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January 13, 2017
Pakistani groups note drop in violence, credit the military
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two Pakistani research groups have noted that the country saw a significant drop in militant violence last year, crediting the military for the decrease in attacks. READ MORE…
December 31, 2016
Underage girls trapped in Pakistan bride exchanges
JAMPUR, Pakistan (AP) — Mohammad Ramzan can neither hear nor speak, and he has a childlike mind. But he knew his wife, Saima, was too young when she was given to him as a bride. READ MORE…
December 23, 2016
A Pakistani girl is snatched away, payment for a family debt
MIRPUR KHAS, Pakistan (AP) — The mother rummages through a large metal trunk, searching for a picture of her young daughter taken away in the night to be the bride of a man who says the family owed him $1,000. READ MORE…