Jul 11 Watch Was Progress in Afghanistan Measured by Money Spent? Was Progress in Afghanistan Measured by Money Spent?… Continue watching
May 22 Pakistani Women Counter Country’s Violence With Textbooks, TV Shows By Larisa Epatko Pakistan is experiencing a surge in many types of violence, and some of the women working to counteract it place some of the blame on the country's schools. Continue reading
May 14 Helping women with career-building and empowerment in Pakistan By Larisa Epatko ISLAMABAD, Pakistan | Saima Anwar lives in the Swat area of northern Pakistan. Her family was poor and couldn't pay for her education, so she worked a part-time job to get through school. But when she wanted to become a… Continue reading
May 04 Japan Flips the ‘Off’ Switch on Its Last Nuclear Reactor By Larisa Epatko More than a year after an earthquake and tsunami battered Japan's northeastern coast and damaged its nuclear power stations, the country plans to shut down its last civilian reactor this weekend. Continue reading
Apr 30 Inside a Madrassa in Pakistan By Larisa Epatko KARACHI, Pakistan | The Jamia Binoria Madrassa in downtown Karachi is considered one of Pakistan's more moderate Islamic institutions. Within these whitewashed concrete walls, students receive a mixture of secular and religious education. Continue reading
Apr 24 Opposition Politician Imran Khan: How to Fix Pakistan’s Corruption, Terrorism By Larisa Epatko ISLAMABAD, Pakistan | From his veranda, cricket player-turned-politician Imran Khan recently told a group of visiting U.S. journalists that if he were in charge of Pakistan, he would introduce a streamlined, non-corrupt government and withdraw all troops from Pakistan's troubled… Continue reading
Apr 20 Before His Death, Dawn Editor Razvi ‘Wouldn’t Leave Pakistan for the Moon’ By Larisa Epatko KARACHI, Pakistan | Two days before his brutal death, Dawn editor Murtaza Razvi replied to my email asking why he and his family chose to live in Pakistan despite its many challenges. Continue reading
Apr 17 With strikes and rolling blackouts, life in Karachi reflects Pakistan’s larger ills By Larisa Epatko KARACHI, Pakistan | There's a bridge in Karachi called "Native Jetty" where people go to jump to their deaths. Others frequent the same spot to toss dough balls into the water for luck. This juxtaposition of hope and despair is… Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch What Opposition’s Big Victory Means for Myanmar’s Political Thaw What Opposition's Big Victory Means for Myanmar's Political Thaw… Continue watching
Mar 13 Obama: U.S. Firms ‘Need Access’ to China’s Coveted Rare Earth Minerals By Larisa Epatko Most of the prized minerals needed to make high-tech products such as hybrid car batteries and cell phones come from China. But limits China is placing on those materials are making it harder for U.S. manufacturers to compete, said President… Continue reading