Pakistan has refused to grant the children of Afghan refugees full rights as citizens. A lack of identification documents limits their livelihoods and puts them at risk of deportation.
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India Wants to Send Wheat to Ease Afghan Hunger Crisis. Pakistan Has Yet to OK Transit.
Indian officials say Islamabad is dragging its feet on a request of transit for 50,000 tons of wheat to Afghanistan, where nine million people are on the brink of starvation.
Pakistan Reaches Cease-Fire With Resurgent Taliban Militants
The Pakistani government said it would offer amnesty for insurgents who are willing to disarm.
After Violent Standoff, Pakistan Strikes Deal With Banned Islamist Group
The pact, announced Sunday, defused a crisis that had paralyzed several cities, but it also highlighted the government’s struggle to assert itself against religious extremists.
2 Days After Cricket Victory Over India, Pakistan Still Feels the High
The nation is experiencing a much-needed burst of joy after it unexpectedly beat India in a cricket match in Dubai.
Pakistan in Talks With Taliban Militants, Even as Attacks Ramp Up
Prime Minister Imran Khan said his government was in preliminary negotiations with factions of the Pakistani Taliban, but details remained murky.
Pakistani Cricket Board Chief Faces Criticism for Being a British “Import”
“I don’t think anything prepared me for the hostility I was going to face,” the British-born Wasim Khan says of overseeing a beloved sport in a country where many see him only as a foreigner.
Pakistan Under Pressure as Taliban Advance in Afghanistan
The United States and others want Pakistan to push harder for peace. But many Pakistanis see a Taliban victory as inevitable, and some are cheering for one.
Caving to Islamists, Pakistan’s Parliament Debates Expelling French Ambassador
Just a week ago, the government declared Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan a terrorist group. But after violent protests spurred by the publication of caricatures in France, the government acquiesced to the Islamist party’s demands.
Outcry in Pakistan After Imran Khan Links Rape to How Women Dress
Activists have accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of “baffling ignorance” and victim-blaming after he said rape cases had risen because of “vulgarity.”