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October 27, 2020

Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 7 students, wounds 112

A powerful bomb blast ripped through an Islamic seminary on the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday morning, killing at least seven students and wounding 112 others, police and a hospital spokesman said.

September 21, 2020

Pakistani Christian, jailed for seven years, sentenced to death for refusing to convert to Islam

In the depths of a squalid Pakistani jail cell – kept far from the rest of the inmate population at Lahore's District Prison – a poor Christian factory worker is awaiting execution.

September 15, 2020

Pakistani PM suggests surgical castration for rapists after woman gang raped on highway

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday suggested that convicted rapists undergo surgical castration when he was asked about the recent gang rape of a woman on a highway.

September 2, 2020

World’s nuclear capabilities are decreasing in overall numbers but growing deadlier

Tensions over potential nuclear warfare – and ever-alarming concerns that more countries are endeavoring to join the niche arms arena – are once again on the rise.

August 29, 2020

Afghanistan, Pakistan see surge in polio cases amid coronavirus pandemic

The combination of war and pandemic made it impossible to administer vaccinations to children who needed it.

August 22, 2020

Pakistan reopens border with Afghanistan following closure to coronavirus: report

The governments previously agreed to a 4 day opening in April, but the border has remained closed since then.

August 7, 2020

Pakistan to roll back lockdown measures as COVID-19 death numbers decline

Deaths have fallen to almost 10% of their peak numbers.

July 30, 2020

American citizen accused of blasphemy shot dead in Pakistani courtroom

He was accused of blasphemy in 2018.

July 29, 2020

Pakistani man on trial for blasphemy shot dead in court

A Pakistani man who was on trial for blasphemy after he claimed to be a prophet was shot dead Wednesday in a courtroom in the northern city of Peshawar. 

July 14, 2020

US and UK ban airline after it is discovered over 25 percent of its pilots may not have legitimate licenses

It’s probably better that airline pilots have real licenses.