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PAKISTAN

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 23, 2017
Pakistan court orders release of Islamist blamed by U.S. and India for Mumbai attacks
A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release from house arrest of an Islamist leader accused by the United States and India of masterminding attacks on Mumbai in 2008 in which 166 people were killed, a prosecutor said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2017
Evoking diverse heritage, Pakistan unveils 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha
Pakistan unveiled the remains of a 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha image on Wednesday, part of an initiative to encourage tourism and project religious harmony in a region roiled by Islamist militancy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2017
Theft of North Korean diplomat's alcohol stash in Pakistan raises suspicions of bootlegging
Neighbors say when three men kicked down the doors and burgled the home of a North Korean diplomat in Islamabad last month, it took them more than three hours to lug out their booty: thousands of bottles of Scotch whisky, beer and French wine.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2017
In landmark ruling, Pakistani convicted for remarrying without permission of first wife
A Pakistan court on Wednesday ruled against a man who had remarried without his first wife's permission in a landmark verdict that was applauded by women's right activists.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 12, 2017
Kin held, tribal council on the run after teen pair electrocuted in Pakistan 'honor killing'
A Pakistani teenage couple who tried to elope were murdered with electric shocks in an "honor killing" by family members who were carrying out the orders of an influential tribal council, police said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2017
The key to winning in Afghanistan
Islamabad's proxy jihadis cannot be defeated with half measures. And yet, we have coddled Pakistan as an important ally.
EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2017
Seven decades of confrontation
If the situation between India and Pakistan were not so tragic, it would be absurd. There is far more that unites the two countries than divides them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2017
The tragedy of India's partition, 70 years on
The India-Pakistan border is a 70-year-old scar that will not heal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 12, 2017
The unfinished business of Indian partition
The nightmarish horrors of India's partition by the British 70 years ago on Aug. 15, 1947, cast a long shadow into the 21st century.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2017
Pakistan's creation — a mistake?
The repercussions of the August 1947 partition of India continue to shake the subcontinent today.
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2017
Nawaz Sharif's exit in Pakistan
The struggle between civilian and military authorities remains the real fault line in Pakistan's politics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2017
Pakistan says Indian shelling across cease-fire line in Kashmir killed four of its soldiers
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed on Sunday when their army vehicle was struck by Indian shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC) that separates parts of Kashmir held by both countries, the Pakistani military said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2017
Who welcomes the most refugees? Most mistakenly think it's the West, survey says
People surveyed on five continents mistakenly think wealthy Western countries are welcoming most refugees as the world grapples with its worst migration crisis in decades, a survey showed on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 6, 2017
Modi calls new satellite a 'gift to South Asia' but Pakistan stays away
India on Friday launched a communications satellite for its smaller neighbors to share, part of its efforts to build goodwill in the region and counter Chinese influence, but archrival Pakistan said it will stay away from the project.
WORLD
Apr 27, 2017
Sunni militants take credit for killing 10 Iranian guards near Pakistani border: agency
Ten Iranian border guards were killed by Sunni militants in a cross-border attack on the frontier with Pakistan on Wednesday, Tasnim news agency reported.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2017
Even a horrific killing isn't enough to shake Pakistan's blasphemy laws
The murder of Mashal Khan is the latest tragedy connected to blasphemy accusations in Pakistan. His death won't be the last.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2017
Troubled waters? India fast-tracks hydro projects in disputed Kashmir
India has fast-tracked hydropower projects worth $15 billion in Kashmir in recent months, three federal and state officials said, ignoring warnings from Islamabad that power stations on rivers flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2017
Pakistani province launches app for women to report harassment
A smartphone application enabling women to report incidents of harassment to police in Pakistan's Punjab province went live this week as authorities step up efforts to promote women's safety in one of the worst provinces for crimes against them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 3, 2017
Pakistani city taps clerics to push polio immunizations for 400,000 kids after rare strain is found
Pakistan began a special five-day polio immunization campaign in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday for children under 5 after a rare strain of the virus was found in sewage samples, officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 9, 2016
After air crash, Pakistan fights over legacy of 'disco mullah,' a rock star-turned-cleric
The death of Junaid Jamshed, a Pakistani rock star-turned-evangelist, in a plane crash on Wednesday has stirred debate over his legacy, raising questions that cut to the heart of Pakistan's widening cultural schisms.

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