Source: New York Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani government’s inquiry into the deaths of five women buried alive in so-called honor killings in the southwestern Baluchistan Province is taking place against a backdrop of widespread protests and a dispute over a politician’s defense of the practice.
News of the killings, which occurred six weeks ago, trickled […]

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Source: The Associated Press
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say heavy rains killed at least 10 people in Pakistan’s northwest, including six children who died when part of their mud house collapsed.
The rain has been pouring in the Swat valley area since Saturday evening.
Police officer Siraj Khan says officials recovered the bodies of six children ages […]

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