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PAKISTAN

ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 6, 2017
Modi calls new satellite a 'gift to South Asia' but Pakistan stays away
India on Friday launched a communications satellite for its smaller neighbors to share, part of its efforts to build goodwill in the region and counter Chinese influence, but archrival Pakistan said it will stay away from the project.
WORLD
Apr 27, 2017
Sunni militants take credit for killing 10 Iranian guards near Pakistani border: agency
Ten Iranian border guards were killed by Sunni militants in a cross-border attack on the frontier with Pakistan on Wednesday, Tasnim news agency reported.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2017
Even a horrific killing isn't enough to shake Pakistan's blasphemy laws
The murder of Mashal Khan is the latest tragedy connected to blasphemy accusations in Pakistan. His death won't be the last.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2017
Troubled waters? India fast-tracks hydro projects in disputed Kashmir
India has fast-tracked hydropower projects worth $15 billion in Kashmir in recent months, three federal and state officials said, ignoring warnings from Islamabad that power stations on rivers flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2017
Pakistani province launches app for women to report harassment
A smartphone application enabling women to report incidents of harassment to police in Pakistan's Punjab province went live this week as authorities step up efforts to promote women's safety in one of the worst provinces for crimes against them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 3, 2017
Pakistani city taps clerics to push polio immunizations for 400,000 kids after rare strain is found
Pakistan began a special five-day polio immunization campaign in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday for children under 5 after a rare strain of the virus was found in sewage samples, officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 9, 2016
After air crash, Pakistan fights over legacy of 'disco mullah,' a rock star-turned-cleric
The death of Junaid Jamshed, a Pakistani rock star-turned-evangelist, in a plane crash on Wednesday has stirred debate over his legacy, raising questions that cut to the heart of Pakistan's widening cultural schisms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 8, 2016
Pakistan mourns 47 killed in air crash as investigators seek answers
Pakistan on Thursday mourned the 47 victims of its deadliest plane crash in four years, among them a rock star turned Muslim evangelist, two infants and three foreigners, as officials sought to pinpoint the cause.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2016
Pakistan says Japan traders among those eyeing LNG tender
Pakistan says Japan's biggest trading houses are among almost two dozen companies eyeing its liquefied natural gas purchase tender that it says is the largest on record.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2016
China's sole ally in Asia might get more than it wished for
The implications of China's growing strategic penetration of Pakistan are ominous for the region and for Pakistan's own future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2016
India destroys four Pakistani military posts along contested border
The Indian Army said it had destroyed four Pakistani military posts on Saturday along its contested border, the latest escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2016
Bollywood jingoism rebounds against India
In its long-running battle with neighboring Pakistan, India's in danger once again of shooting itself in the foot.

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