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Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
March 9, 2018

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

Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with US
February 27, 2018

Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with US

ISLAMABAD (AP) — As Pakistan navigates its troubled relationship with the United States and scrambles to avoid being blacklisted for doing too little, too late to stop terror funding, regional alliances are shifting and analysts ponder whether a cozier relationship with countries like Russia will complicate efforts to move toward peace in neighboring Afghanistan.…READ MORE

UNICEF says Pakistan is riskiest country for newborns
February 20, 2018

UNICEF says Pakistan is riskiest country for newborns

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency in a report released Tuesday singled out Pakistan as the riskiest country for newborns, saying that out of every 1,000 children born in Pakistan, 46 die at birth…READ MORE