Apr 30 10 militants sentenced to life for shooting Malala Yousafzai By News Desk A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced 10 men to life in prison – or 25 years, which is considered a life term – for their participation in the 2012 attack on teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai. Continue reading
Apr 28 Can a pink rickshaw help fight sexual harassment in Pakistan? By Shehryar Nabi In Lahore, Pakistan, where harassment of women is commonplace, Zar Aslam, CEO of the Environment Protection Fund, decided to do something to keep women safe. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 4:52 Who silenced Pakistani social activist Sabeen Mahmud? By PBS News Hour Human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud was murdered outside her cafe in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday. Her death came shortly after she hosted a talk on the killing and disappearances of political activists in Pakistan. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro,… Continue watching
Apr 24 Human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud shot dead in Karachi By Fred de Sam Lazaro Sabeen Mahmud was a human rights activist owner of a coffee shop and performance space in Karachi, Pakistan, designed to bring people together. On Friday, Mahmud, 40, was fatally gunned down as she left T2F (The Second Floor) following an… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 4:06 News Wrap: U.S. officials charged for 2009 Pakistan drone attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a judge in Pakistan ordered criminal charges be filed against the CIA’s former station chief in Pakistan and its one-time general counsel over an American drone strike in 2009 that killed two people. Also, jurors… Continue watching
Mar 24 Obama finalizes slowdown of U.S. troop withdrawal with Afghan leader By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday the U.S. will keep its current complement of 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015, instead of cutting the number by about half as originally planned. Continue reading
Feb 13 At least 20 killed in attack on Shiite gathering in Pakistan By Shehryar Nabi An attack on a Shiite congregation in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday has claimed the lives of at least 20 people and injured more than fifty others. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: U.S. economy slows but wages rise By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the government reported that GDP growth slowed significantly in the last part of 2014, but wages and benefits rose at the best pace in six years. Also, former Gov. Mitt Romney announced he will not… Continue watching
Jan 27 When my student told me she hates Malala, it made me rethink how I teach By Alison Walter In the crush of testing, standards and the pitfalls facing students in poverty, it is easy to lose sight of the incredible richness that our interconnected world can offer. So far, I have been able to find a few opportunities… Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 9:52 News Wrap: Islamic State supporters hack U.S. military social media accounts By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, social media sites belonging to the U.S. Central Command’s were hacked by a group who said they acted on behalf of the Islamic State. Threats against members of the military were posted on the @CENTCOM… Continue watching