Shahida Raza, a national soccer and field hockey player, wanted her disabled son to have a better life. The boat carrying her to Italy crashed just off the coast.
Author: SALMAN MASOOD and MIKE IVES
Partition Survivors Seek Closure Through a YouTube Channel
The YouTube channel Punjabi Lehar, based in Pakistan, has reunited people who were separated by the partition of India in 1947.
12 Are Killed in Pakistan Bus Explosion, Including 9 Chinese
At least some of the passengers were engineers traveling to a Chinese-funded hydropower project in the country’s remote northwest.
Pakistan Bus Blast Kills at Least 9 Chinese Nationals
At least some of the passengers were engineers traveling to a Chinese-funded hydropower project in the country’s remote northwest.
Rapes of Woman and 5-Year-Old Fuel Outrage in Pakistan
The girl’s burned body was found two days later. The woman was dragged from her car. The two cases have focused the country’s attention on its handling of sexual abuse.
Asia Bibi, Christian Cleared of Blasphemy Charges, Leaves Pakistan for Canada
Ms. Bibi spent years on death row before her conviction was overturned. After her release last year, protesters called for her execution.