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Armed Gangs Hold Pakistani City Hostage

Posted on Aug 19, 2011, Source: IPS News

In Pakistani city, "5,000 hit men" working for political parties terrorize the populace, says senator.

Pakistan: Women Who Choose to Cover Their Hair Encounter Job Discrimination and Social Awkwardness

Posted on Nov 19, 2010, Source: IPS News

Touba Naeem says that people assume that she is "not fun". Single at 27, she adds, "Hijab can be a potential detriment (to) good marriage proposals."

Pakistan Braces for More Drone Attacks from U.S. Under Obama

Posted on Feb 10, 2009, Source: TomDispatch.com

Will Obama continue a policy of targeting al-Qaeda and Taliban elements regardless of sovereignty issues?

Pakistan's Newest Cabinet Members Support Premeditated Murder of Women

Posted on Dec 11, 2008, Source: IPS News

Women in Pakistan's parliament have been surprisingly silent about the anti-woman appointments.

The Untouchable Midwife

Posted on Jan 19, 2004, Source: deleted

A woman who delivers the babies of higher-caste Hindus is still considered a dirty “untouchable.”
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