31 January 2011

Pakistan: Hundreds of Women Die for "Honour" Each Year, IRIN, 27 January 2011

EXCERPT: According to the autonomous Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), over 600 women were killed for 'honour' in 2009. This usually entails the murder of women suspected of having sexual relations outside marriage; choosing who to marry rather than accepting decisions made by families; or behaving in other ways that are seen as 'immoral'. Other 'honour'...

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31 January 2011

Pakistan Rejects US Demand for Davis's Release, The Express Tribune, 31 January 2011

EXCERPT: "Amid calls from the United States for the release of its 'diplomatic official' Raymond Davis, Pakistan has made it clear that he will not be handed over to Washington because the matter is being probed by a court of law. The US embassy has claimed diplomatic immunity for Davis, who is under investigation on double murder charges after...

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31 January 2011

Bombings Strike Police in Pakistan, The New York Times, 31 January 2011

EXCERPT: "At least six people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Monday by a pair of bombs in northwestern Pakistan that targeted security forces, officials said. The first attack took place on Monday morning near Peshawar, the capital of the restive province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly called Northwest Frontier Province, where security forces are battling...

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31 January 2011

New Estimates Put Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal at More than 100, The Washington Post, 31 January 2011

EXCERPT: "Pakistan's nuclear arsenal now totals more than 100 deployed weapons, a doubling of its stockpile over the past several years in one of the world's most unstable regions, according to estimates by nongovernment analysts. The Pakistanis have significantly accelerated production of uranium and plutonium for bombs...

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