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Pakistan Says It Will Return Indian Pilot Shot Down During Kashmir Airstrike

4:24pm February 28, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

The move is seen as an attempt to step back from the brink of war between the nuclear rivals. However, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan warned that the gesture should not be seen as "weakness."

Pakistani soldiers stand next to what Pakistan says is the wreckage of an Indian fighter jet shot down in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir in the Bhimber district near the Line of Control on Wednesday.

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Pakistan Says It's Holding Indian Pilot After Jet Shot Down In Cross-Border Airstrike

10:04pm February 27, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Both sides claim to have shot down the others' warplanes in what amounts to a major escalation of tensions between the rival nuclear powers.

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A mob in India set fire to vehicles on Friday, in protest of Thursday's attack on a paramilitary convoy in Kashmir.

India Vows 'Befitting Reply' After Attack On Security Forces In Kashmir

12:45pm February 15, 2019

The government says it is taking steps to isolate Pakistan, which it blames for Thursday's fatal bombing. Pakistan calls the violence a result of "brutalities of Indian occupied forces in Kashmir."

Indian security forces inspect the remains of a vehicle following an attack on a Central Reserve Police Force convoy that killed at least 44 officers and injured several others in Kashmir south of Srinagar on Thursday.

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Car Bomber Kills 44 Police Troops In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

7:12pm February 14, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"The blast was so powerful that one cannot recognize whether the [police] vehicle was a bus or a truck. Just pieces of mangled steel," a police force spokesman said of the attack on Thursday.

The markhor, pictured above, is a species of wild goat found in Pakistan as well as places like Afghanistan, Tajikistan and the Himalayas.

A U.S. Hunter Paid $110,000 To Shoot A Pakistani Goat

4:42pm February 14, 2019

by Marc Silver

A trophy hunting program aims to protect the national animal, a goat called the markhor. Local social media was full of protests. But there's another side to the story.

Zulekha Dawood leads the group of female cyclists through the impoverished Lyari neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan's capital. They ride early in the morning to avoid the worst of the traffic.

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Women Who Dare To Bicycle In Pakistan

11:02am February 03, 2019

If boys can ride bikes, "why shouldn't we?" asked Zulekha Dawood. So she organized a group that goes on weekly excursions — despite the disapproval of many men.

Asia Bibi, photographed in 2010, listens to officials at a prison near Lahore.

Pakistan's Supreme Court Upholds Christian Woman's Blasphemy Acquittal

3:13pm January 29, 2019

Asia Bibi, a mother and illiterate farmhand of Christian faith, spent eight years on death row, until a higher court acquitted her in October. The reversal sparked huge protests by Islamic extremists.

A student takes notes in a math class in the Government Girls High School of Meer Muhammad.

Pakistan Wants To Reform Madrassas. Experts Advise Fixing Public Education First

8:39am January 10, 2019

The government hopes to reform seminaries, which are often seen as places where students are indoctrinated with extreme interpretations of Islam. Experts argue the entire education system must change.

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Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shout slogans against the government outside an accountability court in Islamabad, where Sharif was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison.

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Pakistan's Ex-Prime Minister Sharif Sentenced To 7 Years In Latest Corruption Case

12:49pm December 24, 2018

Nawaz Sharif, who was removed from office over a separate corruption case last year, claims that the charges against him are politically motivated.

Suhai Aziz Talpur, seen in her office in Karachi's Clifton police station, has emerged as a hero in Pakistan after she led a mission to take down militants who stormed the Chinese consulate in November.

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In Pakistan, Female Police Officers Are Rare. This One Quelled A Militant Attack

10:14am December 21, 2018

"I am, with the grace of almighty Allah, a successful role model for women," Suhai Aziz Talpur says. The senior police official led an operation against militants who attacked the Chinese consulate.