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RIGHTS: Jailed Fishermen Await Thaw in India-Pakistan Relations
Almost 400 Indian fishermen continue to languish in Pakistani prisons despite having completed their prison terms. Their release has been hampered by tensions in the relations between their country and neighbouring Pakistan.PAKISTAN: Beyond the Storm, Eco-Friendly Dream Homes
"I don’t think I will ever miss the old home; it never protected us from floods and storms!" said Dadi Ibrahim, a widow. Her only association, she said, with her dilapidated hut is the "fond memories" of living there with her late husband.PAKISTAN: Repeal of Blasphemy Laws Still a Pipe Dream
It is a never-ending saga.PAKISTAN: ‘Empty Stomachs’ Could Spark More Riots, Experts Warn
For a bag of flour, they risked life and limb.POPULATION: Where’s Family Planning on Climate Change Radar?
Are climate change and reproductive health two disparate subjects?POPULATION: 'Time to Shelve the ICPD Plan of Action’
At least 1.5 billion people aged 10 to 25 — the largest generation of young people in history — will need sexual and reproductive health services, says the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)._-100x100.jpg "Nafis Sadik (right) Credit: Global NGO Forum")
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: ‘The Problem Is We All Work in Silos’
As secretary-general of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in September 1994, Nafis Sadik had described this groundbreaking event as a "quantum leap" in reinforcing commitments to addressing infant and maternal mortality, education and reproductive health and family planning.WOMEN-PAKISTAN: Domestic Violence Bill Draws Mixed Reactions
A historic bill seeking to punish domestic abuse still raises doubts about its ability to meet the goal it sets out to do: end violence against women.PAKISTAN: Female Journalist Pursues Sexual Harassment Case
When is a telephone call considered sexual harassment?
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Attacks on Christians Spotlight Blasphemy Laws
The death of nine people following this month’s riot directed against a Christian colony in eastern Pakistan has cast a pall of gloom over a nation carved out from the Indian subcontinent in the name of religion.
HEALTH-PAKISTAN: Stigma, Apathy Continue as the World Fights AIDS
Dr Saleem Azam cannot get MN and FM off his mind. These two died recently in two of Karachi's government-run hospitals, unable to get timely medical treatment and denied the compassionate attention that they desperately needed.RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Displaced Women Finally Speak Out Against Taliban
"Burqa, burqa was all we heard [from the Taliban militants] in Swat, but when we ran, we were hardly covered and the whole world looked at us," said a woman from this conflict area, who now lives in a camp for the internally displaced people (IDPs).
PAKISTAN: IDPs from NWFP Revive ‘Outsider’ Fears in Karachi
"Isn’t this our country? Are we not Pakistanis? When people from Karachi came to Swat as tourists we welcomed them with open arms," fumes Mirza Khan, 39.
POLITICS-PAKISTAN: Women in Parliament Push for Space
"Politics is no rocket science," says Yasmeen Rehman, a woman parliamentarian in Pakistan’s Lower House, adding, "It is not as difficult as it is made out to be."PAKISTAN: Exodus From Swat as 'War' Breaks Out
"It’s an all out war now," said 45-year old Zubair Khan. He was talking to IPS over the phone from Swat Valley, in the North West Frontier Province on May 6, the day after the Pakistan military began its operation to weed out militants.
PAKISTAN: Entering a “Bloody Phase”
Alarm bells are ringing in Washington, with the U.S. fretting over what could happen if the "worst, the unthinkable" were to happen and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), toppled the country's year-old democratic government and got hold of its nuclear arsenal.
PAKISTAN: Media in the Taliban’s Crosshairs
Till two months back, Shireen Zada of the private television channel Express News would carry a pistol whenever he covered the news in the restive Swat Valley in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
PAKISTAN: A Marriage of Convenience?
Pakistan’s Mukhtaran Mai, who gained global acclaim for daring to take her rapists to court, announced her marriage last month to an already married police constable.
HEALTH-PAKISTAN: Spacing Births for Mother and Child
Health experts in Pakistan are now concentrating on getting women from all strata of society to space births.RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Hopes Pinned on Reinstated Justices
As he resumes office as Chief Justice of Pakistan on Tuesday, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will doubtless mull over the years since Mar. 9, 2007 when he was first unceremoniously sacked by then president Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
ENVIRONMENT-PAKISTAN: Save the Indus Plead Delta Folk
"There was a time when we used to cast our nets into the river [Indus] and haul in no less than 400 to 500 ‘palla’ fish at one go," says 70-year-old Hamzo Jat.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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