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Pakistani Woman's Assault Case Highlights Country's Slow Progress To Stem Violence

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

A Pakistani woman who survived a near deadly assault managed to bring her attacker to justice. But her effort showed how hard it is to prosecute crimes against women in Pakistan.

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Trump Criticizes Pakistan In Afghan Strategy Speech; Pakistan Reacts

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

The president addressed the nation about U.S. engagement and "the path forward" in Afghanistan and South Asia. He criticized Pakistan for offering "safe haven to agents of chaos, violence and terror."

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70 Years Later, India And Pakistan Still Feel Impact Of Partition

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

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.

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7 Decades After Its Creation, The Idea Of Who Belongs In Pakistan Narrows

Monday, August 14, 2017

Seventy years ago Monday, Muslims on the Indian subcontinent got their own country: Pakistan. But in the decades since, the idea of who belongs there has changed.

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'Madam' Will Make You Dance — And Think Twice About Transgender People

Thursday, August 03, 2017

Progress is being made on transgender rights in Pakistan. But a new music video by a popular singer shows the discrimination that persists.

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Pakistanis Wonder If Courts Are Deciding The Fate Of Politicians Instead Of Elections

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was dismissed by the country's Supreme Court following a corruption scandal, announced that he is nominating his brother to take over the post.

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Pakistan's Supreme Court Removes Prime Minister From Office

Friday, July 28, 2017

The country's highest court disqualified Nawaz Sharif following a corruption scandal related to last year's release of the Panama Papers.

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Morning News Brief: GOP Health Plan Fails In Senate, Pakistan's Sharif Removed

Friday, July 28, 2017

Sen. John McCain joined two other Republicans in voting against the latest GOP plan to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, dealing a potential death blow to their efforts.

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Resigns After Court Disqualifies Him From Office

Friday, July 28, 2017

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to be removed from office in a case involving alleged corruption. He stepped down shortly after.

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Tribal Council Orders 'Revenge Rape' In Pakistan

Thursday, July 27, 2017

A 12-year-old girl was raped in a field. Then, on the orders of the tribal council, the girl's brother sexually violated the sister of the first rapist.

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What If You Booked A Ride — And There Was A Matchmaker In The Backseat?

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Pakistan's popular Careem app ran the campaign. The company thought it was funny. But a lot of women hated it.

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Scandal Threatens To End Career Of Daughter Of Pakistan Prime Minister

Monday, July 24, 2017

In Pakistan, a corruption scandal could bring down a rising political star, Maryam Sharif, the prime minister's daughter.

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How A Microsoft Font Could Take Down A Prime Minister Caught Up In A Scandal

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

A Microsoft font, Calibri, may be key to bringing down Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. It's at the center of a corruption scandal that's engulfing Sharif and his family.

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