Iconic ‘Afghan Girl,’ Sharbat Gula, Target Of Fake ID Probe In Pakistan
Sharbat Gula became the face of the struggles of Afghan refugees in Pakistan when she and her piercing green eyes landed on the cover of National Geographic in 1985. Now,…
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Refugees Are Pushed to Exits in Pakistan
TORKHAM, Afghanistan — First, the Afghan families’ homes were raided by Pakistani policemen wielding sticks. Then the men were hauled off to jail, released only after relatives paid bribes. When…
Reuters Bureau Chief Is Found Dead in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief for Reuters, Maria Golovnina, was found dead at her office in Islamabad on Monday, according to a statement by Reuters and…
Reuters bureau chief dies in Pakistan
Golovnina, 34, passed out at her office in the Pakistani capital, according to a statement from Reuters. Medical responders were unable to save her. – CNN’s Sophia Sultana Saifi in…
Reuters bureau chief dies in Pakistan
Golovnina, 34, passed out at her office in the Pakistani capital, according to a statement from Reuters. Medical responders were unable to save her. – CNN’s Sophia Sultana Saifi in…
Brazen, brutal: 5 terror groups making headlines this month
Over the weekend, Al- Shabaab released a video urging its sympathizers to attack malls in the United States, UK and Canada. The same day, ISIS had one showing its members…
Brazen, brutal: 5 terror groups making headlines this month
Over the weekend, Al- Shabaab released a video urging its sympathizers to attack malls in the United States, UK and Canada. The same day, ISIS had one showing its members…
Pakistanis Try to Nudge Taliban Along the Path to Peace Talks With Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan — Pakistan’s top military and intelligence officials have begun pressing the Taliban to sit down for face-to-face discussions with the Afghan government, potentially opening a path for direct…
Pakistani Teachers Arming Selves In Wake Of School Massacre
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — When Pakistani Taliban militants stormed a Peshawar school and massacred 150 children and teachers, nobody could fight back. Shabnam Tabinda and some of her fellow teachers…
Nawaz Sharif Fast Facts
Birth Place: Lahore, Pakistan Marriage: Kulsoom Sharif Children: four Education: Government College Lahore; Punjab University Law College, Law degree, Lahore, Pakistan Timeline:1977 – Opens Ittefaq Industries, a family business involved…