PTI party names man in letter to police demanding he be nominated as one of those responsible for drone strike Jon Boone in Islamabad theguardian.com, Wednesday 27 November 2013 08.52 EST Supporters of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party… Read More ›
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Pakistan to free Taliban chief who may hold key to Afghan talks
Kabul hopes former Taliban second-in-command Abdul Ghani Baradar could broker peace government peace deal with rebels Jon Boone in Islamabad theguardian.com, Tuesday 10 September 2013 10.53 EDT Foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan had agreed to free Baradar… Read More ›
Pakistan paralysed after court demands PM arrest
Tens of thousands stage protest in capital while Ashraf government fears coup plot Saeed Shah Tuesday, 15 January 2013 Pakistan is facing a deepening crisis after the country’s highest court ordered the arrest of the Prime Minister today, just hours… Read More ›
Indian soldier ‘mutilated in Pakistan attack’
08 Jan 2013 SRINAGAR, India (AFP) Two Indian soldiers were killed in a firefight with Pakistani troops near their disputed border in Kashmir on Tuesday and one of the bodies was badly mutilated, an army spokesman said. Spokesman Rajesh Kalia told… Read More ›
Pakistan Christian ‘blasphemy’ girl freed from jail on Bail
A Christian girl accused of blasphemy in Pakistan was released from jail on Saturday, a minister said, in a case that has sparked an international outcry. Rimsha Masih was arrested on August 16 for allegedly burning pages containing verses from… Read More ›
Pakistani mullah ‘planted charred texts’ on girl accused of blasphemy
Hardline cleric deliberately framed Rimsha Masih, believed to be just 13, in order to ‘get rid of Christians’, court hears Jon Boone in Islamaba guardian.co.uk, Sunday 2 September 2012 05.48 EDT Pakistani policemen escort Islamic cleric Hafiz Mohammed… Read More ›
Bail hopes dashed of Christian girl in Pakistan blasphemy case
A judge has deferred hearing of Rimsha Masih over charges of burning sacred Islamic texts after legal wrangling Jon Boone in Islamabad guardian.co.uk, Saturday 1 September 2012 09.16 EDT Lawyers leave a court in Islamabad hearing the case… Read More ›
Pakistan arrests 11 year old, mentally disabled Christian girl for alleged Qur’an desecration
By Jon Boone, The Guardian Sunday, August 19, 2012 20:06 EDT An 11-year-old Christian Pakistani girl said to suffer from a mental disorder could face the death penalty under the country’s notorious blasphemy laws, after she was accused by her… Read More ›
Christian girl with Down’s Syndrome arrested for blasphemy in Pakistan
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, August 19, 2012 11:09 EDT ISLAMABAD — A Christian girl with Down’s Syndrome has been arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan, accused of burning pages inscribed with verses from the Koran, police and activists said on… Read More ›
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