U.S. resumes spy attacks in Pakistan With a couple of missile strikes in the last two days, the U.S. drone campaign has been reactivated in Pakistan. The drone strikes remained suspended for two months after a NATO air-strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops in Slala check posts, Mohmand Agency. In order to mend worsening ties […]
Zealous Christmas observed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Fata Peshawar: (Monday, December 26, 2011), Just like the other parts of Pakistan, the Christian community celebrated Christmas with zeal and fervour in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tribal areas. It has been after a gap of five years when the Christian community in Peshawar celebrated the traditional Christmas fair […]
Dec 26 2011 | Posted in
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A structural failing of the Criminal Justice System Pakistan is the world’s third-most dangerous country for women, after Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, based on a survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. In its 2010 report, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says almost 800 women were victims of “honour killings” — […]
Nov 11 2011 | Posted in
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Vani: Pain of child marriage in our society One of the most popular customs in our country is that of child marriage, also known as Vani. Besides the tribal areas, it is widely practised in Punjab as well. This custom is tied to blood feuds among various clans and tribes, where the young girl is […]
Oct 26 2011 | Posted in
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