Pakistan
Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting
Egypt
March 31, 2018
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
World
March 30, 2018
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
March 29, 2018
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’
Middle East
March 29, 2018
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
Middle East
March 12, 2018
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
Middle East
March 9, 2018
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
Middle East
February 28, 2018
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
Middle East
February 27, 2018
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
World
February 25, 2018
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
Middle East
February 23, 2018
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…