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Pakistan
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Can a Childhood Friendship Really Last a Lifetime?In Best of Friends, novelist Kamila Shamsie attempts to find out.
By Bindu Bansinath
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The Femicide Case That’s Captivated PakistanThese crimes rarely end in conviction, especially for the rich and powerful. Could this time be different?
By Rafia Zakaria
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international women’s day
Thousands of Women Marched for International Women’s DayOn Sunday, women around the world took to the streets to protest femicide, fascism, and discriminatory labor practices.
By Hannah Gold
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foreign interests
What You Need to Know About India’s Power Grab in KashmirRevoking Kashmir’s special status ratcheted up tensions with Pakistan and China, threatening to ignite fresh conflict in the heavily militarized area.
By Jonah Shepp
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the national interest
Trump: India Wants Me to Mediate Kashmir Conflict. India: No, We Don’t.Trump wanders into delicate standoff he doesn’t understand between two nuclear powers. What could go wrong?
By Jonathan Chait
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Things Are Getting Very Tense Between India and PakistanOn Wednesday, Pakistan says it shot down an Indian fighter jet and captured its pilot.
By Adam K. Raymond
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#justiceforzainab
By Amanda Arnold
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foreign policy
Pakistan Is a Problematic Ally, But Trump Cutting It Off Won’t Change ThatEnding U.S. security assistance in an effort to sever Pakistan’s ties to terror groups shows the administration has misjudged a complex situation.
By Jonah Shepp
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Young Pakistani Woman Accidentally Kills 17 People in Attempt to Murder Husband21-year-old Aasia Bibi was reportedly trying to get out of a forced arranged marriage.
By Gabriella Paiella
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The Taliban Launched a Lifestyle Magazine to Recruit WomenIt includes an editorial urging women to hold “gatherings” with “like-minded sisters.”
By Claire Landsbaum
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ISIS Says It’s Behind Attack in Pakistan That Leaves More Than 60 People DeadOfficials have not confirmed the terror group’s claim about the assault that also left more than 115 wounded at a police cadet academy in Quetta.
By Jen Kirby
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mental illness
Pakistan Is Going to Execute a Schizophrenic ManIt would be nice to say that the American justice system would never do something like this. It would also be false.
By Jesse Singal
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more horrible things
Pakistani Social-Media Star Murdered in ‘Honor Killing’Qandeel Baloch was reportedly strangled by her brother.
By Jenni Miller
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war in afghanistan
Reports: Afghan Taliban Leader Killed in U.S. Air StrikeThe targeting of Mullah Mansour is the U.S. military’s most significant strike on Pakistani soil since the killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011.
By Chas Danner
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The Chain Gang
Taliban Fighters Are Unimpressed With McDonald’s Food“We live in the rough, tough mountainous areas and need energy and power to fight against the enemy.”
By Clint Rainey
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awful things
Suicide Bomber Attacks Families at a Public Park in Pakistan, Kills at Least 65Mostly women and children were killed in the Taliban-linked attack, which was specifically targeting the country’s Christian minority.
By Chas Danner
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sequential art
In Pakistan, Journalists and Comics Artists Team Up to Fight Terrorism“This is a powerful vehicle for conveying ideas which otherwise would get lost in longer essays and impersonal journalistic reporting.”
By Claire Landsbaum
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NYT Story About Pakistan Disappeared in PakistanA printer simply deleted the piece from the cover of the international edition of the paper.
By Caroline Bankoff
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international news
By Adam Martin
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Malala Yousafzai’s Sweet New York SixteenThe U.N. declared it an international holiday.
By Kat Stoeffel
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international affairs
By Margaret Hartmann
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Men Arrested for ‘Joking’ Plane Bomb ThreatA Pakistan International Airlines flight had to be diverted as a result.
By Caroline Bankoff
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Report: CIA’s Drone Program in Pakistan Began With Assassination Deal The Americans agreed to kill a Pakistani militant in exchange for permission to conduct more targeted killings.
By Caroline Bankoff
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war on terror
By Joe Coscarelli
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Malala Leaves Hospital, Will Live in U.K.Due back soon for reconstructive surgery.
By Kat Stoeffel
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15-year-old of the yaer
Malala Yousafzai: Don’t Name School for MeThe Time Person of the Year finalist doesn’t want to endanger other students.
By Kat Stoeffel
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Fourteen-Year-Old Pakistani Activist Shot by TalibanMalala Yousafzai was outspoken about girls’ education rights.
By Kat Stoeffel
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overreactions
American Flag Gets Last LaughA Pakistani protester died from inhaling the smoke of a burning American flag.
By Dan Amira
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international affairs
By Joe Coscarelli
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Empire Building
Fatburger’s Flying to KarachiWe’re guessing no Fat Bar is in its travel plans.
By Hadley Tomicki
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times square car bombing
By Andre Tartar
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osama bin killed
By Dan Amira
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international intrigue
By Margaret Hartmann
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taliban spring offensive
By Andre Tartar
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Avalanche Strikes Pakistani Army BaseAt least 100 soldiers are believed to have been buried.
By Bryan Hood
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deportations
By Andre Tartar
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Mitt Romney Eats at McDonald’s; Pink Pepper Shooting Victim NamedMitt shows he’s just a regular, everyday, average dude while hitting The Golden Arches.
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Porcupine Popularity Presents Problems for PA Hunters; Mitt Romney Eats atPlus: Beef supplies are down and prices are up; and “Foodistan” tries to mend the rift between India and Pakistan, all in our morning news roundup.
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Romney Hits Mickey D’s; Beef Prices and Lamb Demand Are UpPlus: Pakistan-India cooking show ‘Foodistan’ a bust, and more, in our morning news roundup.
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osama bin killed
Pakistan Plans to Blast Bin Laden Compound Like an ‘Enemy Fort’You’re about nine months too late on this one, but thanks for the effort.
By Dan Amira
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