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Pakistani Hindus protest temple destruction

December 8, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Adil Jawad The Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani Hindus Sunday Dec. 2 protested the destruction of a Hindu temple in the southern port city of Karachi. The temple was razed, along with some nearby homes, by a builder.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, AP, Associated Press, India, Islamabad, KARACHI, Minority Hindus, Muslim-dominated Pakistan, Pakistani Hindus, Parvez Iqbal, Sri Rama Peer Naval, Vol 31 No 50 | December 8 - December 14, Zeenat Ahmad

Slain Pakistani’s daughter takes up his cause

June 25, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nahal Toosi The Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A day after her father was gunned down by an Islamist extremist, a grieving Shehrbano Taseer wrote on Twitter, “A light has gone out in our home today.” It wasn’t long before the 22-year-old realized something else. Her father’s death had lit a fire in […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Bhutto-led Pakistan People, England, KARACHI, Mukhtar Mai, Mumtaz Qadri, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Reach Nahal Toosi, Salmaan Taseer, Saudi Arabia, Shahbaz Bhatti, Shehrbano Taseer, Sherry Rehman, Slain Pakistani, Smith College, United States, Vol 30 No 26 | June 25 - July 1, attention

Fashionistas defy the Taliban with first ever fashion week

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with her shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Ayesha Tahir Masood, Ayesha Tammy Haq, CEO, KARACHI, Nadia Hussain, New York, Pakistan Fashion Week, Tabassum Mughal, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, attention, culture

Pakistani film mogul kidnapped

October 25, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Renowned filmmaker and distributor Satish Anand has been kidnapped in Pakistan’s largest city, police said Tuesday, Oct. 21.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Azad Khan, Ever Ready Studio, Juhi Chawla, KARACHI, Muslim Pakistan, Satish Anand, TV, vol 27 no 44 | October 25 - October 31

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