwadar PortVoice of America
Trump's Flawed Pakistan PolicyForeign Affairs
National Review -Washington Post -New York Times -Christian Science Monitor
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Pakistani journalist who criticised military tells of attempted abduction - The Guardian Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:19:22 GMT

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Pakistani journalist who criticised military tells of attempted abduction
The Guardian
An award-winning journalist known for his critical reporting of Pakistan's powerful military has said he narrowly avoided abduction after his taxi was stopped by armed men. Taha Siddiqui, who has reported for the Guardian, France 24 and other outlets ...
Pakistan journalist narrowly escapes 'abduction' by security forcesTelegraph.co.uk
Pakistan Reporter Says He Escaped Kidnapping AttemptU.S. News & World Report
Pakistani Journalist Escapes Kidnapping AttemptVoice of America
BBC News -Amnesty International
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US: No Official Confirmation From Pakistan on Suspension of Cooperation - Voice of America Wed, 10 Jan 2018 20:20:42 GMT

Voice of America
US: No Official Confirmation From Pakistan on Suspension of Cooperation
Voice of America
The United States says it has not been officially notified that Pakistan has suspended military or intelligence cooperation with Washington. A State Department official told VOA on Wednesday "we have not received any formal communication from the ...
Pakistan: A risky estrangementIrish Times
Pakistan ends all military cooperation with USAMN Al-Masdar News
RAW-NDS nexus undermining Pakistan's stability, Islamabad tells ...Geo News, Pakistan
NDTV -Gulf Today -The Express Tribune
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Pakistan's Transgender Women, Long Marginalized, Mobilize For ... - NPR Wed, 10 Jan 2018 10:01:37 GMT

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Pakistan's Transgender Women, Long Marginalized, Mobilize For ...
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Activists have won victories like the right to inherit property and inclusion in the census. Parliament is considering a rights bill sponsored by an unlikely ally, an ultra-conservative Islamic party.

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Christmas in Pakistan - The Diplomat Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:25:19 GMT

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Christmas in Pakistan
The Diplomat
A week before Christmas, two terrorists attacked a church in Quetta, Pakistan, killing nine and wounding over 50. The church's security was able to kill one of the attackers and the other detonated his explosives-filled vest outside the main hall ...

As Pakistan cracks down on NGOs, civil society questions next steps - Devex Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:09:54 GMT

Devex
As Pakistan cracks down on NGOs, civil society questions next steps
Devex
The affected areas of operation are wide reaching, ranging from INGOs that provide services to Afghan refugees in Pakistan to organizations helping Pakistani women access contraception. “It is unfortunate that the process has taken this direction ...

Cutting off Pakistan's military aid was long overdue. Maybe now it will stop double-dealing - Telegraph.co.uk Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:00:47 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk
Cutting off Pakistan's military aid was long overdue. Maybe now it will stop double-dealing
Telegraph.co.uk
It is not hard to understand why Pakistan has become the latest country to find itself the object of Donald Trump's displeasure. Mr Trump, as Michael Wolff's controversial book Fire and Fury makes clear, has a unique way of running the White House. And ...

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Spotlight: Chinese yuan to facilitate Pakistan in trade, investment activities: experts - Xinhua Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:29:38 GMT

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Spotlight: Chinese yuan to facilitate Pakistan in trade, investment activities: experts
Xinhua
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Economists and businessmen have termed Pakistan's recent decision to use the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, as a foreign currency for denominating foreign currency transactions in the country as a great ...

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Pakistan - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 - ReliefWeb Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:46:06 GMT

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Pakistan - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2018
ReliefWeb
More than 155,000 registered and undocumented Afghans returned from Pakistan to areas of origin in Afghanistan from January –November , representing a substantial decrease compared to the more than 370,000 registered returnees from January – December ...

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