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April 4 – 10, 2016

April 8: Three killed in Karachi attack Three members of the Shia community were shot dead by unidentified assailants after exiting the Najaf Imambargah. Daily Times
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What Brussels Really Means by JI President Sherry Rehman

by:  Sherry Rehman

The impact of the heinous Brussels attacks may not have altered daily lives in Europe just yet, let alone the rest of the world, but in the absence of global policy coherence...
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March 21 – 27, 2016

March 26: Polio worker killed in Landikotal A polio health worker in Landikotal, Khyber Agency was gunned down by three unidentified assailants. Express Tribune March 27: Suicide blast in Lahore park...
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March 14 – 20, 2016

March 16: Three polio workers attacked in Shikarpur A three-member polio team consisting of lady health workers was shot at and injured by armed men in Garhi Yasin, Shikarpur. Dawn March...
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Women in the Cross Hairs by JI President Sherry Rehman

by:  Sherry Rehman

No progressive citizen in Pakistan with any experience of the public discourse on women today expects change to be easy or unambiguous. Not if we have any sense of our...
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February 29 – March 6, 2016

March 1: Ahmadi man killed near Sheikhupura A 35-year-old member of the Ahmadi community was stabbed to death outside his home near Sheikhupura district. Express Tribune March 3: Man sentenced to prison...
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February 15 – 21, 2016

February 17: Polio worker shot in Lahore Unidentified gunmen shot at and injured a polio worker before fleeing from the scene. The News  February 19: Government school attacked in Dera Ismail...
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February 8 – 14, 2016

February 8: Religious scholar, son, killed in PeshawarShia scholar Malik Iftikhar Ali, along with his son Hasnain, was gunned down by armed motorcyclists near Kohati Gate area in Peshawar. The News...
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January 11 – 17, 2016

January 11: Three members of polio team held hostage in Layyah Three members of a polio team were held hostage when they tried to administer polio drops to the children...
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January 4 – 10, 2016

January 8: Schoolteachers injured in Charsadda attack Three schoolteachers sustained injuries when unidentified armed motorcyclists opened fire on them. The News