Punjab

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.

Groaning Under Power Cuts, Scorching Temps in Pakistan

By Zofeen Ebrahim
Raheel Tauseef is feeling quite powerless this summer. Frequent power outages in the industrial city of Faisalabad in the Punjab province of eastern Pakistan, where the 29-year-old and his family run three hosiery factories, are taking a heavy toll on their business.


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