Terrorism in Pakistan

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai flashes the peace sign from the balcony of the Grand Hotel in Oslo on December 10, 2014.

Malala’s supposed attackers are now in jail, but many say their trial was a fig leaf

Justice

A Pakistani military court has sentenced 10 men to long prison terms for their involvement in the 2012 attack against Malala Yousafzai. But there’s no word on the fate of the chief suspect, and that has some Pakistanis asking if justice has really been served.

Supporters of Pakistani political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek hold signs to condemn the attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School in Peshawar during a rally in Lahore on December 21, 2014.

Pakistan’s patience with terrorism may finally have run out

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An army soldier stands by blood on the floor at the Army Public School, which was attacked by Taliban gunmen, in Peshawar on December 17, 2014.

A survivor of Pakistan’s school massacre tells how his teacher saved his life

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A man lights candles to mourn the victims from the Army Public School in Peshawar, which was attack by Taliban gunmen, in Karachi, December 16, 2014.

A Pakistani girl survives a Taliban attack on her school by playing dead

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A man clears debris from the tarmac of Jinnah International Airport, after Sunday's attack by Taliban militants on Sunday, in Karachi June 10, 2014. Taliban militants disguised as security forces stormed into Pakistan's busiest airport on Sunday night, tr

Pakistan’s largest city is being attacked by a different kind of Taliban

Conflict & Justice
Pakistan Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud (L) is seen with his arm around Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud

The Pakistani Taliban have a new leader — and that’s not good news

Conflict & Justice

The Pakistani Taliban has elected a new leader and his reputation precedes. Mullah Fazlullah replaces Hakimullah Mehsud, who was killed in a US drone attack last week.

Zubair Rahman (13), his siter Nabila (9) and their father Rafiq in New York.

One Pakistani family retells the story of a drone attack that changed their lives

Conflict & Justice

A Pakistani family lived through what’s believed to be a US drone attack on their village, and they came to the US this week to tell Congress their story.

Confusion around U.S. drone policy in Pakistan runs deep

Confusion around the U.S. drone policy in Pakistan runs deep. That was evident during a Pakistani television station’s interview with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry where he spoke confidently about a soon-to-come downscaling of the program that was quickly walked back by his spokeswoman.

India trying to get Hindus to move back to contested Kashmir

Lifestyle & Belief

India and Pakistan have long jostled for control of the Kashmir region along the border of their two countries. That jostling has also led to religious violence, which drove many Hindus out of Kashmir. But now India is encouraging them to come back.

Positive progress in Afghanistan finally begins to emerge

The pullout of American forces from Afghanistan by 2014 has some feeling hopeful about the future of the war-torn country. But with the ongoing drone strikes in Pakistan, and continued violence in Afghanistan, it’s often hard to see the progress over the border.