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May 12 – 18, 2014

May 13: Imambargah destroyed in Mansehra bomb blast The Shia community in Mansehra came out in protests after unidentified militants blew up the Masjid Ameerul Momineen Hazrat Ali (AS) Imambargah in the...
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May 5 – 11, 2014

May 6: Girls School damaged in Bannu blast A state-run girl's school was severely damaged when an improvised explosive device planted on-site went off. The attack was the latest in...
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Interview of the Month: Journalism Under Threat

by:  Rabia Mehmood

In conversation with Raza Rumi Over the last five years, reporting on sensitive issues has put journalists under extreme threat in Pakistan. Ranked at number nine on the Committee to...
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April 28 – May 4, 2014

May 1: Three schools bombed in Northern Pakistan Militants in Pakistan continued their campaign against local schools as they blew up three separate buildings in the Mohmand agency and Charsadda...
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April 21 – 27, 2014

April 22: Trader gunned down in Karachi sectarian attack A trader was shot dead in a suspected sectarian attack in Gulberg Town. Syed Sajjad Mehdi, 30, was driving away from...
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April 14 – 20, 2014

April 17: Shopkeeper killed in sectarian attack A shopkeeper was shot dead and his employee wounded in a sectarian attack in Rizvia Society, Karachi. Syed Sadiq Hussain and his assistant Mohammed...
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April 7 – 13, 2014

April 9: Shia doctor killed in Karachi A general physician was shot dead in yet another sectarian attack on a Shia professional in Karachi. The victim was in-charge of the...
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March 31 – April 6, 2014

March 31: Ahmedi man held for descrating Quran in Hyderabad An Ahmedi man was arrested for allegedly desecrating the Quran in Tando Allahyar. A 12 year old boy, who was...
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March 24 – 30, 2014

March 24: Polio vaccinator killed in Peshawar The severely tortured body of a polio vaccinator was found in a field near Peshawar a few days after she had been abducted....
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India’s New Tryst with Destiny? by Sherry Rehman

by:  Sherry Rehman

As India turns inwards to its next election, the world watches with a mixture of anxiety and hope. Hope, because India has the capacity to lead South Asia into a...