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Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan's Imran Khan
The charges followed a speech Khan gave in Islamabad on Saturday in which he vowed to sue police officers and a female judge and alleged that a close aide had been tortured after his arrest.
Taliban takeover could mean more security challenges for Chinese projects in Pakistan
As elections loom, India's Modi vows to end terrorism in Kashmir — with more military force
Suicide bomber kills dozens as Pakistanis vote in cliffhanger election
A suicide bomber killed at least 29 people near a polling center as Pakistanis voted on Wednesday in a knife-edge general election pitting cricket hero Imran Khan against the party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
A Pakistani mom sets out to visit her new American granddaughter, and is turned back at the visa counter
Dual citizens from Iraq, Iran, Syria and Sudan are hit by the new US program that restricts their travel. But Pakistanis say they're victims of a visa clampdown as well.
An interview with an executioner: 'I don't feel anything'
It's not an interview a journalist gets to do every day — with an executioner. The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil got that chance when she sat down with Sabir Massih, 32, who's hanged nearly 50 people since Pakistan reinstated the death penalty. He tells Khalil what goes through his mind when he pulls the lever.
Go inside a Pakistani madrassa where Osama bin Laden is called a hero
Across Pakistan, an increasingly radical brand of Islamic school or madrassa is gaining influence, spreading a purist form of Islam through its students, many of whom go on to become imams and preachers across the country.
The Pakistan in 'Homeland' is unrecognizable to this Pakistani author
The fourth season of "Homeland" take viewers to Pakistan and Afghanistan, or at least some version of those countries. But Pakistanis who watched the recent premiere are angry with the many inaccuracies they've found, saying the show might stoke unwarranted fears about their country.
Why one plane full of Pakistanis chased a famous politician off their flight
"VIP culture" in Pakistan lets politicians miraculously bend the rules to their convenience, and Pakistanis are no strangers to it. But on a recent flight to Islamabad, things turned out a little differently for a lawmaker and a former minister who passengers believed caused a two-hour delay.
A Pakistani journalist vows to continue reporting — even after accusing the military of shooting him
A popular TV newsman in Pakistan was reporting on military human rights abuses. The military threatened him, but he refused to stop. Then in April, he was shot — six times. PRI's The World Host Marco Werman speaks with Hamid Mir, who vows to continue working, despite new threats.
Hayfever sufferers, be warned — avoid at all costs the allergy capital of the world
If you suffer from spring allergies, take heart that you aren't in Islamabad, Pakistan, where pollen counts are some of the highest in the world. Reporter Bina Shah just visited the city and couldn't wait to get out.
A journalist returns to Pakistan more than 60 years after her family fled to India
Sonia Narang will be reporting from Pakistan in April as part of a fellowship sponsored by the East West Center. The trip has had special meaning for her, though, because she'll be the first member of her extended family to visit Pakistan since they left after the Indian/Pakistani partition in 1947.
President Obama proposes limits on NSA surveillance, but does the world buy it?
On the day that US President Barack Obama announced new limits on NSA mass surveillance, we asked three tech-savvy young people abroad what they think of US spying.