Recently, a growing list has been compiled of 629 Pakistani women sold to be wed to Chinese men. Samiya David, who was sold by her brother spent only two short months in China. Investigations have found that her brother was contacted by marriage brokers targeting the impoverished Christian communities in Pakistan. Before her departure David was described as a strong,… Read more »
In this April 14, 2019 photo, Samiya David shows her picture with Chinese husband, in Gujranwala, Pakistan. K.M. Chaudary—APBY KATHY GANNON / AP DECEMBER 15, 2019 (MAZAIKEWALE, Pakistan) — Sold by her family as a bride to a Chinese man, Samiya David spent only two months in China. When she returned to Pakistan, the once robust woman was nearly unrecognizable: malnourished, too weak… Read more »
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government is seeking to remove the leader of a three-judge panel that sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of treason and added a rider about his corpse, Law Minister Farogh Naseem said on Thursday. The judge, Waqar Ahmad Seth, had violated judicial conduct by issuing the bizarre order that Musharraf’s body should… Read more »
Agence France-Presse Wed 18 Dec 2019 20.43 EST India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths– followed by China and Nigeria – according to a report published on Wednesday that estimated the global impact of contaminants in the air, water and workplace. The report by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) found pollution to be the largest environmental cause of premature death… Read more »
Investigation finds children were being treated for ailments that can be cured with pills Sarah BoseleyHealth editor Thu 19 Dec 2019 18.30 ESTLast modified on Thu 19 Dec 2019 18.33 EST More than 700 children in Pakistan were infected with HIV, the virus that can cause Aids, through unsafe injections to treat them for conditions such as diarrhoea and through contaminated blood donations, according to an… Read more »
An investigation launched by The Associated Press has compiled a list of 629 young Pakistani women who were uprooted from their homes to be sold as brides to Chinese men. Marriage brokers have targeted impoverished and marginalized Christian communities; they offer much-needed money to the families for one of their daughters. There are many accusations that these women are isolated,… Read more »
Prime Minister Khan says unused government land will be sold to fund welfare projects Published: December 05, 2019 15:35Ashfaq Ahmed, Associate Editor – Online Dubai: In yet another desperate attempt to generate funds to support the ailing economy of the country, Pakistan government has decided to sell state-owned unsed land at the Expo 2020, Dubai. The decision was taken in a… Read more »
Sumaira, a Pakistani woman, shows a picture of her Chinese husband. She was raped repeatedly by Chinese men at a house in Islamabad after her brother sold her to the older Chinese man Trafficking investigations into hundreds of Pakistani women and girls being sold as brides to Chinese men have reportedly ground to a halt because of government reluctance to… Read more »
A fugitive guru and self-anointed “godman” who is facing charges of abduction and rape in India has established his own island nation, reportedly off the coast of Ecuador. Nithyananda, who built up a huge spiritual following in India, is on the run from the Gujarat police over multiple allegations that he abducted and confined children to collect donations for his ashram and… Read more »
Gadhimai is known as ‘bloodiest festival of the world’ and is one of country’s most polarising traditions Arun Budhathoki in Bariyapur and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi Tue 3 Dec 2019 09.52 ESTLast modified on Tue 3 Dec 2019 14.55 EST Tightly crushed together in an area about the size of a football field fenced with barbed wire, more than 2,000 buffalo stand waiting for their death. Deprived… Read more »