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April 28 – May 4, 2014
Date: 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
Date: April 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
Date: April 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
Date: April 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
Date: April 10, 2014
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
Date: April 9, 2014
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
Date: April 7, 2014
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...
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March 31 – April 6, 2014
Date: 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
Date: March 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
Date: March 29, 2014
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...
