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A star rises from poverty, is killed defying Pakistan norms.
August 8, 2016

A star rises from poverty, is killed defying Pakistan norms.

SHAH SADDERUDD, Pakistan (AP) — Like most of the men in this village of mud homes and wooden carts pulled by water buffalo, Muhammed Azeem cannot read or write. Like the other fathers, he raised a family of six boys and three girls on whatever he could coax out of a soil baked by the searing Punjab sun. READ MORE...

AP EXCLUSIVE: Militant with US bounty walks free in Pakistan
July 14, 2016

AP EXCLUSIVE: Militant with US bounty walks free in Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The United States has put a $10 million bounty on his head, labeling him a terrorist. He is one of the most wanted men in India. Yet, Hafiz Saeed walks free in his home country of Pakistan, denouncing Washington and New Delhi in public speeches. READ MORE...

In Pakistan, gruesome ‘honor’ killings bring a new backlash
July 4, 2016

In Pakistan, gruesome ‘honor’ killings bring a new backlash

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Parveen Rafiq closed her hands around the neck of her youngest daughter, Zeenat, and squeezed and squeezed until the girl was almost dead.