a women’s victory

Last week, Islamabad High Court declared it mandatory to seek permission from the arbitration council for contracting second marriage, even if the husband had prior permission from the first wife... ... Contrary to the popular belief that the consent of first wife is the requirement for second..

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pakistan seizes religious schools in crackdown on militants

ISLAMABAD Pakistan intensified its crackdown against Islamist militants on Thursday, with the government announcing it had taken control of 182 religious schools and detained more than 100 people as part of its push against banned groups... ... Pakistani officials say the crackdown is part of..

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In related front, earlier on January 21, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Asad Qaiser, in his meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, called for further expansion of relations between Tehran and Islamabad, saying that stronger ties with Iran can lead to better economy for the..

pakistan – bosnewslife – christian news agency

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- Asia Bibi, Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy against Islam, has been acquitted and concerns remain about safety, BosNewsLife.. ... ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- Christian man who spent 20 months in Pakistani prison on charges of..

u.s. withholding aid to pakistan military

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan military declared Sunday that it does not need U.S aid, as White House confirmed that United States is withholding about $800 in aid to Pakistan's armed forces.. Tense relations between Islamabad and Washington worsened May during which Osama bin Laden was killed. ..

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- bomber struck bus carrying air force in Pakistan yesterday, killing at least eight people, in the second such attack on military target in three days.. ... On Tuesday, blew up within half-mile of Musharraf's at the tightly guarded army headquarters Islamabad's,..

pakistanis killed near u.s. consulate

Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca was in the capital, Islamabad, urging Pakistan's, Gen. ... Iraqi envoy met Musharraf on Islamabad, and in the meeting the president underlined Iraq's responsibility for complete and immediate disarmament, ment.. ..

al-qaida no. 2 killed by drone

Washington has stepped up its drone campaign against al-Qaida and Taliban militants Pakistan's regions recent weeks, despite Islamabad's repeated demands that U.S abandon the use of drone attacks as tactic against militant groups.. ... In the aftermath of errant U.S airstrikes that killed 24..

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