On Tuesday, the Lahore High Court in Punjab, Pakistan, ruled that a 14-year-old Christian girl abducted at gunpoint by an adult Muslim man and forced into converting to Islam and marrying him should stay married to him. The ruling amounted to...
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Fighting Over Kashmir Could Blow Up The Planet
Tyler Durden
Fri, 08/07/2020 - 19:05
Authored by T.J.Coles via Counterpunch.org,
Jammu and Kashmir, widely referred to as Kashmir, has had many designations since India and...
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The New York Times would never dare tell you this, but the systematic discrimination Hindus face in Pakistan is in accord with a Qur’anic command: “Fight those who do not believe in Allah or the Last Day, and do not forbid what has been...
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Pakistan said Thursday that suspected militants operating out of Afghanistan have attacked several border outposts, killing a paramilitary soldier and “critically” injuring two others.
A foreign ministry statement accused Afghan border...
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New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistan sparked a fresh border controversy on Tuesday after Prime Minister Imran Khan released a "new" political map of the country, including the Indian side of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Gujarat's Junagarh. New Delhi...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least 39 people were injured in a grenade attack at a rally in the Pakistani city of Karachi, media reported, citing officials.
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New Delhi (Sputnik): People in the Pakistani city of Karachi were holding a rally to mark one year since the abrogation of Article 370 that stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status.
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Michael Rubin
Security, South Asia
India’s actions did not arise from a vacuum. Prior to India’s decision to change Kashmir’s status, Pakistan-based terrorists regularly crossed into Kashmir and India more broadly to attack both security and...
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New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s arch-rival, Pakistan has been aggressively flagging the issue of “human rights violations” in Indian-administered Kashmir at international forums, seeking intervention over the matter of the Narendra Modi...
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Kyle Mizokami
Security,
Experts believe Pakistan’s nuclear stockpile is steadily growing.
Here's What You Need To Know: Pakistan and India are clearly in the midst of a nuclear arms race that could, in relative terms, lead to absurdly high...
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American Citizen Gunned Down In Pakistan Courtroom During 'Blasphemy' Trial
Tyler Durden
Fri, 07/31/2020 - 18:30
An American citizen who was being tried in a Pakistani court on charges of blasphemy has been gunned down and...
New Delhi (Sputnik): The key crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Friendship Gate near Chaman in Balochistan province in the south-west, serves as a trade route between the two countries. According to Dawn, the gate was directed to opened...
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The U.S. State Department called for “immediate action” in response to the killing and demanded that the controversial laws be reformed.
The Afghan Defense Ministry blamed Pakistan for the attack.
Pakistani activists say at least three people were killed and 13 were wounded when violence erupted during a rally by minority Pashtun laborers demanding the reopening of a border crossing with Afghanistan
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If Islam were really a religion of peace, the vast majority of Muslims would be appalled at this murder and harshly criticizing the perpetrator. Instead, he is being hailed as a hero. Mainstream counterterror analysts will make no effort to grasp...
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The daily persecution of minorities in Pakistan continues. In this case a young girl called Noor, a Pakistani Christian, was nearly abducted from her home by Muslim men. Her family was severely beaten when trying to protect her. The persecution...
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Pakistan has hit a low with its daily death toll from the coronavirus. The government said Monday there were 20 deaths in the past 24 hours. “We have the lowest number of deaths in Pakistan due to COVID-19 in last 3 months,”...
New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistan and China are members of the Biological Weapons Convention that prohibits the development, production, and stockpiling of bacteriological and toxic weapons.
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New Delhi (Sputnik): India celebrates "Kargil Victory Day" on 26 July each year remembering the courage and determination with which the armed forces steadfastly protected the nation in 1999 in a month-long armed conflict with Pakistan. However,...
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