May 22 Watch Interview Excerpt: Pakistani Women on Countering Extremism Margaret Warner speaks with two women on how to reduce violence in Pakistan. Continue watching
Apr 30 Pakistan’s Jamia Binoria Madrassa By Larisa Epatko From baking bread to learning the Quran: Various scenes of life in the Jamia Binoria Madrassa in Karachi, Pakistan. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch Raw Video: Students Learning the Quran Students at Jamia Binoria Madrassa in Pakistan memorize the Quran. Continue watching
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 17 Pakistan in Photos: Land of Contrasts By Larisa Epatko Life slows down during a strike in Karachi, Pakistan, but revs back up again the following day at the Sunday Bazaar. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch NPR’s Inskeep Explores Megacity Karachi’s Vibrancy, Violence Margaret Warner gets Steve Inskeep's take on one of the world's fastest growing cities, Karachi, Pakistan, by way of his new book "Instant City."… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch News Wrap: Stocks Gain Amid Hopes of New Fed Stimulus Program In other news Tuesday, Wall Street shot back up amid speculations that the Federal Reserve might try a new stimulus program. Also, Hurricane Irene swept past the Turks and Caicos Islands with the southeastern Bahamas next in its path. It… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch In Karachi, a Call for Calm Amid Deadly Ethnic Violence Violence has never been a stranger to the people of Karachi, Pakistan's commercial center. However, as fighting has worsened in recent months, some citizens are trying to stem the tide. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an appeal… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Pakistani Program Offers Affordable Health Insurance to Help Urban Poor Combating Poverty in Pakistan by Offering Health Insurance… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Taliban Commander Captured as Coalition Forces Make New Gains The campaign to crush Taliban fighters in the southern Afghanistan city of Marjah moved swiftly in its fourth day with the capture of resistance leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Pakistan. Judy Woodruff speaks with Afghanistan political experts Seth Jones,… Continue watching