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PAKISTAN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2018
Pakistan plans takeover of charities run by hard-line figure the U.S. has targeted
Pakistan's government plans to seize control of charities and financial assets linked to Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, whom Washington has designated a terrorist, according to officials and documents reviewed by Reuters.
WORLD
Dec 28, 2017
China and Pakistan consider including Afghanistan in $57 billion economic corridor, as Beijing looks to broker peace between troubled neighbors
China and Pakistan will consider extending their $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said earlier this week, as part of China's ambitious Belt and Road plan linking China with Asia, Europe and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2017
India slams Pakistan's treatment of wife and mother of convicted spy on death row
India denounced Pakistan on Tuesday for its handling of the visit of the wife and mother of an Indian man on death row, saying they were harassed and prevented from talking to the prisoner freely.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2017
Mike Pence makes surprise Kabul visit, assures leaders U.S. will 'see this through'
Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to meet its leaders and underscore U.S. commitment to the country four months after President Donald Trump agreed to an open-ended war against insurgents here.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 17, 2017
Hoping to extend maritime reach, China lavishes aid on Pakistan town
China is lavishing vast amounts of aid on a small Pakistani fishing town to win over locals and build a commercial deep-water port that the United States and India suspect may also one day serve China's navy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2017
U.S. tells Pakistan to detain newly freed mastermind of 2008 Mumbai attack or face repercussions
The White House said on Saturday there would be repercussions for U.S.-Pakistan relations unless Islamabad took action to detain and charge a newly freed Islamist accused of masterminding a 2008 assault in Mumbai, India.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 23, 2017
Pakistan court orders release of Islamist blamed by U.S. and India for Mumbai attacks
A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release from house arrest of an Islamist leader accused by the United States and India of masterminding attacks on Mumbai in 2008 in which 166 people were killed, a prosecutor said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2017
Evoking diverse heritage, Pakistan unveils 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha
Pakistan unveiled the remains of a 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha image on Wednesday, part of an initiative to encourage tourism and project religious harmony in a region roiled by Islamist militancy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2017
Theft of North Korean diplomat's alcohol stash in Pakistan raises suspicions of bootlegging
Neighbors say when three men kicked down the doors and burgled the home of a North Korean diplomat in Islamabad last month, it took them more than three hours to lug out their booty: thousands of bottles of Scotch whisky, beer and French wine.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2017
In landmark ruling, Pakistani convicted for remarrying without permission of first wife
A Pakistan court on Wednesday ruled against a man who had remarried without his first wife's permission in a landmark verdict that was applauded by women's right activists.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 12, 2017
Kin held, tribal council on the run after teen pair electrocuted in Pakistan 'honor killing'
A Pakistani teenage couple who tried to elope were murdered with electric shocks in an "honor killing" by family members who were carrying out the orders of an influential tribal council, police said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2017
The key to winning in Afghanistan
Islamabad's proxy jihadis cannot be defeated with half measures. And yet, we have coddled Pakistan as an important ally.
EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2017
Seven decades of confrontation
If the situation between India and Pakistan were not so tragic, it would be absurd. There is far more that unites the two countries than divides them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2017
The tragedy of India's partition, 70 years on
The India-Pakistan border is a 70-year-old scar that will not heal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 12, 2017
The unfinished business of Indian partition
The nightmarish horrors of India's partition by the British 70 years ago on Aug. 15, 1947, cast a long shadow into the 21st century.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2017
Pakistan's creation — a mistake?
The repercussions of the August 1947 partition of India continue to shake the subcontinent today.
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2017
Nawaz Sharif's exit in Pakistan
The struggle between civilian and military authorities remains the real fault line in Pakistan's politics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2017
Pakistan says Indian shelling across cease-fire line in Kashmir killed four of its soldiers
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed on Sunday when their army vehicle was struck by Indian shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC) that separates parts of Kashmir held by both countries, the Pakistani military said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2017
Who welcomes the most refugees? Most mistakenly think it's the West, survey says
People surveyed on five continents mistakenly think wealthy Western countries are welcoming most refugees as the world grapples with its worst migration crisis in decades, a survey showed on Thursday.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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