Punjab

Assassinations, Peace and State Violence in India and Pakistan

Abdul Malik Mujahid | Posted 11.05.2009 | World


Abdul Malik Mujahid

As Indians mark the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi, Sikhs renew their call for justice, and Pakistan bleeds with terrorism, it is important to reflect on justice, reconciliation and forgiveness.

View from Pakistan: Today's Blast

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 11.02.2009 | World


Shirin Sadeghi

Pakistani children may be enjoying the break, but most of them know exactly why they can't go to school. I sit stiff as one boy looks up from his video game to tell me the school buses might not be safe right now.

Afghanistan: Collateral Damage From Paris to Punjab

Mira Kamdar | Posted 10.08.2009 | World


Mira Kamdar

I have seen what is antiseptically known as collateral damage from this war in two unlikely places: the city of Paris and the countryside of rural Punjab.

Pakistan: Christians Target Of Recent Burst Of Religious Violence

washingtonpost.com | Joshua Partlow | Posted 09.03.2009 | World


GOJRA, Pakistan, Aug. 2 -- They do not want to bury the Christians. They want the nation to see them. By nightfall Sunday, hundreds of residents of t...

Taliban's Popularity Linked To Perception It Will Lift Pakistanis From Poverty

Huffington Post Contributor | Emi Foulk | Posted 06.07.2009 | World


by Emi Foulk The swelling power of the Taliban in Pakistan - or "Talibanistan," as The Nation so pithily put it - has caused much alarm amongst Ameri...

Taliban's 'Extensive Links' Into Punjab Threaten Pakistan's Stability

nytimes.com | SABRINA TAVERNISE, RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. And ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 05.15.2009 | World


DERA GHAZI KHAN, Pakistan -- Taliban insurgents are teaming up with local militant groups to make inroads in Punjab, the province that is home to more...

Dawn Reporter Killed, Mass Protest Planned In Pakistan

GroundReport | Posted 04.23.2009 | World


GroundReport

Published by GroundReport.com, a global citizen news platform with over 4,000 international reporters. By Imran Schah Lahore-- Journalists across th...

Pakistan Arrests Dozens Of Lawyers, Activists During Overnight Raids

DAWN.COM | Posted 04.11.2009 | World


ISLAMABAD: Dozens of political activists and lawyers were arrested in Islamabad and across the Punjab Wednesday in a bid to thwart a planned protest m...

Pakistan President Emerging As Divisive Figure

Wsj.com | By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and ZAHID HUSSAIN | Posted 03.29.2009 | World


When Asif Ali Zardari won the presidency last year, he vowed to unite this fractious country after nearly a decade of military rule. Instead, Mr. Zard...

Pakistan Under Pressure

The Real News | Posted 01.10.2009 | World


The Real News

Saeed Shah investigates the origin of Ajmal Amir Qasab; the only gunman caught in Mumbai attacks.