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Militant leader, ex-bin Laden ally roams freely in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — He is crisscrossing Pakistan championing a fatwa, or Islamic religious decree, forbidding militant violence inside the country. But the mere fact that Fazlur Rehman Khalil, veteran leader of an organization designated as a terror group by the U.S., is free has experts questioning Pakistan’s willingness to fight extremism.…READ MORE
A bold Afghan peace offer, but are the Taliban interested?
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has put a peace offer on the table, and analysts say the ball is now in the Taliban’s court. But so far the militants are showing no sign of being interested.…READ MORE
Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — One of the most frightening things about Pakistan’s blasphemy law is that the simplest act can spiral into charges that can bring the death penalty. In the case of Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman, it started when she brought water to her fellow women workers on a farm.…READ MORE