Asma Jahangir Dies, Aged 66 by AFP February 11, 2018 by AFP February 11, 2018 Co-founder of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan dies of cardiac arrest 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Pakistan Army Condemns Seven ‘Hardcore’ Militants to Death by AFP February 10, 2018 by AFP February 10, 2018 ISPR statement claims attacks by convicts caused the deaths of 85 people and injured another 109 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Egypt Army Announces Major Anti-Jihadist Operation by AFP February 10, 2018 by AFP February 10, 2018 The military sweep will target territory where Islamic State militants are believed to be hiding 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
U.N. Warns of Rampant Sexual Violence in Greek Refugee Camps by AFP February 10, 2018 by AFP February 10, 2018 UNHCR says actual number of incidents likely much higher than reported due to fear, shame, concerns about retaliation 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
A Honeymoon Haven in Peril by AFP February 10, 2018 by AFP February 10, 2018 The crisis roiling the Maldives threatens to damage the island nation’s principal income earner 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Mixed Response to ‘Defanged’ Saudi Religious Police by AFP February 9, 2018 by AFP February 9, 2018 As some Saudis protest force’s waning influence, others praise it for heralding social liberalization 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
The People Who Know No War by AFP February 9, 2018 by AFP February 9, 2018 Residents of Afghanistan’s most isolated corner, the Wakhan Corridor, remain ignorant of the country’s ongoing unrest 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Death Toll Climbs in Assault on Syria Rebel Enclave by AFP February 9, 2018 by AFP February 9, 2018 U.N. Security Council fails to back ceasefire appeal 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
U.N. Security Council Told Maldives Crisis May Worsen by AFP February 9, 2018 by AFP February 9, 2018 Senior official says situation following state of emergency declaration is tense and may deteriorate 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Google Fined Over $21m in India by AFP February 9, 2018 by AFP February 9, 2018 Competition regulators claim internet giant has abused its dominant position and favored own services in online searches 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Saudi Arabia Executes Four Pakistanis by AFP February 9, 2018 by AFP February 9, 2018 The men were convicted of raping and murdering a woman and raping her teenage son 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Afghanistan Now Main Theater of U.S. Air Force Operations by AFP February 8, 2018 by AFP February 8, 2018 CENTCOM has shifted more assets to Afghanistan following recent successes in Iraq, Syria 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Al Qaeda Still Going Strong as I.S. Crumbles by AFP February 8, 2018 by AFP February 8, 2018 U.N. report says global terror network remains ‘resilient’ and poses greater threat than I.S. in some areas 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Ancient Silk Road Barter Trade Continues Across Mountain Peaks by AFP February 8, 2018 by AFP February 8, 2018 Residents of mountain regions, lacking money, still rely on barter of yaks and cattle in exchange for traders’ wares 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
One Sentenced to Death Over Mashal Khan Lynching by AFP February 8, 2018 by AFP February 8, 2018 Five others awarded life imprisonment, an additional 25 given three-year sentences by anti-terrorism court 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
U.S. Names Three Pakistanis as ‘Terrorist Facilitators’ by AFP February 8, 2018 by AFP February 8, 2018 Treasury claims the men have been providing aid and support to Al Qaeda, the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Pakistan Warns Media Against Reporting on Valentine’s Day by AFP February 8, 2018 by AFP February 8, 2018 PEMRA issues notification saying last year’s court ban on celebrations is still in place 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Human Rights Watch Urges Iran to Stop Executing Child Offenders by AFP February 8, 2018 by AFP February 8, 2018 Rights group says Tehran is one of only four countries known to have executed children since 2013 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Afghanistan’s Kyrgyz Trapped on the ‘Roof of the World’ by AFP February 8, 2018 by AFP February 8, 2018 Political upheaval, violence have forced the nomadic people to be boxed into the Wakhan Corridor 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
China Urges Pakistan to Solve Chinese Citizen’s Killing by AFP February 8, 2018 by AFP February 8, 2018 Beijing says it believes Pakistan will continue to take measures to safeguard the safety of Chinese institutions and personnel in the country 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail