Pakistan

The prime minister of Pakistan this week reportedly declared his country the victor in its war against terrorism. The U.S.-NATO coalition in Afghanistan maintains that the nation continues to harbor jihadists.“I am happy to say that we won where rest of the world failed,” Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi proclaimed, claiming that Pakistan has relied on its own resources and sacrifices to succeed in the war against terror, reports Pakistan Today. “Pakistan is a leader in the war against terrorism. Tell me the name of another country which sent 20,000 soldiers to fight terrorists,” the premier also said, adding, “No matter what CNN says, Pakistan was, is, and will always be in the frontline against the war on terror.” PM Abbasi uttered those remarks while addressing the International Counter-Terrorism Forum in Islamabad on Thursday. “The people instigating terror in Pakistan are sitting in Afghanistan,” Abbasi … [Read more...] about Pakistan on Anti-Terror Fight: ‘We Won Where Rest of the World Failed’

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Islamabad’s deportation sweep targeting Afghan refugees is reportedly resulting in the removal of individuals who are born and raised in Pakistan, a move that ignores so-called birthright citizenship conferred by the country’s immigration laws. The Los Angeles Times (LA Times) notes that Islamabad is deporting many Afghan refugees to a country they had never known.Many Afghans are reportedly considered stateless in the eyes of Pakistani law, which states, “Every person born in Pakistan … shall be a citizen of Pakistan by birth.” The LA Times points out:At least 2 million Afghans live in neighboring Pakistan, but even those born there have little legal protection. An estimated 1.4 million of those Afghans are registered with the government as refugees, and Pakistan has given them until June 30 to leave the country. The government has set such deadlines before — only to extend them — but it’s unclear if it will grant yet another … [Read more...] about No Birthright Citizenship: Pakistan Reportedly Deporting Afghan Refugees Born in Country

Islamabad reportedly sent five engineers and staff employees working in Pakistan back to their home country of China for allegedly attacking police officers who denied them permission to leave their work camp to visit a “red-light” district. The incident took place in Khanewal district in Pakistan’s Punjab province.Neighboring China is Pakistan’s top economic and military ally in South Asia. Referring to the incident that led to the removal of the Chinese immigrants, Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper notes that engineers and staff workers “clashed with security officials” on April 3 “for trying to stop them from leaving their camp without a security squad.”Citing police officers, Dawn reports that the Chinese engineers and other officials wanted to leave their camp an visit a “red-light” area, ultimately resorting to violence when Pakistani police officers denied them permission to go out without being accompanied by security … [Read more...] about Pakistan Deports 5 Chinese Workers for Police Assault

May 16, 4:23 PM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Riddhima Kanetkar @rk_cule3 04/11/18 AT 6:53 AM Police officials in Karachi, the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh on Tuesday arrested a serial rapist using DNA samples, during a raid they conducted in District Malir, Pakistan. The alleged serial rapist was identified by police officials as Amjad Ali and the news of his arrest was announced by East Zone police chief Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Zulfiqar Larik during a press conference. Apart from the police chief, Malir Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Adeel Chandio and Malir Investigations Superintendent of Police (SP) Abid Qaimkhani were also present at the press meet. Authorities said Ali was ,so far, accused of being involved in at least five rape cases. “DNA reports have confirmed his involvement in five cases of rape with minor girls. We are also awaiting … [Read more...] about DNA Test Results Help Capture Serial Rapist In Pakistan