In Pakistan, almost 22.5 million children are not attending school. Due to lack of educational facilities provided from the government, the number of children growing up with no education is slowly growing. Girls are especially vulnerable to these low numbers of years in school. Just in Balochistan, Pakistan, 81% of girls are not attending any school, instead these young girls are… Read more »
Asian Review Abbasi stresses broad economic benefits of joint infrastructure projects. DAVOS, Switzerland — Pakistan sees little reason to fear debts arising from its massive infrastructure projects with China, the South Asian country’s leader said in an interview on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi noted that when it comes… Read more »
In Pakistan, the population is not homogenous. There are many different ethnic and cultural groups that are forced to live together and it often doesn’t result in harmony. Two examples of these conflict areas are Balochistan in the west and Kashmir in the northeast.
Al Jazeera Islamabad, Pakistan – A suicide bomber has killed at least seven police officers and wounded 22 others in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta. The attack targeted a truck carrying police personnel on the city’s main Saryab road on Wednesday morning, local police official Muhammad Akbar told Al Jazeera. Provincial home minister Sarfaraz Bugti, speaking to media at the… Read more »
France 24 Three Kashmiri rebels and two Indian soldiers have been killed in a fierce gunbattle in the disputed Himalayan region, police said Sunday. The fighting erupted Saturday after Indian troops raided southern Awneera village on a tip that at least seven rebels fighting New Delhi’s rule over Kashmirwere hiding there, said top police officer S.P. Vaid.
BBC At least 18 people have been killed and 27 injured in a suicide attack on a Sufi Muslim shrine in Pakistan’s south-western province of Baluchistan. Crowds of devotees had gathered for a religious ceremony in Jhal Magsi, near the provincial capital Quetta.
BBC The bodies of a teenage Pakistani couple feared murdered in an “honour killing” bear marks suggesting they were electrocuted, police say. Officials exhumed the bodies of Bakht Jan, 15, and her boyfriend Rehman, 17, a month after they were buried. Doctors, police and a magistrate were present at the graveside in Karachi. Post-mortem results are awaited. Police say the… Read more »