Pakistan's Defense Minister Tweets Nuclear Bomb Threat In Response to Fake News Story
The fake news epidemic and the encouragement of a new nuclear “arms race” from our imminent leader have come together to make this baby of a nightmare story.
Survivor of Gang Rape Walks Runway at Pakistan Fashion Week to Help Others Come Forward
Mukhtaran Mai, the Pakistani woman who survived a gang rape and subsequently became a vocal feminist activist focused on ending sexual and domestic violence in her country, walked a runway at Pakistan Fashion Week Tuesday night as “a symbol of courage” for other women.
At Last, It Looks Like Pakistan Will Pass a Law Actually Banning Honor Killings
Pakistan will finally pass a law banning “honor killings,” days after social media star Qandeel Baloch was strangled to death by her brother. The law, which was announced by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif, will remove a loophole that permits the family of the victim to legally pardon the…
Qandeel Baloch, Pakistani Social Media Star, Strangled to Death By Her Brother
Qandeel Baloch, one of Pakistan’s most prominent social media stars, was strangled to death by her brother in what police have termed an “honor killing.”
Pakistani Woman Burned to Death By Her Family for Marrying Against Their Wishes
An 18-year-old Pakistani woman was burned alive by her mother and brother on Wednesday, reportedly because she defied them by marrying a man she loved.
Bomb Kills 44 in Pakistan on Easter Sunday
A bomb that went off on Easter Sunday in Lahore, Pakistan, has left 44 people dead and 91 wounded, according to officials in the city.
Watch Tina Fey Play a Hapless War Reporter in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Trailer
Comedies about naive Americans in the Middle East have been frequently attempted, but infrequently successful—it is all too easy to resort to stereotypes, to offensively make light of victims of real tragedy. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot could be the first to succeed where other studio films have flopped.
Eight Men Jailed in Malala Yousafzai Attack 'Secretly Acquitted'
In April, ten men were sentenced to life in prison by a Pakistani court for the assassination attempt on Malala Yosafzai, the schoolgirl and education activist shot in 2012. “Life,” we now learn, apparently means “a couple months.” The BBC now reports that eight of the men were secretly acquitted. Immediately after…
Ten Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Shooting of Malala Yousafzai
A Pakistani court has sentenced ten men to life in prison for the attempted assassination in 2012 of Malala Yousafzai. All ten men are affiliated with the Pakistani arm of the Taliban. Yousafzai was shot three times as she rode a bus home from school, part of the Taliban’s campaign to frighten and intimidate girls…
On Giving Money to Child Beggars
Here’s a tough question: When you’re traveling abroad and a child begs for change, what do you do?
Horrific Taliban School Massacre Leaves 131 Dead, Mostly Children
Today, in northwestern Pakistan, Taliban gunmen entered a military-run school and opened fire, killing at least 131 people, most of whom were children.
Malala's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Teaches Us All to Be Brave
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize recipient, spoke on Friday about her human rights work around education and saving the minds of other women under terrorism's rule.
Malala Yousafzai Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Committee announced today that 17-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, exactly two years one day after the Taliban attempted to murder her for advocating for the education of Pakistani girls. She's the award's youngest ever recipient.
Malala's Attackers Have Been Arrested
The gang of garbage humans responsible for attempting to murder teen activist Malala Yousafzai has been arrested, according to Pakistani army officials. One down, a depressingly high number to go.
Malala Yousafzai's Mom Is Learning to Read and Write
Since being shot by the Taliban for her dogged insistence on attending school (and talking up its importance), Malala Yousafzai has become one of the world's best-known campaigners for women's literacy. Seems she's got influence at home, too: Her mom has recently learned to read, write and speak some English.
Relatives of Farzana Parveen Indicted on Murder, Torture Charges
Five men have been indicted on charges of murder and torture in the stoning death of 25-year-old Farzana Parveen in late May. Her father, two brothers, a cousin, and a man who claimed he was married to Parveen have all pled not guilty.
Pakistan’s Largest City Appoints First Female Police Station Head
With an estimated population of 23.5 million people, Karachi is Pakistan's most populated city and the third largest city in the world (by population within city limits), trailing Shanghai and Beijing. It boasts a very intimidating level of crime as the most dangerous mega-city with a murder rate of 12.3 per 100,00…
Husband Of Pakistani Woman Stoned to Death Murdered His First Wife
Last week, the horrible story broke of Farzana Parveen, the 25-year-old Pakistani woman who was stoned to death by relatives outside of a courthouse in broad daylight for marrying for love rather than agreeing to an arranged marriage with her cousin. If you thought this story couldn't get any worse, you were wrong.
Family Stones Pregnant Pakistani Woman to Death In Broad Daylight
A 25-year-old Pakistani woman is dead after relatives, upset she had married the man she loved, beat and stoned her to death in broad daylight outside of a courthouse in Lahore.
Malala Yousafzai's Book Party Gets Cancelled in Pakistan
Organizers were forced to cancel an event in Peshawar, Pakistan celebrating the release of "I Am Malala," the autobiography of the heroic education activist Malala Yousafzai, after they were alerted to several safety concerns and were told that police would not be providing them with security.