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US Accepts Durand Line as Formal Pak-Afghan Border

The remarks by US officials were widely criticized by the government of Afghanistan.

(KABUL Khaama Press ) - The U.S. has once again emphasized the legal status of the Durand Line as the border line between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

This, despite Afghan president Hamid Karzai's insistence that the government of Afghanistan will never accept the legal status of Durand Line.

Pakistan: Election 2013

"when someone forces them to join their rally by showing them a gun, they give in" - Basharat Khokhar, a human rights activist

(ISLAMABAD) - Christians congratulate the nation for the successful completion of parliamentary elections.

They say they are willing to work with the newly elected government for the prosperity of the country. Shamim Masih, President Reformation for Empowerment and Alleviation of Poverty – REAP and a journalist, demanded the party appoint Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif to protect minorities’ rights...

Open Letter: The Church, Silenced Across Pakistan Since 1947

At the dawn of the 21st century, does the Church still have a purpose? Can you have a part in it?

(ISLAMABAD) - Growing persecution in Pakistan and Muslim extremist intrusion into the Christian faith and Church affairs is posing a serious threat to Church autonomy and our most Constitutional right religious freedom.

Faith based differences are the basis of religious warfare between Christians and Muslims...

Imran Khan and Pakistan`s D-Day

In many urban and semi-urban areas, numerous PML-N and PPP candidates are buying votes in many other ways.

(TEHRAN) - Over the years Imran Khan has made a habit of winning against the odds, but the May 11 parliamentary election in Pakistan will perhaps be the toughest test of his 40-year public life.

Not only will the election determine Khan’s status in Pakistani politics, but also it will decide which path the country would take...

Democracy Tsunami About to Hit Pakistan

The days of military dictatorships are being consigned to history and the beacon of democracy in Pakistan is burning brighter and brighter with each passing day.

(TEHRAN) - Pakistan’s powerful generals and feudal landlords have managed to keep the people poor and uneducated and the country underdeveloped for years.

But it appears that they are finally going to be swept from power this week as the wave of the people’s desire for democracy has begun surging into a tsunami.

Pakistani Christian Wishes for Renaissance of Jinnah`s Pakistan

Social persecution and legal discrimination against minorities has reached at its climax.

(ISLAMABAD) - It remains a fact that minorities of Pakistan are crippled and damaged under an anarchy system.

In the prevailing social scenario of the country the message of the founder of the nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, appears to have been lost somewhere and the continuous hatching of conspiracies by certain elements with vested interests and nefarious designs, seems to have prevailed.

Pakistan Christian Congress Will Boycott 2013 Election

PCC will hold press conferences in different cities to convince the religious minorities to boycott the 2013 Election.

(LAHORE, Pakistan) - The Pakistan Christian Congress (PCC) in Lahore will boycott elections in an effort to draw attention to the violent attacks taking place at Pakistani voting places.

The head of LEAD and President of the PCC Women's Wing in Lahore, held a meeting with the European Union Election Observation Mission Pakistan 2013.

A Female Journalist in Pakistan: Kiran Nazish

"I have learnt the greatest lessons of courage and wisdom from invisible people..."

(KARACHI The Baloch Hal) - From current affairs to social issues and human interest stories, Pakistani journalist Kiran Nazish has written for a host of other local and foreign publications.

In an interview with The Diplomat, Nazish speaks about the challenges of being a female journalist in Pakistan..

Violence Silences Election Campaigns in Balochistan

Elections have never taken place in Balochistan amid such harsh circumstances.

(QUETTA) - The election campaigns in Balochistan have been deeply silenced after at least four organized attacks on different political parties in various cities.

On April 16, the Baloch Liberation Army (B.L.A.) attacked the convey of Sardar Sanaullah Zehri, the Balochistan president of the Pakistan Muslim League (P.M.L-Nawaz), which led to the killing of his young son, brother and the nephew.

Grenade Attack on Election Office Kills One in Balochistan

Tariq Zehri, another senior government official, confirmed the attack and told AFP that “one of the two victims later died in hospital”.

(QUETTA Express Tribune ) - A grenade attack on an election office in Balochistan on Thursday killed one person and injured another, officials said, in the latest violence ahead of historic polls next month.

he attack took place in Nushki district, some 170 kilometres west of Quetta.