70 years on, one Pashtun town still safeguards its old Hindu-Muslim brotherhood
(Arab News) KARACHI: For more than 70 years, locked up mud shops lining a street in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province have stood the teRead More…
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As virus cases soar, Pakistan says it must keep economy open
( AP News) ISLAMABAD (AP) — The coronavirus is spreading in Pakistan at one of the fastest rates in the world, and its overwhelmed hospitals arRead More…
Quarter of Karachi Central Jail’s inmates have COVID-19 — Sindh prisons chief
( Arab News) KARACHI: The chief of prisons for Sindh province said on Friday that 896, or a quarter, of Karachi Central Jail’s 3,500 prisoners had Read More…
COVID-19: Pakistan is among the least prepared countries to combat coronavirus, UNDP report
Dubai: As the number of deaths crosses 500 mark on Tuesday, a report suggests that Pakistan is among the least prepared countries to combat the coronRead More…
In Pakistan, mosques become coronavirus battleground issue
(Aljazeera.com) By Asad Hashim Tens of thousands of mosques across the country were reopened late last month, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Read More…
Sewer Cleaners Wanted in Pakistan: Only Christians Need Apply.
In Pakistan, descendants of lower-caste Hindus who converted to Christianity centuries ago still find themselves marginalized, relegated to dirty jobRead More…
Iqbal Bano, whose voice made Faiz’s poem ‘Hum Dekhenge’ a protest anthem for all time
Iqbal Bano’s voice, and her rendition of Faiz’s poem, still remains just as effective, evocative and powerful as it did in 1986 Pakistan. (The PriRead More…
Child sex abuse in Pakistan’s religious schools is endemic
(Associated press) by KATHY GANNON. PAKPATTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Muhimman proudly writes his name slowly, carefully, one letter at a time, grinninRead More…
God is with us’: Many Muslims in Pakistan flout the coronavirus ban in mosques
(Reuters) ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Sabir Durrani says he offers prayers almost every day at a mosque in the central Pakistani city of Multan. He saysRead More…
Once again, Trump acts like he has something to hide
WE DO NOT yet know the specific reasons President Trump decided to remove Glenn Fine as executive director of the Pandemic Response Accountability CoRead More…