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Pakistan court sentences killers of Mashal Khan in forceful condemnation of militant mindset
In a loud pronouncement against militant mindset, an anti-terrorist court in northwestern Pakistani district of Haripur Wednesday sentenced killers and instigators of lynching of a student Mashal Khan after he was wrongfully accused of blasphemy. The...February 7, 2018 1221 0 -
A ninja on an aesthetic mission lands in Lahore and finds the prize
Yuki Goto, a Japanese sketch artist, is no more influenced by the international media’s portrayals of Pakistan. Before embarking her her journey to Lahore, the artist from Tokyo felt that Pakistan would be one of the dangerous...February 7, 2018 2829 0 -
Software enabling overseas Pakistanis to vote to be ready by April
Image: Election Commission of Pakistan A software to facilitate overseas Pakistanis cast vote in elections would be ready for use by April this year, the National Database and Registration Authority informed the Supreme Court on Monday....January 29, 2018 1057 0 -
Pakistan embassy launches new website to improve services
Pakistan’s embassy in Washington D.C. has launched a new website as part of the public diplomacy efforts and improve access to information through a variety of new links. Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said at the inaugural...January 28, 2018 1161 0 -
Police arrest Zainab’s murderer
Police have arrested the murderer of seven-year-old Zainab in Kasur after a DNA match and polygraph confirmed a 24-year-old neighbor’s involvement in the heinous crime, official confirmed Tuesday. The culprit, Imran Ali, son of Arshad, is...January 23, 2018 1242 0 -
Justice4Zainab: Pakistani society and state have much to answer for
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Pakistan’s eastern city of Kasur to protest the brutal murder of Zainab after the seven-year-old girl was abducted, raped and her body recovered from trash. The heartbreaking news...January 10, 2018 983 0 -
‘Literature can strengthen human bonds across cultures’
Feelings of the time slipping by and expectations of good times ahead merged creatively as the Society of Urdu Literature hosted its last session of 2017 in the afternoon of December 31, just hours before the...January 8, 2018 2096 2 -
US confirms withholding $255 million in assistance for Pakistan
Photo: Screenshot/CBSN Following President Trump’s tirade against Pakistan, the United States has announced it is withholding $ 255 million in aid for the South Asian country. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Washington...January 3, 2018 1137 0 -
Pakistan, India in new war of words after spy meeting
Photo: Pakistan Foreign Ministry A meeting between a convicted Indian spy imprisoned in Pakistan and his mother and wife, who traveled to Islamabad for the meeting, is becoming a point of contention between the two bitter...December 27, 2017 1545 0 -
How film Verna sparked Pakistan’s own debate in the year of #MeToo movement
Graphics by Mumtaz Hussain In a year of social movements, political upheavals, and #MeToo moment, Pakistan also produced a film, which speaks up for women’s rights and helps hihglight issues often hushed up in conservative, and...December 26, 2017 1952 0