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Reinstatement of Pakistan’s Death Penalty a Cynical Reaction, Says Amnesty

By Ashfaq Yusufzai
As Pakistan lifts its moratorium on executions in response to this week’s attack on a school in  Peshawar, human rights groups say that resuming the death penalty will not combat terrorism in Pakistan.

Skyping the Way to Victory, to Avoid Taliban

By Ashfaq Yusufzai
If you can’t beat them, at least innovate. That seems to be the lesson that Pakistan’s Awami National Party (ANP) has drawn from its predicament.

Women Taking the Lead in Northern Pakistan Province

By Ashfaq Yusufzai
“Women in Pakhtun society have traditionally helped their men in hard times,” declares former Pakistani lawmaker Shagufta Malik. They are doing so again, and how, going by their hectic campaigning activity in northern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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