Pakistani parents kill 15-year-old daughter with acid over her suspected affair with boy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-2226822/Pakistan-acid-honour-killing-Parents-arrested-15-year-old-girl-dies.html Police have arrested a mother and father in Kashmir for allegedly murdering their 15-year-old daughter by throwing acid on her in an honour killing. This is said to be the first of its kind in the Pakistani-administered region, although they are commonplace across Pakistan. Police officer Imtiaz Ali claims the parents confessed to killing […]

‘Thanks for all your support’: Taliban shooting victim Malala, 15, pictured for first time in hospital bed clutching a teddy – as doctors say she can stand and write again

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219509/Malala-Yousafzai-First-picture-Taliban-shooting-victim-hospital-bed-doctors-say-able-stand.html Pakistani girl able to stand, but still shows signs of infection Infection believed to be related to track of a bullet which grazed her head Malala keen to thank all well-wishers for their support and doctors and nurses treating her Doctors say reconstructive surgery is ‘weeks to months down the line’ Candlelight vigil for […]

‘An icon of courage’: Shooting of Pakistani girl, 14, who championed female education, prompts anti-Taliban protests across the country

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2215132/Taliban-attack-teenage-Pakistani-girl-Malala-Yousafzai-way-school.html Malala Yousafzai was a well known equality activist in Swat, Pakistan She was shot in the neck and head on a packed school bus in Mingora Pakistan’s top general declares her an ‘icon of courage’ Taliban’s intended display of power backfires and prompts furious backlash against them By Sara Malm PUBLISHED: 09:08 EST, 9 […]

Pakistan’s ‘Day of Love for the Prophet’ turns into a show of hatred for U.S. over anti-Islam film – with 19 dead in riots and Stars and Stripes burned and ridiculed

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2206574/PakistanTV-airs-White-House-advert-denouncing-Innocence-Muslims.html Officials report 15 deaths in Pakistani protests Pakistani government blocking all cell phone service to prevent detonation of any bombs during the violent demonstrations American embassy runs TV advert in Pakistan condemning anti-Muslim film Iranian president Ahmadinejad condemns ‘the West’ and freedom of speech Germany postpones planned ‘anti-extremists’ poster campaign By Associated Press PUBLISHED: […]

Five women ‘killed by tribal elders for dancing and singing with men at wedding party in remote Pakistani village’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2155413/Five-women-killed-tribal-elders-dancing-singing-men-wedding-party-remote-Pakistani-village.html Women condemned to death for fornication and staining their families’ names Local officials say the women are alive but refuse to present them to the Supreme Court Two men managed to flee north Pakistan village and inform authorities of the deaths By Mail Foreign Service PUBLISHED: 10:29 EST, 6 June 2012 | UPDATED: 19:16 […]

‘Life is such a blessing’: The incredible bravery of Pakistani women who suffered horrific acid attacks in the name of ‘family honour’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153719/Life-blessing-Bravery-Pakistani-victims-survived-horrific-acid-attacks-noses-cut-brutally-tortured-family-honour.html By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 11:12 EST, 2 June 2012 | UPDATED: 11:20 EST, 2 June 2012 After six years of abuse, Allah Rakhi was walking out of her marriage when her husband struck again. Snatching a knife, he sliced off her nose. ‘You’re no longer beautiful!’ he shouted. He then slashed at her foot […]

British Red Cross doctor found beheaded by militants in Pakistan after being kidnapped

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136919/Khalil-Rasjed-Dale-British-Red-Cross-doctor-dead-Pakistan.html Police discovered Khalil Dale’s head and body wrapped in plastic in the southwestern city of Quetta ICRC condemned death as a ‘barbaric act’ Pro-Taliban militants are active in the province where he was killed ‘I utterly condemn the kidnapping and killing of Mr Dale,’ said William Hague By Ted Thornhill PUBLISHED: 08:35 EST, 29 […]

Pakistani boy dies after setting himself on fire because he couldn’t afford school uniform

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123877/Pakistani-boy-Kamran-Khan-13-dies-setting-afford-school-uniform.html By Suzannah Hills PUBLISHED: 03:11 EST, 2 April 2012 | UPDATED: 03:54 EST, 2 April 2012 A Pakistani schoolboy died after dousing himself in petrol and setting himself alight because his family couldn’t afford to buy him a school uniform. Promising student Kamran Khan, 13, attended a local private school for free on a […]

Handcuffed, blindfolded and shot in the back of the head: Taliban releases horrific video of executions of 15 Pakistani soldiers

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2090165/Taliban-releases-horrific-video-executions-15-Pakistani-soldiers.html The paramilitary troops were abducted on December 23 ‘God is greatest’ the Taliban yelled as they fired AK-47 rifles Horrific video has been copied and distributed in street markets By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:13 AM on 23rd January 2012 Blindfolded and handcuffed to each other on a barren hilltop, Pakistani soldiers […]

U.S. Can’t Fight Two Wars at the Same Time Anymore

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/01/us-cant-fight-two-wars-same-time-anymore/46892/ John Hudson 696 Views 9:36 AM ET This week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is poised to deliver a humbling assessment of America’s military capabilities in a budget plan to the White House, reports The New York Times. The gist: The U.S. military of the future will no longer be able to fight two sustained ground […]