Pakistan: When a blasphemy accusation is evidence; the sentence often death
A Lahore woman barely escaped with her life. But the problems run deeper than the mob that nearly lynched her.
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As Pakistan’s newly elected parliament meets, a look at the PM candidates
While ex-PM Shehbaz Sharif of the PMLN-PPP alliance is a frontrunner, independents backed by Imran Khan’s PTI hope to clinch a surprise.
Is cinema India’s new political battleground? Modi-backed Article 370 film stirs Kashmiri outrage
Critics warn the government is increasingly “endorsing cinema for political gain”, while some from Kashmir accuse authorities of “normalising” false narratives.
Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan and his wife plead not guilty in another corruption case
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a graft case alleging they accepted a gift of land from a real estate tycoon in exchange for large sums of laundered money, officials said.
Pakistani journalist arrested for social posts against government officials
Asad Ali Toor has been accused of to trying to ‘coerce, intimidate, and incite violence’ against government officials in recent weeks.
Stowaway rat grounds plane for 3 days in Sri Lanka, adding to cash-strapped flag carrier’s woes
The stowaway rodent was spotted enjoying the SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330 flight from the Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday, triggering an aircraft search to ensure it had not chewed through critical components.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, wife indicted on graft charges
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court indicted jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Feb 27 on charges that they allegedly received land as a bribe during his premiership, his party said.
A shootout in northwestern Pakistan leaves a senior police officer and 2 militants dead
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police raided a militant hideout in the country’s northwest early Tuesday, triggering an intense shootout in which a senior police officer was killed and two others wounded, a local police official said.