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September 13, 2012 | Foreign Policy
Pakistan's Charm Offensive
Islamabad is making friends - just not with America.
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September 05, 2012 | Foreign Policy
Pakistan and India: Race to the End
While the U.S. and much of the rest of the world are focused on thwarting Iran's threat to build a nuclear weapon, the real danger may the full-throttle arms nuclear race between Pakistan and India.
July 11, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Did Pakistan Join the Wrong Nuclear Club?
Pakistan has developed the technology to deliver nuclear annihilation upon its neighbors, but it can't deliver simple electricity to its own citizens.
July 05, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Murder of Female Singer Highlights Crisis in Pashtun Society
Fans mourn the death of Ghazala Javed, a young woman who defied local traditions to become a popular Pashto singer. She is the latest in a line of artist victims in Pakistan's Swat Valley.
June 19, 2012 | The Atlantic
Abandoned, Aborted, or Left for Dead: These Are the Vanishing Girls of Pakistan
Rough estimates, backed up by scenes at clinics and orphanages, suggest there may be millions of "missing girls" due to families' preference for boys.
June 14, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Vanishing Girls of Pakistan
A preference for boys over girls and the resulting gender imbalance has remained largely hidden in Pakistan due to the lack of accurate population data.
January 19, 2012 | Boston Review
Pakistan: Poetry Fights Back
The Taliban’s opponents in Pakistan-Afghanistan border region are fighting back using the arts that religious fundamentalists seek to destroy—poems adapted to traditional Pashto music.
January 10, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Pakistan's Swat Valley: Taliban Gone But Peace Remains Elusive
After the Taliban was ousted by government security forces, residents of Pakistan's Swat Valley hope for peace and stability despite Taliban threats to return.
October 26, 2011 | The Atlantic, Pulitzer Center
Pakistan: Women Seek Refuge from "Honor Killings"
In Pakistan, hundreds of women die at the hands of their own family. A few who are lucky enough to escape these "honor killings" find refuge at secure shelters.
October 26, 2011 | National Geographic
India and Pakistan at Odds Over Shrinking Indus River
Irrigation and hydroelectric projects along with shrinking glaciers are reducing the flow of the Indus River--and increasing tensions between Pakistan and India.
October 21, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Peace in AF-PAK Region: Talk to the People
Extremist religious groups are once again strengthening their positions on the the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, threatening the security of local residents.
September 24, 2011 | The Atlantic, Pulitzer Center
Pakistani Girl Defies Honor Killing
Kidnapped and raped by four men, a 17-year-old Pakistani girl fights an uphill battle against Pakistan’s trial procedures and the stigma of not submitting to an honor killing.