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Couture, Karachi-style

The Independent | Independent | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home


The designers were Pakistani, as were the models. Even the cotton from which some of the eye-catching couture was created was homegrown. And as Pakis...

Five militants killed in shootout in south Pakistan

The Independent | Independent | Posted 07.27.2009 | Home


Police killed five suspected militants today in a nighttime raid on a Karachi apartment housing insurgents loyal to the Pakistani Taliban leader blam...

In Harsh Times, Pakistanis Seek Comfort On Facebook

Pia Sawhney | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


Pia Sawhney

While the nation's news media has been prohibited from reporting extensively on military exercises in Swat and Buner districts, on Facebook, questions and concerns crop up swiftly.

The Dick Cheney Of Pakistan

Rani Singh | Posted 07.10.2009 | World


Rani Singh

Gilani's entry into politics was via the Muslim League during General Zia-ul-Haq's martial law in 1978 when he was inducted into the party's Central Working Committee.

Pakistani Truck Artists Brighten Karachi

GlobalPost | Posted 06.22.2009 | World


KARACHI, Pakistan (Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting) -- At first glance this is not a colorful city. An aerial view of Karachi reveals a sprawl of ...

Pakistani Humanitarian Crisis Largely Unaddressed By US Aid

Huffington Post Contributor | Madiha Sattar | Posted 06.20.2009 | World


Pakistanis are in for a rude shock. $900 million, almost half of the $1.9 billion aid package that the US House of Representatives recently approved, ...

In Focus: Muslims To Boycott All Pope Merchandise

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 06.08.2009 | Home


KARACHI—A halt in sales of La-Z-Pope chairs, Pope Oaties cereal, and Jiffy-Pope could spell trouble for the Vatican's multi-billion-dollar consu...

Colored shirts, Cuba and Cops

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.18.2009 | Home


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Women's Rights In Pakistan: Looking Past The Flogging

Huffington Contributor | Abira Ashfaq and Sahar Shafqat | Posted 05.14.2009 | World


It is a grainy video, but the images are unmistakable. Two men are holding down a woman in a burqa face down, while a third man flogs her backside. He...