Water pressures rise in Pakistan as drought meets a growing populationPakistan's water crisis has become increasingly visible in recent months: levels in the largest dams are low; parched irrigation canals mean farmers in the south planted less cotton, and the commercia...
Pakistan’s shame: the open secret of child sex abuse in the workplaceLike millions of Pakistani children, Ahmed had to work to support his family. The sexual abuse he suffered is as commonplace as the government's failure to act Awad was 12 when his employer started se...
Peace for Eid as Afghanistan observes ceasefireAfghans greeted the beginning of Eid with prayers on Friday as the Muslim holiday dawned in peace for the first time since the 2001 US-led invasion, after the Taliban agreed to an unprecedented ceasef...
Arab forces poised to take airport of Yemen’s main port cityForces from an alliance of Arab states fought their way to the outskirts of the airport in Yemen's main port city on Friday, as the Eid holiday saw a battle the United Nations fears could trigger a fa...
US to take ‘firm, appropriate measures’ against Syria violationsThe United States will "take firm and appropriate measures" in response to Syrian government violations in a designated de-escalation zone in the country's southwest, the State Department said on Thur...
CCTV footage captures murder of 18-year-old who refused to marry her attackerIf there was every any doubt about the patriarchy and misogyny that continue to haunt our society, CCTV footage captured from Faisalabad shows the gruesome murder of 18-year-old Mehwish who refused to...