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Lawyer seeks to free man acquitted in Daniel Pearl’s killing
January 7, 2021

Lawyer seeks to free man acquitted in Daniel Pearl’s killing

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The lawyer for a Pakistani man convicted and later acquitted in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl said Wednesday that he will petition the Supreme Court to free his client.…READ MORE

An ‘orchard of bad apples’ weighs on new Afghan peace talks
January 5, 2021

An ‘orchard of bad apples’ weighs on new Afghan peace talks

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan negotiators are to resume talks with the Taliban on Tuesday aimed at finding an end to decades of relentless conflict even as hopes wane and frustration and fear grow over a spike in violence across Afghanistan that has combatants on both sides blaming the other.…READ MORE

Each year 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam
December 28, 2020

Each year 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Neha loved the hymns that filled her church with music. But she lost the chance to sing them last year when, at the age of 14, she was forcibly converted from Christianity to Islam and married to a 45-year-old man with children twice her age.…READ MORE