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June 23 – 29, 2014
Date: June 29, 2014
June 24: Second ASWJ leader attacked in Rawalpindi A local leader of the political wing of a banned extremist group was killed by unidentified gunmen in Rawalpindi. Maulana Izhar-ul-Haq Farooqui of...
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June 16 – 22, 2014
Date: June 22, 2014
June 16: Shopkeeper killed in Karachi sectarian attack A shopkeeper was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Azizabad. Akram Jafferi, 45, was sitting at his store when gunmen on a...
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June 9 – 15, 2014
Date: June 15, 2014
June 9: Two brothers killed in Karachi sectarian attack Two young brothers were killed in a sectarian attack in Nazimabad. Mohammed Bashir, 35, and Mohammed Nazir, 28, were riding a motorcycle...
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June 2 – 8, 2014
Date: June 8, 2014
June 4: Man booked for temple desecration sent to jail A suspect allegedly involved in damaging an idol and destroying religious literature in the Shivaji Mandir in Kot Ghulam Mohammad,...
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May 26 – June 1, 2014
Date: June 1, 2014
May 26: US - based Ahmadi doctor killed in Lahore An American doctor who was volunteering in Pakistan was shot dead by gunmen in Lahore. Dr. Mehdi Ali, a 50...
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The Modi-Sharif Meeting: Sherry Rehman Points the Way Forward
by: Sherry Rehman
Date: May 27, 2014
The Audacity of Hope The flight to New Delhi for Pakistan’s Prime Minister to attend NarendarModi’s inaugural among other SAARC leaders is a short one, but it is nothing short...
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May 19 – 25, 2014
Date: May 25, 2014
May 19: Four killed in Karachi sectarian attacks Four people, including an Imambargah trustee, were gunned down in various sectarian attacks in different parts of the city. All the victims...
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May 12 – 18, 2014
Date: May 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
Date: May 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
Date: May 6, 2014
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...
