Pakistan

Some surprising words now banned from Pakistan text messages

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1088952–some-surprising-words-now-banned-from-pakistan-text-messages?bn=1 Sebastian Abbot The Associated Press ISLAMABAD—Texters in Pakistan better start watching their language. Pakistan’s telecommunications authority sent a letter ordering cellphone companies to block text messages containing what it perceives to be obscenities, Anjum Nida Rahman, a spokeswoman for Telenor Pakistan, said Friday. It also sent a list of […]

استحصالی روایات کے خلاف بِل منظور

Courtesy: BBC urdu service پاکستان کی قومی اسمبلی نے خواتین کی صلح کے بدلے، ونی یا سوارہ، جبری یا قرآن سے شادی اور خواتین کو املاک میں حقِ وراثت سے محروم رکھنے کے خلاف قانون منظور کرلیا ہے۔ اس قانون کے تحت بدل صلح، ونی یا سوارہ، جبری یا قرآن […]

Pakistan Army on board peace talks: Singh

Published: November 13, 2011 Two days after he and his Pakistani counterpart resolved to write a‘new chapter’ in relations between their countries, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday that Pakistan’s powerful military was fully on board in carrying forward the peace process, reports The Economic Times. “I did discuss with […]

PML-N warns army, ISI to stop supporting PTI

Published: November 13, 2011 LAHORE: The frantic political stir created by the up-and-coming Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has provoked opposing reactions on Saturday from the two heavyweight parties of the country, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). While Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani calmly shrugged off talk […]

Pakistan-India cooperation win-win for region: US

By APP Published: November 11, 2011 WASHINGTON: Applauding the constructive approach shown by Pakistan and India at a meeting between their prime ministers in Maldives on Thursday, the United States has said cooperation between the two regional powers would be a win-win for the entire region. State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner said Washington backs constructive dialogue between the […]

Connecting the Dots: Education and Religious Discrimination in Pakistan — A Study of Public Schools and Madrassas

This study was sponsored by: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) was created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 as an  entity separate and distinct from the State Department. USCIRF’s principal responsibilities are to review the facts and circumstances of violations  […]