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Malala Yousafzai And Jon Stewart: A Culture Clash Of Epic Magnitude
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Malala Yousafzai, a champion of girls' right to education, edged out Edward Snowden to win a top honor from the European Union.
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Malala Yousafzai, Likely Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Wants Pakistan To Talk Peace With Taliban Militants Who Shot Her
Malala Yousafzai, 16, is likely to become the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize later this week.
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World Bank: India Received $71 Billion In Remittances in 2013, Syria's Has Soared After Two Million Flee The Country
In the next three years, remittances to developing countries will rise by $140 billion as global migration soars.
Britain’s Baroness Warsi Urges Pakistan To Talk Peace With Taliban, Increase Trade With UK
Warsi, formerly a co-chair of Britain’s Conservative Party, is the first female Muslim ever to serve as a U.K. cabinet minister,
Who Opposes Capital Punishment? The Pakistani Taliban!
The government of Pakistan has cancelled plans to restore the death penalty following a wave of threats of more attacks by the Taliban.
Dravida Nadu: What If The South Seceded From The Republic Of India?
The southern part of India is widely regarded as the most progressive and one of the most prosperous parts of the nation.
Study Shows Young Chinese Children Able Recognize Nine In Ten Cigarette Logos
Study findings raise concern over tobacco marketing after young children are able to recognize cigarette brands.
Sartaj Khan: The Man Who Lost Fifteen Family Members In Pakistan’s Latest Bombing
It would be hard to find one person in Pakistan who has suffered more from this mindless bloodshed than 61-year-old Sartaj Khan.
War Of Words: Did Pakistan’s Leader Nawaz Sharif Really Call His Indian Counterpart Manmohan Singh A “Village Hag”?
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Pakistan Qissa Khawani Bazaar Car Bomb Blast Kills 42
In recent months, Pakistan government's has attempted to launch peace talks with the Taliban, who denied responsibility for the attack.
Pakistani Women In Politics: Slow Progress, Mighty Obstacles
The presence of women in Pakistani politics is guaranteed in the constitution by a quota system.
No Blue Jeans Or Tight Dresses, Please, We’re Pakistani
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Local Government In Pakistan Urges Separatist Insurgents To Halt Attacks In Earthquake-Hit Baluchistan Province
The appeal follows an attack aimed at a government aid official in a district that is home to a separatist insurgent leader.
Blasphemous And Contrary To Islam: Pakistan Bans Nation’s First Gay Website
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Earthquake In Southwest Pakistan Kills At Least 250, Many Feared Trapped Under Buildings
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Pakistan Earthquake: 7.7 Magnitude Quake Kills At Least 46 People, Creates ‘Small Island’
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President Barack Obama’s Speech Before United Nations General Assembly (FULL-TEXT)
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