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Pakistan Urged To Nudge Militants Toward Peace
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The Two-Way
Pakistan Gives India 'Most Favored Nation' Trade Status
November 2, 2011 The move is being viewed as a positive first step toward the possible normalization of diplomatic relations between the two nuclear rivals.
Friday, October 07, 2011
The Two-Way
Rallies Decry Death Sentence For Confessed Assassin In Pakistan
October 7, 2011 Crowds protested in Pakistan's major cities Friday, against the death sentence handed down last week to the self-confessed killer of Punjab provincial Governor Salman Taseer. One of the governor's bodyguards, Mumtaz Qadri, shot him in cold blood outside a café in Islamabad in January.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
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Reflecting On Sept. 11, 2001
Pakistan Could Be Vital To Afghan Peace Process
September 10, 2011 For all of their mutual suspicions, the Americans and Pakistanis seem to agree on one thing: Both need a durable peace in Afghanistan. Analysts say Pakistan wants to ensure it has a group like the Taliban with influence in Kabul and is greatly concerned about India's role.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Asia
Pakistan's Biggest City Torn By Ethnic Violence
September 1, 2011 Karachi is a chaotic place where the government often seems to have limited control. This summer, the city has been plagued by killings that have both ethnic and political overtones.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Asia
In Rural Pakistan, A Rare Hospital Geared For Women
August 22, 2011 Women in the remote corners of Pakistan are mostly illiterate, have few opportunities and rarely have access to decent health care. One hospital is trying to change that.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
World
Kidnapped American's Fate Still A Mystery
August 20, 2011 Last Saturday, just 48 hours before he was due to leave the country, American international aid expert Warren Weinstein was kidnapped in Pakistan's Punjab region. There's been no word since, not even from his abductors.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Global Health
In Pakistan, Birth Control And Religion Clash
August 10, 2011 According to a new government survey, Pakistan is producing nearly 4 million babies every year, and most are born into poverty. Conservative clerics tell Muslims that the Quran instructs women to bear as many babies as possible. But some families aren't so sure.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Asia
Pakistan Bids To Change Minds Of Swat Radicals
July 25, 2011 The same Pakistani army that crushed the Taliban extremists two years ago in the Swat Valley is trying to deradicalize 200 young militants from that conflict. Doctors, teachers and psychologists are taking up the challenge.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
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