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The biggest challenge for vaccine workers in Pakistan? Staying alive.
Vaccine workers in Pakistan have faced threats for a long time. The reasons behind anti-vaccination sentiments and hostility toward workers vary, but misinformation and a CIA operation have played an outsized role.
Pakistan issues its first transgender passport
Facing a determined opposition, Pakistani officials tell parents to vaccinate their kids or go to jail
Pakistan's only ski school is back in business, in the 'Switzerland of Pakistan'
Winning the Super Bowl might have been easier than completing the Tough Guy competition — at least less dirty
Seeing The News: The annual Tough Guy charity event includes a cross country run and an assault course consisting of water, fire and tunnel obstacles. Also, everyday life for and artists community in Kabul. Plus, we planning a trip to Europa.
A survivor of Pakistan's school massacre tells how his teacher saved his life
As Pakistan mourns the the victims of Tuesday school massacre, one survivor says he's alive because of the incredible sacrifice of his teacher. It's just one of many stories of heroism emerging from the shootings, but Pakistan is still working through "unprecedented" grieft and anger.
There's an international effort to make safe schools in conflict zones
Ironically, just as the tragedy was unfolding in Pakistan, some three dozen nations were meeting in Geneva to discuss guidelines for protecting schools and students in conflict zones.
A Pakistani girl survives a Taliban attack on her school by playing dead
Taliban gunmen stormed a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday morning. More than a hundred children died, but one girl made it out alive.
Hallelujah? Christian rock is gaining popularity in Pakistan — under the radar
There are a number of amateur and semi-professional Christian/Gospel rock bands in Pakistan. Among them is Hallelujah, which has parlayed its mix of rock and Christian themes into a little bit of mainstream attention.
The Madrassa Myth: In Pakistan, public schools may be the problem
While private Islamic schools are often blamed for breeding terrorists, the country's public school curriculum teaches a militant view of Islam.
The Madrassa Myth: in Pakistan, Public Schools may be the Problem
Recent reports have accused Pakistan's Islamic, religious schools as being training grounds for terrorists. But most students attend the schools, called madrassas, for a purely spiritual purpose.
A Hit Song in Peshawar: "My Gaze is as Fatal as a Drone Attack"
American drone attacks have been part of the landscape in Pakistan for many years. So much so, that they have made it into popular culture.
Beloved Pakistani Singer Ghazala Javed Killed Trying to Pursue Career
A Pakistani singer who fled the Taliban to pursue her career was shot dead Monday night. Several Pakistani musicians have been gunned down by local Taliban, who have declared their music "un-Islamic." Marco Werman talks with the BBC's Zarghuna Kargar.
New details emerge about bin Laden's time in Pakistan after 9/11
Osama bin Laden was found and killed last May in a raid that also ensnared several of his wives. Now, one of those wives has agreed to talk to authorities and so new details are beginning to emerge about how bin Laden and his family lives from the time of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan until bin Laden's killing last year.