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Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting
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Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai visited her hometown in Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Saturday for the first time since…
Returning to Pakistan, Malala is overwhelmed by her emotions
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Returning to Pakistan, Malala is overwhelmed by her emotions

As Malala Yousafzai spoke of coming home to Pakistan for the first time since being shot by the Taliban five…
Militant leader, ex-bin Laden ally roams freely in Pakistan
Middle East

Militant leader, ex-bin Laden ally roams freely in Pakistan

He is crisscrossing Pakistan championing a fatwa, or Islamic religious decree, forbidding militant violence inside the country. But the mere…
Pakistan’s first transgender anchor: ‘I struggled a lot to be accepted’
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Pakistan’s first transgender anchor: ‘I struggled a lot to be accepted’

Marvia Malik is Pakistan’s first transgender news presenter. In a DW interview, Malik says she had to work hard to…
Iranian troops kill suicide attackers near Pakistan border: news agency
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Iranian troops kill suicide attackers near Pakistan border: news agency

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Monday it had killed two suicide attackers and defused their explosives near the border…
Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
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Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law

One of the most frightening things about Pakistan’s blasphemy law is that the simplest act can spiral into charges that…
Afghan president calls on Taliban to join in peace talks
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Afghan president calls on Taliban to join in peace talks

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday called on the Taliban to take part in peace talks to “save the country,”…
Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with US
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Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with US

As Pakistan navigates its troubled relationship with the United States and scrambles to avoid being blacklisted for doing too little,…
Rome’s Colosseum turned red to protest Pakistan blasphemy law
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Rome’s Colosseum turned red to protest Pakistan blasphemy law

Rome’s ancient Colosseum was lit in red on Saturday in solidarity with persecuted Christians, particularly Asia Bibi, a woman condemned…
Global watchdog to put Pakistan back on terrorist financing watchlist: sources
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Global watchdog to put Pakistan back on terrorist financing watchlist: sources

A global money-laundering watchdog has decided to place Pakistan back on its terrorist financing watchlist, a government official and a…
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