Jun 17 Watch 6:22 ‘A curse from God’ — the stigma of mental illness in Pakistan By PBS News Hour Although up to 40 percent of the population could have mental health issues, getting help isn’t easy in Pakistan. The stigma against mental illness is prevalent, and even for those who do want to get help, psychiatrists are in short… Continue watching
Jun 16 Secretary of State Kerry expresses ‘enormous’ concern over India-Pakistan tensions By Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry is voicing "enormous" concern over heightened tensions between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan. Continue reading
Jun 12 Save the Children aid group ordered to leave Pakistan By Joshua Barajas Pakistani authorities told the international aid group Save the Children on Thursday to leave the country within 15 days, accusing the charity of "anti-Pakistan activities."… Continue reading
Jun 06 Men who planned attack against Malala go free in Pakistan By Kenzi Abou-Sabe Pakistani police announced on Friday that despite reportedly admitting to their crime, eight out of the 10 men that were charged with planning the attempted murder of Malala Yousafzai were released from jail. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Greek PM rejects creditors’ conditions, calling for debt relief By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rejected conditions by creditors for supplying more bailout money. Yesterday Athens shook up financial markets when it opted to defer a payment to creditors. Also, U.S. weapons, including rifles and… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 6:22 Surrounded by violence and instability, Karachi school teaches students to aim high By PBS News Hour In one of Karachi's toughest neighborhoods, where the reality of violence and terrorism looms, the Kiran School encourages disadvantaged children to dream big. The goal: prepare them to attend top schools alongside children from the upper class, despite the huge… Continue watching
May 28 This week on Shortwave: Guns, roses, elephants and Osama bin Laden By P. J. Tobia This week on Shortwave, Slash, former lead guitarist for Guns N’ Roses, talks about his involvement in the fight against the illegal ivory trade. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 6:39 Can young entrepreneurs transform Pakistan into a high-tech powerhouse? By PBS News Hour After attending college in the U.S., Pakistani-born tech entrepreneur Umair Aziz returned to his home country to start one of Asia’s fastest-growing startups. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Karachi on how some are hoping to tap the… Continue watching
May 08 New push to give Pentagon the lead on drone strikes By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The deaths of an Italian and an American in a covert CIA drone strike in Pakistan — and the rhetorical contortions required of the president when he informed the world — have breathed new urgency into a long-stalled… Continue reading
May 01 Americans approve of drone strikes on terrorists, poll finds By Ken Dilanian, Emily Swanson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Nearly three-quarters of Americans say it’s acceptable for the U.S. to use an unmanned aerial drone to kill an American citizen abroad if that person has joined a terror organization, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Continue reading