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Pakistan court acquits man who killed sister after parents’ pardon

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The Guardian reports that a Pakistani man sentenced to life in prison in 2019 for strangling his sister, a model on social media, has been acquitted of murder after his parents pardoned him under Islamic law. Waseem Azeem was arrested … Continue reading →

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Pakistan faces a serious education emergency.   21% of school-aged children in Pakistan do not receive an education, a right guaranteed in the country’s constitution, while 57% of class 5 children cannot read sentences or do two‐digit division. Over half … Continue reading →