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October 12 – 18, 2015

October 12: Three Ahmadis attacked in Karachi Three members of the Ahmadi community survived a gun attack in the city after armed miscreants opened fire as they were returning home. Express...
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October 5 – 11, 2015

October 8: Christian healer charged with blasphemy in Sargodha Police charged and arrested a Christian faith healer in Sargodha after town residents accused him of blasphemy. Dawn
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Pakistan’s UN Bromide by JI President Sherry Rehman

by:  Sherry Rehman

The prime minister’s speech at the UNGA can only be assessed as neither a whimper nor a bang. It was perfectly competent, and delivered in the same vein. But was...
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September 28 – October 4, 2015

September 29: Schoolteacher shot in Batkhela A schoolteacher was killed and a bystander left injured after armed gunmen opened fire in Piran. The News September 30: Man killed in Karachi attack...
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September 21 – 27, 2015

September 26: Girls’ school bombed in Bara Unidentified persons planted an explosive device at a state-run school for girls in the Bara teshil of Khyber Agency, resulting in extensive property...
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September 7 -13, 2015

September 9: Two ASWJ activists shot dead in Karachi Armed gunmen on a motorcycle shot at and killed two ASWJ activists in Karachi before fleeing the scene. Daily Times
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August 31 – September 6

September 5: Christian arrested for blasphemy in Kasur A Christian labourer in Kasur was arrested and placed on judicial remand for allegedly issuing blasphemous remarks. Daily Times
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August 24 – 30, 2015

August 25: Religious scholar shot dead in D.I. Khan Unidentified armed men on a motorcycle shot dead a prominent religious scholar Maulana Sheraman near Abu Samra in Dera Ismail Khan,...
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August 17 – 23

August 17: School attacked in Bara A school building in the Waliabad area of Bar Qambarkhel was left badly damaged after miscreants detonated an explosive device atmidnight, before fleeing the...
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‘JI President Sherry Rehman ‎asks if Islamabad can Leverage the China-Iran Opportunity’

by:  Sherry Rehman

As the big global strategic picture shifts on its axis, Pakistan has opportunity knocking in two broad gradients, if not more. The only worry is that even if the knocks...