PAKISTAN: Deaths of ‘Unwanted’ Babies On The Rise

By Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Mar 14 (IPS) – The graves at a cemetery in Moach Goth have no epitaphs, no verses from the Koran, not even the names of the deceased. The only inscription on the small wooden signs that serve as headstones...

India wants a strong & democratic Pakistan: S. M. Krishna

By Neeraj Nanda Melbourne: India’s Foreign Minister has said the country was engaging China and its foreign policy was not Pakistan centric. He said India wanted a strong and democratic Pakistan and certain bilateral issues are held up because...

Pakistan: Educated, glamorous and wearing a Hijab

By Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov 18 (IPS) – They are young, educated, urban women who frequent cafes, shop at ritzy fashion outlets, and go to yoga classes whenever they have time off work.But they also wear the ‘hijab’...