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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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Pakistan’s first alternative energy park begins producing 1250 W

For the first time in the country's history, a public park being run on alternate energy is being opened in Karachi. Situated at the Shaheed Lalak Jan Green Belt near...
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Seven short films by Lyari students screened

A film festival showcasing efforts made by teenagers was held in Karachi. Organised by the Karachi Youth Initiative, short films and documentaries based on a variety of ideas were screened. With...
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Rapturous welcome for ‘Bronze’ winning street children soccer team

A team of Pakistan’s street children soccer players received a hero’s welcome at Karachi International Airport, after being crowned bronze medalists at FIFA’s Street Child World Cup held in Brazil last...